06/27/2018
The IPSE report, entitle How to solve the self-employed pensions crisis highlighted a number of areas of concern relating to retirement planning and savings for self-employed individuals in the UK.
06/27/2018
Deficits in defined benefit pension plans remain front-page news — particularly in the wake of recent high-profile insolvencies. They are a critical issue for any M&A transaction as the Pensions Regulator expands its already extensive enforcemen
06/27/2018
Mark Barnett, Invesco Perpetual's head of UK equities, highlights Aviva and Legal & General as winners in the life insurance sector
06/26/2018
Wealth – the value of all assets in the economy, including pensions, property, possessions and savings – is rising as a proportion of the total economy, growing from 5 to 7 times Scottish GDP in just 12 years.
06/26/2018
The banking sector’s troubles have been blamed partly on excessive M&A activity by the banks and their former owners.
06/26/2018
EBA says banks cannot yet rely on transition period agreed in principle with Brussels
06/26/2018
The collapse in the value of UK exits came in the context of a wider European slowdown, although the UK was the worst performer.
06/26/2018
The Cayman Islands, in effect, is asking for what Bermuda already has.
06/26/2018
Surge in deals leads to poaching, bigger pay — and frustration among those losing out
06/26/2018
According to Mercer’s 24th annual Cost of Living Survey, factors like instability of housing markets, low inflation, and fluctuating prices for goods and services are impacting the cost of doing business in various cities around the world.
06/25/2018
The third impediment to performance is that professional fund managers and financial institutions have grown to the point that they have become the market.
06/25/2018
​Could big tech turn its sights on your banking next?
06/25/2018
The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, today announced separately a cut to the required reserve ratio for banks, in what economists interpreted as a bid to encourage banks to swap debt for equity as it tries to encourage lower
06/25/2018
This comes after chancellor Philip Hammond accused the EU of attempting a land-grab of the Square Mile in his Mansion House address last week.
06/24/2018
What many people don’t know is that this year is the 150th anniversary of his birth and the city that once rejected his brilliance is now mourning the loss of his architectural jewel.
06/24/2018
The luxury-goods market with its rocketing prices tells us much about our class system
06/22/2018
Effective property asset management is more crucial than ever.
06/22/2018
Sometimes referred to as “sustainable investing” or “ethical investing”, ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) investing is an umbrella term for those investments that, in addition to aiming for positive returns
06/22/2018
Back then, the bank's culture was "conservative" and "consensus-oriented," says David Folkerts-Landau, now its chief economist.
06/22/2018
Challenges facing the sector include regulatory issues and the low interest-rate environment, which weighs on interest margins, he said.