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EU Blacklists 23 countries posing risks

EU move part of efforts to tighten illicit financial flows

Call for credit rating agencies to fully embrace ESG

The call for a transparent credit risk assessment process that incorporates ESG factors is gaining momentum, with research suggesting effective monitoring aids credit assessment

Banks Set to Invest in Legacy Systems to Combat Challenger Bank Threat

This comes as almost half (46%) of respondents perceive legacy systems to be the biggest barriers to the growth of commercial banks, while 32% cite it’s the pressure to save money.

Axa sees ‘striking’ rise in perception of climate change risk

The survey also captured an increase in the concerns of respondents on geopolitical and social concerns (ranked third as ‘volatility of the geopolitical landscape’ and fifth as ‘social discontent and local conflicts’).

The future is shaking hands with robots, says Lloyds Bank PB CIO

We are increasingly investing with technology-led investment managers

Research: Asset Management Giants Don’t Walk the Walk On Long-Termism

A new paper says proxy voting records show that BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard often vote in favor of short-term proposals.

ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 2,325 million for FY 2018

The full-year 2018 net profit was good at EUR 2.3 billion.

Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2018

Insurers’ confidence levels in achieving their desired returns have also slipped from 61% to just over half at 54%.

UK economic growth slowed in Q4 of 2018, the weakest since 2012

This is much more telling in the GDP figures for December where activity fell by 0.4%.

Regulatory Outlook | Brexit 'no deal' special by Osborne Clark

Consider the wider impact on regulation Brexit continues to take up time and resource – not only for businesses but also for legislators and regulators.

MiFID II ratchets up pressure on investor relations teams as investors go direct

In a survey of IR professionals from the UK’s 350 largest companies, 44 per cent see the limited resource available to them as their primary concern, up from just 14 per cent in 2017.

Fund flows turn positive in January but underlying trend is weak, says Calastone

The weakest were European equity funds, which saw their largest net outflow since the aftermath of the Brexit referendum.

Global DC pension assets exceed DB assets for the first time

The report also found that DC assets now account for over 50% of total assets across the seven largest pension markets, for the first time.

The impact of Brexit on the green industries told by CEOs

92% of millennials are buying off ethical brands, the stats are there.

Margareta Pagano: Reports of City’s death have been greatly exaggerated

The latest Reuters survey is fact-based rather than a forecast

Bringing mental fitness to the workplace

Every single person has it, we’re just at different points on the spectrum.

Verona Kenny: “We’ve still got a long way to go before it’s 50/50”

“When you work in an environment where nine times out of ten you’re the only women and everyone else is male, nights like this are special,” she reflects.

The rise of big tech in asset management by Stephen Leggett, Calastone

Despite the challenges in the funds industry, so-called disruptors have not had the impact many expected.

An inheritance like no other? - Charles Stanley

In this first article, “An inheritance like no other?”, Glenn Baker outlines some of the new issues facing the under 45s who collectively stand to inherit a staggering £1.2 trillion of wealth

Top three financial technologies to watch in 2019 by Leo Chen, Calastone

This trend is happening across Asia-Pacific; the trading value of Australia’s ETF industry also hit a record high of $3.9 billion in October.

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