12/06/2018
Saxo Bank’s 2018 Outrageous Predictions
We’ve delved deep again this year in penning our annual list of 10 Outrageous Predictions.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/05/2018
Morning Coffee: Mass job cuts at the high paying hedge fund that poached junior bankers. Jamie Dimon's activist appendage
The fund nearly doubled the size of its London operation, raising average salaries by 24% in order to do so.
12/05/2018
ANALYST RATINGS: This week Morningstar analysts reveal a new rating for Invesco, and seven Kames bond fund ratings have been placed under review
Our conviction is mainly based on the accomplished managers of the bond sleeve.
12/05/2018
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen, delivered a speech to the FT Banking Summit.
Many of us in this room have been eager to make the most of this golden opportunity – soon we will be able to.
12/05/2018
Simon Bodjanski talks Luxembourg RAIFs and Brexit’s impact on funds
Luxembourg introduced its RAIF fund regime in 2016, and the structure has proven incredibly popular with fund managers since launch. What was the thinking behind the launch and why has uptake been so enthusiastic?
12/05/2018
More than two thirds of personal investors do not believe Theresa May’s Brexit deal reflects the outcome of the EU Referendum
When questioned on the deal negotiated by Theresa May, 69% of personal investors expressed the view that it does not deliver on the outcome of the 2016 EU Referendum.
12/05/2018
Survey Shows 27 Percent of Finance Departments Expect to Deploy Artificial Intelligence by 2020
Despite rapidly growing interest in AI to improve financial planning and analysis (FP&A), only a few organizations are currently using it successfully
12/05/2018
Sustainable infrastructure investment, climate change, and global development
The global economic impacts will be profound too, with disproportionate fallout in the developing world.
12/04/2018
Most UK advisers happy to promote their profession
But Prudential survey found there is a fear about how the industry will entice new recruits
12/04/2018
UBS as a White Knight?
The bank, Switzerland's largest, was already raised in connection with a tie-up with Deutsche Bank last autumn.
12/04/2018
Companies registered in UK Overseas Territories ‘used to enable £250bn of economic crime’
Campaigners demand action to enforce law requiring territories to reveal ownership of companies registered in their jurisdiction
12/04/2018
The International Banker 2018 Western & Eastern European Awards Winners
This is primarily due to increased competition and low interest rates, which have forced banks into pursuing riskier business opportunities.
12/04/2018
A.M. Best Announces ESMA Registration for New Amsterdam Office
A.M. Best selected Amsterdam for its new European office given it is a well-established financial centre closely matching A.M. Best’s strategic priorities.
12/04/2018
Santa Rally or Christmas Turkey? by Donald Maxwell-Scott, Rowan Dartington
Some may not believe in Santa and therefore be sceptical of his potential to inspire a rally.
12/04/2018
Q&A – Luxembourg parallel structures: advantages, challenges and considerations
The final key challenge is sustainability.
12/03/2018
Developments in RegTech and SupTech - Patrick Armstrong
RegTechs: Feedback from First Experiments – Paris Dauphine University, Paris, 27 November, 2018
12/03/2018
TIPS and the future of innovative retail payment solutions in Europe
Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the TIPS launch event, Frascati (Rome), 30 November 2018
12/03/2018
Fiduciary management market sees lowest growth since financial crisis
In practice, the label is currently only used in relation to the management of institutional assets as opposed to retail assets and in relation to the management of assets of pension funds in particular and insurance companies to a lesser degree.
12/03/2018
European pension plans embracing innovation to tackle new era of low-returns and high volatility, says study
Pension plans will continue to perform a delicate balancing act between caution and opportunity by accepting, on the one hand, that future returns for most assets will be lower, while avoiding the regret of missing a once-in-a generation bull market on th
11/30/2018
What do finance and football have in common? by Penny Lovell
Introduced to us by the PFA, Josef Jackson is a former professional footballer who has turned his battle with leukaemia into an opportunity to embrace a completely new career in finance and we’re proud to have him on our team!