10/30/2018
Don’t get spooked by the stock market correction - Coutts
There are some concerns out there for investors but it’s good to keep in mind that markets tend to get overly pessimistic quite quickly when expectations change.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/30/2018
Update 2-Investment banking weakness clouds BNP Paribas' results
Large European banks such as BNP Paribas and HSBC - which on Monday reported higher than expected earnings helped by cost-cutting
10/30/2018
Bank union lukewarm on lifting executive pay restraints
Call for rank-and-file staff to be rewarded ahead of top bankers
10/29/2018
Seven Tips to Prepare for Financial Freedom in Retirement by Penny Lovell
This is particularly true when it comes to financial planning for retirement.
10/29/2018
Risky business by Tim Price
“As far as I’m concerned we came damn close to having a Bay of North Carolina. The nuclear explosion would have completely changed the Eastern seaboard if it had gone off.”
10/29/2018
Italy could halve its debt by forcing the wealthy to buy its bonds
German economists has an idea to minimize Italy's debt
10/29/2018
Nordic model tarnished as scandals hit region’s banks
Past vulnerability may lie in the late arrival of anti-money laundering regulation
10/29/2018
Norway’s fund demands corporate shakeup
The sovereign wealth fund holds 1.4 per cent of all global listed shares in 72 countries.
10/29/2018
Financial stress among millennials soars – but drops among baby boomers
Millennials often spend a much larger proportion of their salary on rental and mortgage payments
10/29/2018
Evli - Best institutional asset manager in Finland for the fourth year in a row
Evli was also the most widely used institutional asset manager in Finland. 66 percent of the respondents use Evli's asset management services.
10/29/2018
Unexplained wealth orders: The UK’s newest weapon in the war against dirty money
To spend £1.6m in a year, you’d need to buy the equivalent of that bracelet once every 11 days.
10/29/2018
Will Cost Disclosure Be The ‘Halloween’ of MIFID II?
January 2019 is the month set for the first annual report for ex-post costs and charges disclosure, covering trades occurring in 2018.
10/29/2018
Millennials and sustainable investing – a guide for the sceptical
And what about millennials, the very people this new investing culture has rushed out to greet?
10/28/2018
Good cop/Bad cop – Speech by Sam Woods
On issues of common ground where there are shared challenges that the regulator and the firms collectively face, there is no inherent conflict between the public and private interest and the regulator plays the role of good cop.
10/28/2018
A Bundesbank Economist Has a Radical Plan to Halve Italy's Debt
At such a rate “almost half of Italian government debt could be converted into solidarity bonds.
10/26/2018
Danske Bank drops to last place in private banking survey: Prospera
The scandal led to the resignation of the bank’s former chief executive and the almost halving of Danske Bank’s share price since February.
10/26/2018
ILS market interests converge to cultivate growth
2018 Global ILS Market Survey Report
10/26/2018
Global billionaire wealth soars 19% to record £6.8 trillion
Now in its fifth edition, the report draws on UBS and PWC’s extensive client network and access to data, and aims to promote a deeper understanding of the billionaire population globally.
10/26/2018
Brexit and financial services: where have we got to?
Speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, delivered at the City Banquet, Mansion House, London.
10/26/2018
From the UK to Australia to Canada, Responsible Investment weeks highlight growing demand for more sustainable investing
The demand from individual investors is becoming an ever-greater driver of this growth, with more and more clients asking their banks, pension funds, investment managers and financial advisers to align their finances with their own personal values.