08/13/2020
Interacting with customers in the "New Now"
How is the COVID-19 pandemic changing the way companies and customers communicate?
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/13/2020
Covid-19 impact: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead
Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector jobs. It is due to close at the end of October
08/13/2020
Firms prepare for ‘worst’ recession in UK history
The UK suffered the worst GDP fall during the second quarter out of any other G7 economy, confirming the fact that hard times lie ahead on the road to recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/13/2020
Private Banking and International Environmental Goals – Aligning Misalignment
Reaching international environmental goals needs financing, and private banks have their hand on a significant lever guiding where finances flow globally.
08/12/2020
All change in Sanlam Income study as UK dividends tumble
Liontrust’s Income fund has regained its top spot on Sanlam UK’s twice-yearly study on the UK equity income sector.
08/12/2020
UK crashes into record recession after 20.4% slump
The Office for National Statistics confirmed the news a day after it was announced that employment had fallen at the fastest rate in a decade.
08/11/2020
Stock Take by St.James's Place
Buoyed by companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and others, its rise shows how the damaging effects of coronavirus aren’t felt by all companies equally.
08/11/2020
Hearts of glass by Tim Price
The French King Charles VI was one of the higher profile victims of the illness, and he would reportedly wrap himself in blankets to prevent his buttocks from breaking.
08/11/2020
Will a flurry of European bond sales disturb the summer lull?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
08/11/2020
Stop laughing at European banks and start the mergers
After dismal quarters from Commerzbank, Société Générale and UniCredit, it is time for smart deals
08/11/2020
Convertible bond issuance enters “second phase” with more entrants expected
He believes convertible bonds will be one of the first places companies now look to for capital raising, thanks to the volatile situation and uncertainty around what will happen next with the coronavirus crisis.
08/11/2020
Storm clouds gather over UK labour market
Undoubtedly this will be a painful period of sorting the winners from the losers, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
08/11/2020
Global commercial real estate markets feel impact of COVID-19
Cross-border investment has slowed significantly with travel restrictions, in particular inter-regional investment which declined by 61 percent during the second quarter.
08/11/2020
Time to evolve ESG analysis – Mona Shah
Before the pandemic, there was a mass of ESG data available.
08/11/2020
Quilter doubles redress provision for British Steel pension transfers
Quilter bought Lighthouse Group in June last year bringing an additional 390 advisers to the firm's growing adviser operation.
08/10/2020
What Can We Learn About Crédit Agricole’s (EPA:ACA) CEO Compensation?
While this analysis focuses on total compensation, it’s worth acknowledging that the salary portion is lower, valued at €1.1m.
08/10/2020
Spotlight: European economy gains momentum for recovery, but uncertainties persist
The European economy has slid into a severe recession in the first half of 2020.
08/10/2020
Rising Level 3 assets threaten bank profits
Dealers are relying on in-house models to value large amounts of complex structured products
08/10/2020
Brexit concerns outweigh covid-19 for retirement planning abroad: research
Despite current travel restrictions, the top ten locations remain the same as last year, with both New Zealand and the Far East growing in popularity, and the top five not moving at all.
08/07/2020
Carey Olsen partners discuss transparency on latest episode of Stephenson Harwood's private wealth podcast
They discussed what the commitment by a number of Overseas Territories (including Bermuda and Cayman) actually means in practice and the future of transparency and privacy measures across the offshore world and more generally.