10/16/2020
Expect more adviser acquisitions soon says IWP
The feature looks at the firms resolutely focusing on growth despite the pandemic and asks several Financial Planners to share their tips for weathering the pandemic.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/15/2020
Innovation vs. Transformation. Let’s get this right.
Digital transformation is, in simple terms, the corporate-led strategy for technology implementation to reach a certain point/scope/end value, hence with a set objective.
10/15/2020
What we’ve learned so far from the nextgen wannabes by Martin Whybrow
The other big question is how will the existing suppliers react?
10/15/2020
Guernsey’s market access update
Guernsey offers continuity, stability, and certainty - valuable commodities during such troubling times, commodities that are as attractive to principles of family offices as they are to managers of private capital.
10/15/2020
Ultra rich numbers up 9.5%; total wealth $35trn
In the Middle East, the number of ultra wealthy individuals grew 0.7% to 9,780 in 2019 with the total wealth of this population increasing by 1.9% to $1.55 trillion, the report said.
10/15/2020
How to relocate your business to Spain – what you need to know
A business such as a consultancy can operate just as easily on the Costa Del Sol as Blackpool. Xavier Nova on how to move your business from the UK to Spain
10/14/2020
The New Customer Relationship in Wealth Management
Whilst the promise of new products has been largely unrealised, banks have been forced to embrace digital to stay ahead of the disruptors, and arguably are providing a better service as a consequence.
10/14/2020
Are retirees increasing the risk of emptying their pension pots too soon? - St. James’s Place
Two recent papers have highlighted some common risks facing pensions savers.
10/14/2020
Scottish companies out perform UK shares over last quarter
Scottish firms listed on AIM have performed well in Q3
10/14/2020
Europe-based buyout firms bet big on impact investing
The sector has gone from a niche discipline just a few years ago to a $715bn market globally
10/13/2020
Does The Market Really Need A Vaccine by Gary Dugan
Where the general opinion until quite recently has been that for a full recovery
10/13/2020
Tips for business forecasting during a pandemic
Where such communication has not yet occurred or where conclusions are yet to be reached, businesses should forecast prudently for these repayments.
10/13/2020
Business and Human Rights: EU continues to lead global charge
This is being reinforced on a voluntary basis by the adoption of a plethora of plastics, renewable energy, waste and energy targets (to name but a few) by the private sector.
10/13/2020
Expanded UK job support scheme: what does the new guidance mean for employers?
As with the original scheme, the expanded scheme will open on 1 November and will run for six months, until the end of April 2021.
10/13/2020
UBS AM sees Swiss equities as ‘unattractive’
The US and Australia are seen as neutral, while Japan, the eurozone, China and other emerging markets were all seen as attractive.
10/12/2020
RESEARCH: Global private wealth holders set to almost double impact investing allocation over next five years
A new research report launched by Campden Wealth, Global Impact Solutions Today
10/12/2020
Total value of the top 3 M&A financial advisers deals surpasses $555bn
As a result, it was the only firm to surpass the $200 billion mark. It outpaced the second adviser, JP Morgan, by a huge margin as the latter had $178.9 billion.
10/12/2020
In the mouth of madness by Tim Price
We cannot rely on one or two voices.
10/11/2020
European Banks Feel The Urge To Merge
The long-awaited consolidation of banks in Europe’s fragmented banking market has finally begun.
10/11/2020
MALTA: Opposition urges introduction of unexplained wealth orders
The purpose is to seize assets financed by criminal activities