10/01/2019
Northern Trust: Asset Owners Aim to Drive Investment Performance with In-House Management
White paper analyzes evolving investment management preferences among sophisticated asset owners
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/30/2019
Politically Driven Markets
What do political problems mean for investors? – Higher volatility.
09/30/2019
Square Mile unveils two initiatives to assess asset managers' ESG and sustainability credentials
Deeper insight into potential investors' behaviour
09/30/2019
Schroders Global Investor Study 2019: People’s sustainable investment ambitions fail to reflect their actions
The survey of over 25,000 investors across 32 locations around the world has found that 16% invest in sustainability, compared to 32% who are interested and would like to invest this way.
09/29/2019
What the average UK house price buys you in Europe
The average price of a house in the UK is £233,000 — but who wants something average? Here’s what you could buy in our favourite European hotspots
09/27/2019
British Entrepreneurs Bullish about Brexit
Only a third of those surveyed felt less comfortable being successful in the UK due to the current political climate, and a mere 36% were worried about exports to and from Europe.
09/27/2019
Number of bank transfer scams in UK rises by 40% in a year
Authorised push payment used to steal £616m during first six months of 2019
09/27/2019
Santander UK hit by regulation, competition and Brexit to tune of €1.5bn
At the same time, Santander announced its first 2019 dividend at €0.10 (around nine pence) a share.
09/27/2019
CEO of FinTech Scotland cites collaboration as key to Scotland’s digital economy
There has been a lot of funding and investment activity in the sector this year.
09/27/2019
Commenting on Draghi’s speech and how what the block needs is a co-ordinated fiscal effort
The ECB is signalling that conventional monetary policy tools have reached their limits in the eurozone.
09/27/2019
IOSCO reviews member efforts to deter mis-selling of complex financial products
The Report includes several findings and observations from the Thematic Review
09/27/2019
Shifting balance of risks by Michael Saunders
The level of uncertainty facing UK businesses and consumers has been relatively high since the EU referendum.
09/27/2019
Half of HNWIs invest to future-proof financial well-being: report
While some UK investors forgo home ownership, others look overseas.
09/27/2019
Former Danske bank chief found dead
Rehe was not a suspect and Raul Malmstein, who was head of Estonia’s financial regulator during that time, said Mr Rehe’s death was “really sad news”.
09/26/2019
Job Curtis Backs St James's Place
FTSE 100 wealth manager, which has come under fire for adviser perks recently, is the 20th largest holding in the Silver-rated City of London Investment Trust
09/26/2019
Moneyfarm raises £36m in funding from Poste Italiane and Allianz Asset Management
Its partnership with Allianz goes back to 2016, when the insurance firm backed Moneyfarm with a $7m investment, which brought the wealth manager into the German market.
09/25/2019
What 'Dover Beach' has to tell us about modern politics by Tim Price
To just stand to one side and watch this number of jobs go and so many holidaymakers have their holiday ruined, I just don’t think that’s wise government.
09/25/2019
WeekWatch by ST. James Place
When that power is exerted by committee, however, it can be tamed somewhat by division.
09/25/2019
Wealth managers not equipped to deal with rise in high net worth demand for offshore investments, says GlobalData
The proportion of HNW individuals that invest offshore has been on the rise despite the scandals that have shaken the industry and ongoing negative media coverage.
09/25/2019
53% of retail investors would consider using a robo-adviser
Robo-advisers clearly need to provide service levels around several issues important to investors, and in some cases, this could mean providing access to human advisers.