04/29/2020
The Great Suppression by Tim Price
As restaurants, hotels and schools have closed, farmers and ranchers who supplied them have lost customers.
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04/29/2020
Will #WFH become the new norm post lockdown
Peacock, who manages the Kames Property Income Fund, believes post lockdown there will be an acceleration in the shift in working patterns
04/29/2020
$1,850 potential upside target: Gold price technical analysis
The neckline of the pattern is located around the $1,690 level.
04/29/2020
Time for gold to shine?
Investors will soon pivot towards the asset class that performs best during periods of monetary debasement, argues Merian’s gold bug.
04/28/2020
Putting Off Virus Writeoffs to Widen EU Banks’ Gap With U.S.
European banks' 2020 loan loss provisions calculated based on what the six biggest U.S. banks set aside in the first quarter as percent of their loan books and assuming it will be repeated each quarter for the year.
04/28/2020
'How to think about dividend cuts' - Fidelity International
“Investors focused on the regular income distributions that higher dividend stocks can offer may find the size and frequency of these payments delayed or disrupted due to Covid-19. But this won’t be the case across all companies.
04/28/2020
Cash is King - conserve and carry on - SANNE Group
Governments and investors generally seem to be supporting well-considered borrowing to ensure sustainability in the economy and specific businesses across multiple sectors.
04/28/2020
UK absences during coronavirus: the long-term implications for UK visa holders
Precedent shows us that an amnesty may be granted for those individuals whose absences exceed the maximum number allowed due to the exceptional circumstances surrounding the pandemic.
04/28/2020
Gold prices near steady as global stock markets gain
Some regions in some countries, including the U.S., are reopening at least some businesses that have been shuttered from the Covid-19-induced lockdown.
04/28/2020
Building Operational Resilience In The Funds Chain by Calastone
For some, this has meant drawing on a pre-scripted business continuity plan that goes beyond recovery sites to a fully distributed remote access environment.
04/27/2020
Andreessen Says “It’s time to build”: We Need Advertising to Help Us Get There
He points to deeper and broader challenges that this terrible pandemic has brought to light
04/27/2020
A Hedge Fund Manager’s Dream Just Crashed Into the Real World
The exclusive get-together, which took place in November in Philadelphia, has now triggered an investigation into how Tangen was chosen to run Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund.
04/27/2020
A Rain Check on Where We Are by Gary Dugan
Moody’s Investor Service reports that since the 1st of March its rating actions have been concentrated in automakers; lodging; gaming and airlines.
04/27/2020
Advisers warn of security concerns in new technology
Zoom has come under fire recently after it was revealed that it had suffered a range of security and privacy related issues.
04/27/2020
Coronavirus: The Broader Impact - A Break-up for Europe? by Coutts
In the third of our articles exploring the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Coutts UK Chief Investment Officer Alan Higgins explores the chances of the EU breaking up and what that could mean for the global economy.
04/27/2020
6 Ways to Transform First Interactions into Trusted Client Relationships
Trust is the glue that holds every client relationship together.
04/27/2020
Heather Hopkins: Lack of tech integration is an ‘industry disgrace’
Co-operation is needed to fix the financial planning technology industry’s data woes, says NextWealth managing director Heather Hopkins.
04/27/2020
Morningstar Publishes Global Study of Regulation and Taxation in the Fund Industry
The Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom earned Top grades in the second chapter of the Global Investor Experience Study; Australia, Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States received Below Average grades
04/26/2020
McLaren receives £300m jump-start to keep wheels turning during coronavirus pandemic
It is also talking to third parties about further boosting its working capital
04/26/2020
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.