12/03/2020
Company Days Off: translating good intentions into good practice
Company Days Off should be approached carefully so as to prevent creating a hierarchy of causes or alienating employees.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/03/2020
Financial advisers expect growth in onshore bond business
HSBC Life’s Bonds Pulse Survey of advisers up and down the country, specialising in wealth management, confirms that demand for onshore investment bonds is being driven by growing interest from clients in longer term investments.
12/03/2020
M&A Bankers Shouldn’t Expect Long Christmas Break, JPMorgan Says
The value of global transactions has risen more than a third to $1.8 trillion since July, data compiled by Bloomberg show, in what has been a sharp recovery from the pandemic-hit first half.
12/02/2020
Decentralised finance a tremendous opportunity for Europe
Well suited for the wealthy, the system has grown to leave a range of low-income entrepreneurs and SMEs out in the cold.
12/02/2020
What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
For digital trade (excluding data adequacy), will there be commitments on market access to minimise barriers to the supply of digital services between the UK and the EU?
12/02/2020
How and Why the UK Property Market Suddenly Looks Different
A panel of property experts finds buyers looking for vibrant communities in the lockdown property market.
12/02/2020
Turning hope into reality
A brighter outlook but recovery will be gradual
12/01/2020
Press comment: Bank balances swell despite below inflation returns
Cash continues to pile up in UK bank accounts.
11/30/2020
Mobile Money Users in Emerging Markets to Exceed 1.2 Billion Globally by 2025, as P2P and Merchant Payments Surge
The report predicts that domestic P2P and payments to merchants will be increasingly popular in mobile money schemes and will drive growth.
11/30/2020
Bruno Crastes: ‘French Soros’ fights for H2O’s future
Asset manager’s fate hangs in balance amid controversy over its links to German financier Lars Windhorst
11/30/2020
Direction of travel
Why we'll need to get used to a new post-pandemic world when the time comes, by Jon Moulton, Chairman of The International Stock Exchange Group.
11/30/2020
Price of sellside analyst meetings almost halved by pandemic
Shift to online presentations means fund managers are paying less for investment research
11/30/2020
Profile: ‘If you don’t engage your clients, you lose them’
Hoxton Capital Management was created to fill the demand for UK-qualified advisers in the offshore market, explains managing partner Chris Ball
11/30/2020
UniCredit Set to Review CEO Future as Leadership Talks Begin
Some of them are against extending the French executive’s term, while Mustier himself also has to decide if he wants to stay for another three-year stretch, according to people familiar with the matter.
11/29/2020
Europe's ski resorts are facing the 'season from hell'
It's now increasingly unlikely that Europe's ski season will get fully underway before 2021, and even then it could be subject to last-minute cancellations and closures.
11/29/2020
Being Responsible on Purpose.
Our latest quarterly report on responsible investing highlights something that’s become vital for businesses to define – their purpose.
11/27/2020
Smaller companies as an exciting source of growth opportunities
One of the positives for the smaller-company asset class in recent months is that well positioned companies have had fairly seamless access to capital despite the prevailing circumstances and continued market uncertainty.
11/27/2020
National Infrastructure Bank 'should focus on new net zero-enabling technologies'
Planned infrastructure projects unveiled in the Spending Review include over £58bn investment in road and rail, as well as investment in houses, hospitals and schools.
11/27/2020
A green light for economies
No government can ignore the environment anymore.
11/27/2020
Lloyd’s and KPMG reveal one of the most valuable intangible assets
One important aspect of this is insurance, which can provide reputational risk transfer solutions and create bespoke products covering multiple losses – from legal costs to loss of market value.