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Is a focus on a high return on capital businesses still relevant?

Artificial intelligence by Tim Price

“We should never forget that economic forecasting was invented to make weather forecasting look good.”

Catella: Positive outlook for German real estate markets

The boom is becoming more dynamic due to very good consumer conditions and higher exports rates.

ISA Investors Unknowingly Taking on Too Much Risk

Cautious investors may be tempted by a cash ISA, but in the current low interest rate environment

Revealed: the hidden charges of the top 20 funds

Under Mifid II regulations, investment managers are required to disclose additional transaction costs that are charged to their funds on top of the established OCF.

Should Germany Be the New Model for European Banks?

‘Three-pillar’ banking system is seen as a boon to small businesses and a factor in Germany’s economic success

UBS could start moving up to 1,000 City jobs 'in early 2018'

The bank, which employs around 5,000 in the UK, outlined its bid to trigger Brexit contingency plans

An Outlook - Are Choppier Waters Ahead - Alex Scott, 7IM

Bond yields rose a little in Germany, but fell fractionally both in the UK and the US.

Draghi plan for euro safe assets said to be ready

Single currency’s past decade has been marked by episodes of financial stress spreading across borders

London's clout as a global business hub won't be hit by Brexit, says PIMFA boss

Liz Field, chief executive of investment management lobby group, tells IBTimes UK the British capital is where the "world's business happens."

UBS to Give Glimpse How Europe's Banks Weathered Fourth Quarter

UBS has told investors to expect outflows of around 8 billion francs in the fourth quarter related to such regularization.

Why Switzerland's banks are dying out

Regulations are being tightened and, as if that weren’t enough, customers are demanding fancy apps that will let them manage their assets at any time, which costs money.

FSCS declares three SIPP operator firms in default

Since it began in 2001, FSCS has helped more than 4.5m people, paying out more than £26bn in compensation.

Coutts Investment Outlook 2018: Investing through disruption

Coutts oversaw an increase in the assets under management (AUM) in 2017, up to £17.86bn, in addition to strong investment performance, achieving first quartile compared to peers over 1, 3 and 5 years across most of our strategies, according to ARC.

New Year's Resolutions: Have you made yours?

A new year, however, can also be the chance to take stock though of your life

Carillion collapse: Why we shouldn't blame it on the banks

RBS represents a very easy target, but Carillion executives have much to answer for

Real estate stays hot in East Europe with pre-crisis growth

While the region's economies are among the European Union's growth leaders, the political scene has been increasingly volatile.

Serving the special data needs of the UHNW client

Does your data aggregation software account for submarines?

Inflation: "the Bank of England may be forced to play its trump card of increasing interest rates" - Sanlam UK

If inflation remains stubbornly beyond 2%, the Bank of England may be forced to play its trump card of increasing interest rates to help bring it back in line.

St. James’s Place – "Sterling makes a comeback on soft Brexit hopes"

Soft Brexit hopes pushed sterling to its highest level versus the dollar since the referendum

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