12/27/2019
New generation of IFAs to shake up market
Look further down the line and a new generation of IFAs emerge driven by secular change in UK wealth management needs
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/27/2019
Advisers told to protect against fund suspension fallout
Investors, who have been trapped in the fund ever since, are expected to lose 30 per cent of their assets when it winds up in 2020
12/26/2019
Gulf investors to turn focus on Amsterdam amid European uncertainty
Savills report says Dutch city will be targeted in 2020 as Middle East investors seek value in commercial property market
12/25/2019
Living in Malta: Expats Love its Tax And Immigration Structure
One of the main reasons why wealthy expats love living in Malta is because of its attractive tax system.
12/25/2019
German man finds 50,000 Deutschmarks hidden in flea market clock
After a legally-required waiting period of six months, during which no one claimed the decades-old banknotes, the man was permitted to have them back.
12/25/2019
The 2020 Outlook for Financial Services
As we enter the new decade, the need for security, safety, and trust in online transactions is greater than ever before.
12/24/2019
From shooting weekends to private ice rinks, how the City’s mega-rich spend their Christmas
For the City’s ultra-rich, Christmas is a time to splash out even more than usual.
12/24/2019
Smaller banks turn to currency derivatives for short term liquidity
Volume of currency swaps trading by non-reporting banks increased by 139% over 3 years
12/24/2019
Crackdown on data leaks prompts slump in suspicious trading activity
There has been a 92pc decline in suspect swings in the pound ahead of major announcements since the Office for National Statistics stopped giving hundreds of officials information in advance, academics found.
12/24/2019
Tens of thousands of bank jobs axed in 2019 — and more pain to come
Despite the sweeping cuts, analysts fear 2020 could be another difficult year.
12/24/2019
The super-accommodative panacea: where CIOs stand on QE
‘The ECB’s recent decision to resume quantitative easing was the first time a central bank announced stimulus measures without an end date.
12/23/2019
Ready For A Career Change? 1 In 2 People Fear They’re Working In The Wrong Profession
The average employee thinks about getting a new job eight times per month
12/23/2019
UK bank ring fence may store up as much trouble as Brexit
Banks that are able to lend very cheaply are at the lowest end of the risk spectrum, and that is driving the high-funding-cost, non-ring-fenced banks to make the riskier loans.
12/23/2019
Real estate outlook 2020: The year UK real estate rebounds?
This is contingent on the right assets being available, and investors seeing the value in them.
12/23/2019
London commercial property investment rebounds in Q4
Pricing is going to rebound strongly in 2020, as the reduced risk is combined with stock shortages and a strengthening occupier market
12/23/2019
Ireland: A Guide To Mifid In Ireland
The Mifid II Regulations implement Mifid II directly into Irish law and do not introduce any gold-plated requirements.
12/23/2019
BVIF slams report linking VI to scandals
“The ultimate owners of companies incorporated in the UK and its offshore financial centres should be reported accurately and open to public scrutiny to make it more difficult for corrupt individuals to use them to obtain and move illicit funds,&rdq
12/23/2019
Europe's money-laundering crackdown goes beyond banks
In a risk assessment published this year, it said that firms providing services to local clients could also be exposed to tax-fraud schemes.
12/23/2019
Sales of Ucits rebound in October - Efama data
Excluding money market funds, long term Ucits saw net inflows of €37bn, up from €32bn in September.
12/23/2019
Why investors may need to dig a little deeper in 2020
In 2019, the fall in bond yields improved the valuations of most other asset classes, so it is important to start with expectations for developed government bond yields.