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London City Airport to reopen after three-month closure

When the terminal reopens, access will be limited to only passengers holding a valid ticket on the day of travel.

Specialist bridge financing fund set for another strong quarter

The Fund is however designed to generate returns irrespective of market conditions and looks to exploit short to medium-term bridging opportunities, secured against UK Real Estate – offering investors access to an asset class hitherto reserved for i

Wealth management must join the Digital Revolution

Having made their millions in tech, many of today’s high net worth individuals are asking themselves an elementary question; why are private wealth advisors stuck in ‘analogue’ mode?

ALFI defines ambition for the next five years

To be future-ready, investors need pensions and savings products with built-in sustainability features, a recognised brand name, a reputable product and a wealth of online possibilities.

Covid-19: FCA speech on the financial system and recovery

The PSR has published a revised version of its Powers and Procedures Guidance (PPG) for regulated firms.

The disconnect between the real economy and financial markets, Fadi Barakat, REYL

The economy and markets are interrelated but do not move in lockstep.

Where Is Luxury Housing Booming in the UK?

Other factors, such as the local jobs market and the perceived attractiveness of the area also help to push prices up or down.

Sanlam's Polin: When fishermen can't go to sea, they mend their nets

Why sustainability in business is for life, not just pandemics

Lockdown has crystallised what the S stands for in ESG – Aegon Asset Management’s CEO

The lockdown has allowed a crystallisation of the real performance on social issues versus mere policies and positioning.

EMH? WTF? by Tim Price

Although there was keen discussion among economists, before World War One, as to what risk might be, and whether it was the same thing as uncertainty, there was complete agreement that whatever risk was, it was probably too complex a thing ever to be full

Banks, the heart of the solution to exit the crisis

Only the oil sector is subject to provisions for tangible and specific downgrades, and several issuers have notably suffered losses linked to the problems of a Singaporean oil broker.

Northern Trust Survey: Asset Managers Most Concerned about Managing Rising Costs and Driving Bottom Line Performance amid Global Market Turmoil

Global survey of 300 investment managers reinforces the value of Whole Office solutions for achieving greater efficiency and resiliency in investment operations

European investors' appetite for risk growing

Many mull options as lockdowns ease, government support rises

Coronavirus shock prompts financial fortification by UK workers - new research from Close Brothers

This most recent report delivers tangible insight into the UK’s overall financial wellbeing landscape, assessing how prepared workers were when the pandemic hit, the challenges they faced, and the steps they are taking to increase financial resilien

Zedra Funds see strong demand for ESG focused funds and company structures as a future trend

At the same time, governments are acting in the background – when Air France was rescued by the French State recently, one of the little quoted conditions was that it gave up competing with more environmentally friendly SNCF trains on some domestic

Wealth tax: “The limited impact of increasing income tax in the higher rate brackets may prompt the use of other options”, Lombard International

Calls for a ‘wealth tax’ reflect the sense that the wealthy are better equipped to isolate themselves from the impact of Covid-19 and should therefore be called upon to bear the brunt of the cost.

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