02/02/2021
Five key charts for investing in 2021
As investors consider their positioning for 2021, we have selected five key charts to bring them up to speed on the current investment environment.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/02/2021
Can the UK be rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?
The European car giant, Stellantis, has described it as “brutal” and warned that it could close its factory in the English midlands which makes Opel and Vauxhall Astra.
02/02/2021
Weighing Machine by David Miller, Quilter Cheviot
The moving hand of business moves on with company earnings reports laying bare the challenges of last year.
02/01/2021
A 12 step plan to save advice
The 12 recommendations aim to meet this challenge head on and include reviewing the definition of advice and the ‘regulatory perimeter’ that marks what falls under the FCA’s remit.
02/01/2021
You Can't Deflate a Bubble Can You
Some of the concern about market bubbles has focused on the actions of retail investors.
02/01/2021
Norman Weisser on Nextcontinent’s banking and finance community
Having started life as a European network, Nextcontinent has since snowballed into a global grouping, and has complimentary skills across many, many cultures.
02/01/2021
Luxembourg Financial Center Proves Resilient in 2020 Despite Pandemic Headwinds
The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) saw the number of FinTechs it hosts rise to 76, up from 67 the year before.
01/29/2021
Why does the FCA care about diversity and inclusion?
As a regulator, we want to move the dial on diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector.
01/29/2021
Waiving the right to forfeit in the UK
What has been less clear is whether demand and acceptance of sums due with knowledge of the breach amount to waiver if the sum fell due after the breach but before the landlord has knowledge of the breach.
01/29/2021
How 2020 has impacted the world of the trustee
With rules varying between jurisdictions and an ever-changing set of limitations guiding travel, meetings and office accessibility, the diligent trustee would be well-advised to sense check their trusteeships to gauge any potential risk created by the pan
01/29/2021
Franklin Templeton named worst-selling fund manager of 2020
Active managers dominate latest Morningstar rankings of firms with the most net outflows last year
01/29/2021
Caught short by Tim Price
Of all the flora and fauna within the cornucopia of investment and trading strategies, short squeezes are da bomb
01/29/2021
Lessons from the pandemic: Has the simpler post-2008 financial system held up? And where do we go from here? Speech given by Christina Segal-Knowles
One of the key ways central clearing counterparties – CCPs – help prevent panic is to be sure that as markets move, firms quickly pay for changes to their derivatives contracts, and insure against likely further changes.
01/28/2021
Pandemic year hits UK investors but many still enjoy inflation-busting returns
Investors have taken some blows during the pandemic and financial turmoil of 2020, a new UK report reveals.
01/28/2021
Segment of one – the ultimate in customer personalisation
The segment of one concept may at first seem daunting for any institution
01/28/2021
Fly or goodbye - can airlines survive without taking to the skies?
As once profitable airlines look to survive and raise liquidity to weather the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ocorian Director, Abigail Holladay and Watson Farley & Williams Partner, Patrick Moore assess the use of alternative assets as a means
01/27/2021
Year-end tax planning: Taking the right steps for your business
As tax year-end approaches, it’s important for owners of small businesses to make sure they’re making the most of their allowances. We look at some strategies that will help
01/27/2021
Expect the unexpected in 2021, including unanticipated business events
It can also expose firms to increased risk if their existing systems and expertise may not be able to handle the irregularities.
01/27/2021
Top Bankers Sound Alarm That Remote Work Is Starting to Grate
Staley said small companies and consumers are increasing their deposits and decreasing their borrowing.
01/27/2021
Are we in a bubble?
A simple PE could be misleading if investors expect earnings to recover.