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Benefit from Open Banking – it’s all a question of APIs

In the European Union, PSD2 mandates that banks allow third party providers access to accounts at the customer’s request.

Rishi Sunak hails furlough scheme a success, but it won't be extended

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hailed the furlough scheme a success and said millions of jobs could have been lost during the coronavirus pandemic without it.

Zoom Time: What Family Offices Should Consider When Investing in Technology, Media and Telecommunicatiions

Whether it is an artificial intelligence, internet publishing, television production, media outlet or communication company, all are highly dependent on the value of the IP assets on their balance sheets.

Morning Coffee: European banks contemplate massive job cuts. Citi says trading wins won't offset pain elsewhere

74% of senior bankers don't want to go back to the office in September. 75% of respondents don't want to go back to the office full-time at all; most suggest two or three days a week would be ideal.

UK banks outperform Europe in reducing card fraud

UK banks saw the largest single reduction of card fraud losses last year, down eight percent from 2018, according to a recent report.

Scotland economy back to growth and job-cutting least sharp in UK

SCOTLAND’S private-sector economy grew in August at its fastest monthly pace for more than six years but staff numbers fell for a seventh consecutive month, albeit the employment decline was the least bad in the UK, a survey shows.

Merger rumours boost UBS and Credit Suisse shares

Shares of Credit Suisse and UBS moved to the top of SMI stocks on Monday morning after a media report said the Swiss banks were planning a merger.

Tulips! by Tim Price

The market has been further buoyed in recent weeks by a tide of manure issued by the leading tulip advocate Pol Kruygman

GAM puts faith in digital tech

The post-coronavirus world is a powerful opportunity for the disruptive technology asset class, says GAM Investments.

Switzerland trails Italy, Spain and France in percentage of female managers

The country ranks behind the UK, at 11%, France at 18%, Austria at 12%, Singapore at 17% and Taiwan and Italy at 19%.

Pension scammers slipping through the net, Quilter reveals

Pension scams are extremely complex

It’s time for investors to dust off the 2009 recovery playbook

When analysing recovery stocks, Clapp believes it is essential to understand what has gone wrong at that business and why, then try to assess what can be done about those problems and what impact the actions of management are likely to have.

Women lag behind men ‘by 200 years’ in fund management

Women won’t achieve gender parity in portfolio management until the year 2215 if the current rate of progress is maintained

You Don’t Have To Worry What Your Remote Employees Do All Day

Leading a virtual team takes a high degree of trust, and is a valuable test for leaders and managers.

Monaco’s ultra-rich weather the Covid storm

Superyacht sector continues to hum and wealthy still see principality as a haven

Fear and frustration: Europe’s wealthy keep wallets closed

High-income consumers are spending less on travel, retail, luxury goods and leisure in general

Breakingviews - Europe’s bank M&A wave will sweep Mediterranean

The first measure is operating expenses as a percentage of revenue: a high number means greater potential savings from sharing branches and technology with a larger partner.

Office expansions

Family offices have been around for centuries, but the rapid growth in numbers of billionaires in recent years has seen them become more popular than ever among wealthy families.

A perverse time of year, when good and bad seem to reverse by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Whereas any negative economic news will only further increase the need for more direct monetary interventions

Between the lines week 37 - September 2020 / Quilter

The organisation said that given the high levels of solvency within the industry “supervisors should refrain from imposing country

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