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Banking's New Reality: Getting Remote Work Right (Part 1 of a Multipart Series)

Here are the common missteps banks should avoid to successfully enable remote work and digital operations, during the pandemic and beyond.

COVID-19 Spot Survey: Implications on Globally Mobile Employees

Assignees remaining in host country locations are being directed to follow local country mandates including stay-at/work-from-home and self-quarantining as needed.

Gold: One More Chance To Get On Board Next Week

This is an epic collapse, which has heightened debate about when and how to re-open the economy.

Can Science Beat the Coronavirus? by Coutts

The first in a series of online events for Coutts clients saw experts involved in the fight against COVID-19 discuss a vaccine, testing and the impact on cancer patients

Gold heads for weekly gain as growth fears boosts demand

In euro terms, gold has risen to an all-time high, which is definitely yet another proof of the continuing safe-haven demand and decreasing trust in central bank money.”

Standard Chartered: gold prices supported by investment demand

Data are showing a sharp decline in economic activity as the world combats the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investors turn to gold amid market turmoil

Gold would be a good investment as it tends to hold its value even if inflation is rising

EXCLUSIVE Firms slash pay by 20% without cutting hours and targets

Hill Dickinson has asked all staff earning £30k or more to accept a 20% pay cut.

Understanding the evolving role of tax advisers and agents in the avoidance marketplace

This research explored the role of tax advisers and agents in the tax avoidance market.

Italian Banks Really May Be Essentially Immune To COVID-19

UniCredit’s €1 billion loan loss provision hardly even counts as a sniffle.

'A divisive waste of money': Standard Life Aberdeen pulls out of the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos

Skeoch told the Mail that the World Economic Forum has 'done a lot of good' but said: 'When people are struggling and unemployment is soaring, the very idea of a global elite meeting in a Swiss ski resort is divisive.

Zedra’s CEO, Ivo Hemelraad explores the ways the Coronavirus has changed business and what we might expect next

It was a natural priority for us to focus on employee wellbeing, putting our team’s health at the centre of our response.

Unpicking the Oil Price Plunge

Coutts Head of Asset Management Mohammad Kamal Syed examines the implications of ‘black gold’ dropping below zero this week.

Are boutiques really better placed to navigate volatility?

Two studies find smaller fund houses deliver a premium in European small and mid cap and GEM

Current fintech surge to further disrupt traditional bank sector

Banks and other traditional financial services providers were, in most cases, spectacularly caught off guard by the 2008-2009 financial crash.

How to avoid tone-deaf marketing during a pandemic

It’s a delicate balancing act between offering support and advice without appearing opportunistic

Don’t prioritise your people and the machinery of business breaks down

Our business has grown over the years but family values remain at its core.

How Can Technology Support A Better Tomorrow: Three Emerging Trends

With Covid-19 changing that way that the world works, the reality is that these shifts will change the future of responsible business practices. Business will have the challenge of adapting to a different world and the implications this will have on susta

Bank CEOs' harsh truths on jobs and pay. KPMG chairman recovers from virus, pitches for business

Mustier will still earn €75k a month, which should be enough to buy takeout meals and get a Netflix subscription in lockdown.

What the regulators must do now

The guidance has become more prescriptive as the Covid-19 escalated from being an outbreak to a confirmed pandemic.

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