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Coutts slams cryptocurrencies

Syed’s comments come as the prices of some cryptocurrencies have soared recently with wealth managers and private banks divided on the issue.

Jersey Foundation figures continue to rise

It’s also significant that Foundations are proving attractive in the Middle and Far East, often as part of Sharia’h-compliant financing arrangements.

What's up in the North - catching up with Sanlam's Teesside office

Tindle, like many, recognises there does appear to have been a focus on Manchester and the North West in George Osborne’s original plans.

Next gen clients hungry for financial knowledge – study

We know that our behaviours and attitudes toward money are shaped at a young age

Outlook 2018: Global Economy - Brown Shipley

The disillusionment of investors in the effectiveness of central bank policies to lift economic growth sufficiently has been manifest in the degree to which longer term interest rates (bond yields) have fallen.

NI firms 'saw strong finish to 2017,' says Ulster Bank

The Northern Ireland private sector experienced a strong finish last year, Ulster Bank data has suggested

Private sector in North ended 2017 on ‘a high’, says survey

Ulster Bank PMI survey finds lift in export orders and job creation in Northern Ireland

Ask Alexa by Penny Lovell

I will personally cash in my life savings to buy shares in the first company which comes up with a digital assistant that can pull off that miracle.

The Bears Invade the Bond Market by Gary Dugan

Factors such as oil prices rising to $70, the Chinese government reported to be either slowing their purchases of US Treasuries or potentially selling, only adds to the pressures that were already in place once the Fed talked about reversing quantitative

Worrying quotes by Tim Price

What is perfectly clear is that there may well be trouble ahead.

The French system of law is changing through DPAs.

This week, White Collar Post features a guest post from Frédéric Ruppert(1) and Maria Lancri(2)

Managing operational risk

Operational risks have three major characteristics.

Trustees should quiz fund managers on CEO pay voting

One commented: "It's a disgrace!"

Premier Banking model adopted by many high-street banks in the Europe is failing

He argues that retail banks have failed this large and important segment of the market by lumping everyone together into the same bucket and then designing a “one size fits all” solution known as premier banking.

UEFA study reveals growing wealth gap between European elite and everybody else

The huge impact of Financial Fair Play on European football, and how the measures have led to a more stable financial environment, is made clear in UEFA's latest club licensing benchmarking report.

Asset management must prepare for more investigations

It should come as no surprise that regulators are turning their gaze on the asset management industry

700+ new listings on TISE in 2017

During 2017, financial services business PraxisIFM Group Limited became the latest trading company to be listed on TISE.

Robo-advisor platform revenues to surge: report

The report further indicates that the increase of more interested parties will urge total assets under management by robo-advisors upwards to $4.1 trillion in 2022, from an estimated $330 billion in 2017.

EU Risks Global Bank Crisis If It Blocks Brexit Deal, U.K. Warns

The intervention from the British government is carefully timed to make the case for a more ambitious trade agreement than the EU currently seems willing to offer

Survey findings confirm urgency for banks to deliver value-add services and evolve their business models

This year’s survey includes the views of 2,250 respondents across 9 countries.

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