10/27/2020
HSBC – conditions stabilise, but not one to bank on just yet
The board “will consider whether to pay a conservative dividend for 2020”, with any decision to be announced alongside full year results in February.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/27/2020
How asset managers are tackling a lack of ethnic diversity
How are asset managers dealing with ethnic diversity in the white-dominated investment landscape?
10/27/2020
Embracing the new reality. A Bank’s perspective by Nikos Karelos, Profile Software
The “new normal”, however, leads Banks to behave more like FinTechs.
10/27/2020
Technology is driving stability in the global subsidiary governance industry
The global pandemic has left multinational companies around the world struggling to maintain the full compliance of their international subsidiary portfolios.
10/27/2020
How risky is asset stripping in the financial advice sector?
If you take the relationships out of the business, is there are real value left?
10/26/2020
Navigating the new normal - the future of structured finance
Currently, the entire market is under stress and that will continue, probably until the latter part of 2021.
10/26/2020
The Demon-Haunted World by Tim Price
This is a prescription for disaster.
10/25/2020
Happy anniversary Mr £53m — the last of the star fund managers
Terry Smith has built the biggest investment fund in Britain, so why isn’t everybody happy?
10/23/2020
STEP survey shows trusts and estates business is riding out COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic's effects have been unevenly spread around the globe.
10/23/2020
How Irish Funds responded to critical report on fund governance
"The extensive analysis and scrutiny which the CBI have undertaken over the last 18 months has importantly confirmed that the CP86 framework is appropriate and fit for purpose.”
10/23/2020
Predictions 2021: Wealth Management Firms Embrace Digital To Thrive
Beyond the pandemic, environmental crises such as wildfires in the western United States and global social unrest highlighted the importance of sustainability.
10/23/2020
US Election: Backing the Winner by Coutts
We get under the hood of our funds and portfolios to find what the US election result could mean for our investment clients
10/22/2020
UK borrowing set to reach record high
Economists polled by Reuters had on average predicted a rise in inflation to 0.5 percent.
10/22/2020
Top 100 Advisers 2020: The latest list of firms revealed
So this year, for the first time, our list has rewarded firms that are either chartered by the CII or accredited by the CISI at a company level.
10/22/2020
Global household wealth holds steady in 2020 despite economic turmoil
Estimates for Q2 2020 suggest that total household wealth is slightly up on the level at the end of last year, while wealth per adult is slightly down.
10/21/2020
5 minutes with… Nick Bland, Head of UK Client Services at Ocorian
At the same time, DB was building its offering in the fund space, with my group acting as a loan servicing middle office because we had the infrastructure to do so.
10/21/2020
Staying Home: How the Coronavirus Changed Consumer Behaviors and Company Valuations
What consumer trends during the pandemic have meant, and will mean, for companies in technology, hospitality, and e-commerce.
10/21/2020
'Impenetrable glass ceiling' for Black workers in financial firms
Ruebik warned the situation was of particular note in London, where the firms where largely headquartered, which has an estimated 40 per cent black, Asian and minority ethnic population.
10/21/2020
Saudi Arabia investors eye Cyprus for investment
Cyprus and Saudi Arabia will benefit from closer and stronger trade and a foreign direct investment relationship that will amplify growth and prosperity in short and long terms.
10/21/2020
Gifting to family members soars but fears of post-COVID tax hikes are not the driver
Gifting to younger children will often come with restrictions