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Tokenisation - Getting Closer As We Enter 2021

At Calastone we ultimately think of tokenisation as something that standardises the representation of ownership and value

Brexit - the last great uncertainty? by St. James’s Place

As talks began yet again this week, Guy Stephens of Rowan Dartington asks whether investors can look forward to a further easing of the outlook

Sitting on the side-lines: Investors missing out on big gains waiting for markets to recover

Following the dramatic falls experienced by stock markets in February and March, share prices have recovered globally by more than 10%, and even higher in some cases.

Agility in the time of COVID-19: Changing your operating model in an age of turbulence

Can organizations be transformed while employees are working remotely? Four real-life stories suggest that they can.

Consolidator pays extra £5.4m for deals as values spike

The comments came as national wealth manager Fairstone told FTAdviser it has spent an additional £5.4m on acquired businesses that exceeded their initial target value over the past nine years.

M&A Roadmap for the Banking Industry in 2021

The banks are facing major challenges and may not be able to master them from going alone.

Home Office Gaps are Asset Manager Opportunities

But once that infrastructure is in place, other needs move to the forefront—and no broker/dealer provides everything its advisors need to compete effectively these days.

Driving success from within an organization, despite indefinite remote work

Each of those four dimensions has been impacted by COVID-19, where there is an almost entire inability for people to work together directly in offices.

Insomnia in the trenches

The shock of the pandemic has made many businesses question how and why they do things. You shouldn’t underestimate how valuable these re-evaluations are, argues head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. Or underestimate the changes they could h

Advice sector must evolve to deal with critical challenge

This is something Quilter has developed this year via our telephone advice team which primarily focuses on clients with less than £50,000 in investable assets who have been unable to access face-to-face advice.

Thinking of becoming self-employed? Here are some financial considerations

Becoming self-employed comes with many potential benefits, but there are also a number of financial considerations.

London emerges as the UK’s new business hotspot amid lockdown

Worcester, Leicester and Manchester experienced marked growth in new business creation.

Guernsey: providing shelter from the storm

Managing Director of our Guernsey office, Ben Hill recaps the key discussion points from the second day of We Are Guernsey's Guernsey Funds Forum Webinar held on 5 November 2020.

Blinking hell: how to keep tired eyes healthy during a pandemic

Are you worried your vision has grown worse this year? You’re definitely not alone.

Seizing the Opportunities from Digital Finance - Speech given by Andy Haldane

With the recent positive news about vaccines, that hope is now justified. I want to discuss today the three R’s in the context of financial services.

Businesses are warned of a perfect storm brewing with Brexit further lockdowns

Businesses are advised not to bury their heads in the sand and instead seek help from professionals.

Optimism and gloom

It is yet to reveal its new strategy, although as GlobalCapitalreported last week, it is feeling more optimistic about its trade finance business.

More advisers working out of hours

The wealth manager branded 2020 as a "pivotal year" which had "fundamentally altered" the client conversation

‘Once bitten, twice shy’ as scam victims shun investing again, Quilter reveals

Quilter has called on the government to broaden the scope of their forthcoming Online Harms legislation to include financial scams.

Rising demand continues from the Middle East for French Alps properties

French resort of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville leads the Knight Frank 2020 Ski Index with annual price growth of 3.4%

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