03/10/2020
Guernsey Finance postpones London event due to coronavirus
Guernsey Finance has more events scheduled for London in late March and April
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/09/2020
Coronavirus and contracts: Understanding rights, obligations, and protections
While some contracts contain a simple boilerplate force majeure provision, others may be tailored to the specific needs and geographic issues of the parties and provide detailed consequences that follow from invoking the provision.
03/09/2020
Europe’s Old Money Mingles With Tech Startups
Family-owned industrial firms that have thrived for generations are now fighting digital disruption
03/09/2020
Asset managers failing to lead the way on responsible investment
No stand-out leaders in the space, research reveals
03/09/2020
AJ Bell knocks Merian fund from buylist after merger
Its performance has dwindled slightly over the past year, returning 5.8 per cent and just slightly beating its peers.
03/09/2020
How can the wealth industry better support female investors?
Firms do not change how they approach the sexes despite differing needs
03/09/2020
What next for Ocorian? An interview with CEO Farah Ballands
The combination of Estera and Ocorian is incredibly strong.
03/08/2020
Fiscal Policies to Protect People During the Coronavirus Outbreak
This blog is part of a special series on the response to the coronavirus.
03/06/2020
Tracey Reddings: big banks have lost the human touch
At her new firm, Reddings Wealth Management, she has noticed significant demand for her services from female clients.
03/06/2020
The best law firm offices in the UK: revealed
Just after Bird & Bird and Mills & Reeve (joint first with 90%) came Burges Salmon (88%), where the meeting room snacks "continue to thrill and amaze".
03/06/2020
7 Ways to Avoid Germs on a Plane
A face mask likely won't ward off coronavirus and flu germs—but hand sanitizer might.
03/05/2020
New era of negative rates looming? Investors move to top-up portfolios
Negative rates will give more investors more reason to increase their exposure to equities.
03/05/2020
Knight Frank launches The Wealth Report 2020
Knight Frank’s flagship publication – The Wealth Report – takes an in-depth look at the most exciting opportunities in investment and luxury lifestyle, from the move towards sustainability in property and transport to the world's to
03/05/2020
Our approach to ensuring firms treat vulnerable customers fairly by Nisha Arora
Speech by Nisha Arora, Director, Consumer and Retail Policy at the FCA, delivered at the TISA Vulnerability Conference.
03/04/2020
Covid-19 and the case for ever lower interest rates
By now dropping to such low levels, markets are suggesting that the Fed’s response will not only be forceful, but also permanent.
03/04/2020
Coronavirus: will there be a global recession? Fidelity’s Anna Stupnytska comments
The good news is that, unlike natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, capacity should bounce back once things return to normal: factories and offices remain untouched and most people who fall sick recover.
03/04/2020
Even the ECB Can’t Agree on Making European Bank Mergers Easier
European banks are reeling from intense competition and the fallout from negative interest rates, but few have succeeded in executing mergers to reduce overcapacity and increase profits.
03/04/2020
End of Empire? by Tim Price
One is for governments to engineer sufficient economic growth to keep the debt serviced.
03/04/2020
EU to take action on tax evasion by individuals
The European Commission has launched its first ever EU-wide campaign to tackle the black economy which is distorting competition between businesses and leads to large gaps in public finances, particularly in southern Europe
03/03/2020
The two investment areas offering a 'boutique premium'
The author defined a boutique fund house as one where the primary business of the firm is asset management, where the management of the firm own at least 10 per cent of the equity, and where the assets under management are less than £77bn.