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How the megacities of Europe stole a continent’s wealth

Embodying a very Milanese combination of stylish prosperity and tasteful design, it is a favourite destination for the area’s creative elite and the discreetly wealthy.

Japan Blinks – Others May Follow by Gary Dugan

Central banks must surely ramp up QE further down the road. We expect Corporate debt and EM debt to remain in favour.

Pound boost as hung parliament and Corbyn risks reduce on Farage-Johnson pact

Looking ahead, a Conservative majority would give the government the enhanced ability to move on with the Brexit process.

European Commission speech on SMEs fund and green financial strategy

The next European Commission aims to move Europe to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and become the world's first major economy to do so.

Billionaires' wealth falls for the first time in a decade

This is one of the findings of the annual UBS and PwC Billionaires Insights report, The Billionaire Effect.

Europe’s crackdown on bad loans bears fruit as number falls

Non-performing loans hit lowest level since financial crisis but Greece still suffers

London is Home to Almost Half of the U.K.’s Billionaires

The British capital is the fourth wealthiest city in the world; the U.K. is the fourth richest country

On liberty by Tim Price

For Leave voters and Brexiteers, the choice seems unusually clear.

FCA's plan to shake up non-workplace pensions market

The non-workplace pension work has slipped somewhat under the radar.

The U.K. Election Campaign Will Be A Battle Over Billionaires

And so the battle lines of the general election were drawn between the the richest and those who vilify them.

Back to basics on corporate healthcare trusts

What is a healthcare trust?

What a German recession means for the rest of Europe

Germany's reliance on the rest of the world to buy its products and the lack of political will to develop domestic sources of consumption are set to turn into a significant issue.

European Challenger Banks Struggle to Turn a Profit: Research

In the region, UK-headquartered Monzo was found to be the biggest loser, with a total net loss of US$58 million in YE (year ending) February 2019, or a US$18.71 loss per customer.

European Fintech Investment Surpassed Asia

Lending and mortgage and wealthtech are two other popular segments, raising EUR 1.4 billion and EUR 8 billion respectively so far this year.

Know what you know by Tim Price

If the bogeyman turns out to be Jeremy Corbyn, or some coalition of the dismal, the long national nightmare will in fact have only just begun.

Half of Brits opt against financial advice

Almost half of adults (48%) in the UK are opting against speaking with an adviser to plan their finances

Only 6% of Law Firms Protect Their Money Transfers

We consider the risks associated with money transfer fraud which in 2018 saw c.£11m of client money be compromised as a result of cyber fraud.

The Changing Face of Family Offices in Europe

Claudia Zeisberger, INSEAD Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise; Carolin Decker-Lange, Open University; and Knut Lange, Royal Holloway, University of London

Nearly two-thirds of Brits don’t realise hacking is a criminal offence

This news comes just a few months prior to the 30-year anniversary of the Computer Misuse Act – a piece of law that deals with the crime of accessing or modifying data stored on a computer without authorisation to do so.

'Tis the season for stable earnings and a UK election

Global trade disputes have now started to eat into world trade volumes, and show little sign of finding a lasting compromise.

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