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House of Commons (Treasury Committee) report on the Withdrawal Agreement

The Government provided economic analysis of the UK leaving the EU under five different scenarios.

More women needed on boards, says UK’s biggest pension scheme

USS will use its votes to influence companies lacking female directors

How to Retire in Germany

There are more than 100,000 SHI-accredited physicians in Germany working in ambulatory care.

Gifting money to loved ones this Christmas

In other words, you can make a gift without having to pay any tax on it while at the same time your loved ones will have less IHT to pay when you pass on.

Balancing the ‘digital’ and ‘human’ in the wealth management sector by Penny Lovell

We realised that the financial services community, and more specifically, the wealth management remits, were lacking any form of platform or conversation space to explore important areas.

Exchequer Secretary speech: Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Trustee Conference

The Exchequer Secretary, Robert Jenrick's speech at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Trustee Conference 2018.

Grant Thornton partners take pay cut

Grant Thornton was also fined £3 million by the industry watchdog for misconduct over its audits of Vimto-maker Nichols and the University of Salford.

Investors managing $32 trillion in assets call for action on climate change

"The global shift to clean energy is underway, but much more needs to be done by governments to accelerate the low carbon transition and to improve the resilience of our economy, society and the financial system to climate risks," the statement

FCA fines against individuals almost treble

Last year there were a number of record-breaking fines against companies that somewhat skewed the figures."

Prime central London house prices to grow just one per cent as Madrid, Berlin and Paris lead the way

Vancouver was the top performing city over the past ten years, with house prices rising 101.5 per cent

Our Shared Digital Future: Building an Inclusive, Trustworthy and Sustainable Digital Society

The publication seeks to serve as a conversation starter, as the world celebrates the milestone of more than half of the world’s population

Luxury prices rise twice as fast as inflation reveals latest Luxury Inflation Index from Coutts

A key finding from the latest CLPI, published twice a year, is that secondary school fees have tripled in 20 years and the cost of a private education continues to rise faster than inflation.

Sally Hamilton: The mother of NINE (who ran a £50billion fund) on a mission to help women take charge of their money

Helena Morrissey is one of the country’s most successful female fund managers

Waiting for Godot – how long until markets recover?

Our positive belief stems from a number of sources, although we concede that some market concerns may not be resolved in the short term and it is possible the current period of volatility may persist into the first quarter of next year.

Key findings on our recent work on pension transfer advice

There were some firms where the senior management had recognised the high risk nature of this type of business

Why the buy-side should buy into the FX Global Code by Andrew Hauser

Strengthening buy-side adoption is one of the Global FX Committee’s top priorities for the coming year

Wealth Insights - Exploring the Motivations Behind Treasure Trends

The emotional and social attachment to treasure means that investors are extremely likely to make sub-optimal decisions about when to buy, sell or how much to pay

Norway will invest if South Africa gets its act together

There are activities going on, there are criminal charges, but it’s much easier to get corruption in society than to get rid of it.

KBC Group endorses UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking

KBC to become the first Belgian financial institution to express commitment to new UNEP FI Principles

Survey Finds 70% of Tax Professionals Stalling on Making Tax Digital For VAT

This could potentially lead to a greater risk of businesses needing to take a “sticking plaster” approach to meet the deadlines.

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