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Pension fears realised as cash blown on luxury

Former pensions minister Steve Webb had said in 2014 it was up to savers whether they wanted to blow their pension cash on Lamborghini sports cars after the pension freedoms were introduced.

Data breaches could force advisers out of business

Problems could arise in the event of a cyber attack, for instance.

Bitcoin’s crash is not the end of cyber currencies

Banks and governments face a push to make money more digital

Passive funds to swell to one-quarter of the industry

Funds that track benchmarks or indices are expected to account for around a quarter of total assets under management by 2025

Where Luxembourg's rich entrepreneurs invest

Average age 42, earns €1.75m, allocates 25% wealth in real estate or own business

Jersey fund sector breaks new records

The custody ranking of serviced funds remains again unchanged with BNP Paribas securing their first position as the largest custodian by assets with US$22.3bn.

The $30tn Great Wealth Transfer can be an ‘evolution, not revolution’ – report

To service this there will need to be a certain amount of change and evolution within the global private wealth industry.

McKinsey warns of profit struggle for European asset managers

War for talent has forced salaries higher, leading to costs rising faster than assets under management

Why it pays for asset managers to get social media savvy

This could hint to the fact that firms are not effectively using sponsored content to target specific audiences and that sharing engaging posts is not yet seen as a tool for reaching a wider client-base.

Swiss consultancies rank managers on sustainable investing ‘brands’

The common unifier for a successful position of both committing to ESG and reflecting this in the brand architecture is to clearly articulate and link an intrinsic, inner guiding purpose, connected to tangible social impact

Research - Non-financial performance measurement is biggest hurdle for ESG investing

This more nuanced approach to sustainable investment requires the development of more complex metrics, benchmarking and monitoring.

A real eye-opener by Tim Price

The effect was especially strong in workingmen, where the ensuing mortality risk of not napping increased by well over 60 percent..

The importance of gender equality within the financial services industry - John Glen

John Glen speaks about the importance of gender equality within the financial services industry.

Financial advisers miss out on £1.2 trillion wealth transfer market

A study by YouGov for Zurich of almost 200 advised consumers aged over-55 found that few advisers were “building relationships” with family members who stand to inherit their wealth.

Social Capitalism: A New Measure Of National Success

The vast majority of these ‘Social Capitalist’ countries are developing economies, and are prominent candidates to display sustainable economic development leadership over the next 20 years.

Lloyds’ 'JB' Beckett: don't join fund boards for a cushy life

He is planning for a new life as an iNED, when the regime comes into force next year, and focusing more on academia.

Does Baillie Gifford's 'actual investing' campaign resonate?

In the document accompanying the campaign, Dunbar wrote that ‘good fundamental managers stick to their approach through thick and thin’

Designing effective current account prompts: research summary

This summary brings together the key findings of our research and reflects what we know from the wider academic literature. We hope this will help firms to design effective prompts that work in practice.

Two private jets but I'm middle class, says Germany's 'anti-Merkel'

Friedrich Merz, frontrunner to become next CDU leader, says class is not just about money

Can anyone retire in their 30s? Meet the people who say yes

There is a huge online movement dedicated to working out how to quit your job ridiculously early.

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