02/24/2018
Competition curbs French bank charge increases for 2018
The INSEE data showed that consumer price index of banking charges rose by 1.05 percent over one year in January, down from 2.49 percent in January of last year.
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02/23/2018
Barclays reveals big gender pay gaps across UK banking group
International division’s median hourly pay gap was 43.5% with 73% gap for bonuses, report says
02/23/2018
GAM: Setback for CEO Alex Friedman
GAM built its systemic unit around the 56 employees it acquired through Cantab, which was founded ten years ago by a former Goldman Sachs quantitative specialist.
02/23/2018
PBI survey: Two-thirds of wealth managers are ready for GDPR
Some 10% of respondents told PBI their company was unprepared for GDPR.
02/23/2018
A complete and utter disgrace by Tim Price
Medical care would have left something to be desired.
02/23/2018
One in 10 law firms ‘significantly’ affected by Brexit - survey
Encouragingly, four out of five firms had seen property volumes maintained or improved in the second half of 2017.
02/22/2018
The “Big Tech” backlash - Schroders
Google also provides its Android operating system free of charge to third party device manufacturers (largely, of course, to secure its dominance in mobile search).
02/22/2018
The private bank of Mum and Dad
Parental support can take many forms – gifting the initial deposit, using an inheritance to pay down the children’s first mortgage, or acting as co-guarantors in the property purchase.
02/22/2018
Calastone forecasts over £1.9bn savings for the mutual funds market in move to blockchain
Forrester’s research reveals that transaction automation through Calastone has delivered £458 million in savings over the previous six years.
02/22/2018
EBA speech on systemic implications of bank business models
EU banks’ business models – Adapt to thrive
02/21/2018
Platforms falling short when it comes to service
When it came to the services advisers saw as being most important, there was no change from last year, with existing business administration being placed first, new business administration second and online services third.
02/21/2018
Brewin Dolphin advisers’ favoured DFM
Many respondents praised Brewin for its service and transparency with many noting their relationship with the FTSE 250 firm spans many years.
02/20/2018
Enough Disruption Talk, Let's Get Real
We asked Peter Schramme, Chief Business Development Officer, that question about disruption and he suggested to weaken the word a little, because every new thing that pops up is called disruption today.
02/20/2018
Wealth management challenges and the solutions - Rathbones
The transition from being a successful entrepreneur to selling your business and moving on to the next stage of life presents a number of challenges.
02/20/2018
Margin of error by Tim Price
Dollar cost averaging into ‘growth’ stocks can be straightforwardly dangerous.
02/20/2018
Gervais Williams tops Sanlam list of UK equity income funds
Ex-Gartmore man steers his LF Miton UK Multi Cap Fund into first place on coveted list.
02/20/2018
Can Britain’s new powers to investigate unexplained wealth prevent real-life McMafias?
The government is waking up to the fact that global criminals are fond of London.
02/20/2018
Jupiter's Darwall: strong City is key to Brexit success
Brexit-backing Darwall donated £25,000 to the Vote Leave campaign and has lined up with Helena Morrissey
02/19/2018
Keeping up with the robots
Automation may pose a threat to jobs, but it also puts an added psychological pressure on staff who have to keep pace with the robots
02/19/2018
Millennials in Wealth Management - A Survey
The report offers data-driven strategic and practical advice on how wealth managers can take advantage of the generational shift in clients by employing the right digital tools and channels.