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Second day of Christmas by Gary Dugan

Let 2018 be an active year

Schroders Outlooks 2018 - Global Cities & Global Bonds

We think the world is changing at a rate that has not been witnessed since the Industrial Revolution. This has profound implications for where we live and how we use buildings.

Russell’s new chief says it’s time to get ‘personal’

Michelle Seitz on her rise to the top and new-found frankness about being a working mother

DFSA hosts Lord Mayor of the City of London

The event enhances the long-standing relationship between the DFSA, the City of London and the UK’s financial services community and forms part of the Lord Mayor’s tour to promote economic relationships with the Gulf.

The increasing importance of portfolio construction - SS&C

Financial advisors require mastery in presenting and selling a standardized portfolio by developing skills around portfolio building and analyzing metrics and scaling the investments.

Day one of Christmas by Gary Dugan

Sorry Santa, if the elves haven’t mined enough Bitcoin, Ethereum would do as well.

Coutts Weekly Investment update

The announcement saw sterling reach a six-month high against the euro.

St. James’s Place – “Political disputes trigger stock sensitivity”

Theresa May successfully negotiated a phase one deal with EU, enabling talks to progress

GUEST ARTICLE: 'Bah humbug!' by Penny Lovell

so let me start with a controversial statement that contradicts perceived wisdom: money can buy you happiness.

The EU by Tim Price

Aspiring to spark an informed debate about investment markets, value, and absolute returns.

Northern England sees surge in million pound house sales: Lloyds

This could mean that it takes longer for people to sell a million pound property or find their new dream home.

Financial services firms are bringing jobs back to the UK to save costs, according to this recruiter

Nearly half of financial services executives would consider shutting down offshore activities

The crucial difference between making MD at Barclays and Goldman Sachs

Goldman promotes its own; Barclays promotes people it hired from other banks.

GFSC - Annual Report 2017

There will be a great deal of focus on planning and preparing for a post-Brexit world, the fight against financial crime and supporting safe developments of new markets.

"I wish we didn't have all these political shenanigans going on," SJP boss David Bellamy

But Bellamy won’t be able to say it for much longer.

One in eight workers on the cusp of leaving their pension scheme, Aviva warns

Automatic enrolment was first muted around a decade ago amid fears UK workers were not saving enough for retirement.

Saxo Bank 2018 Outrageous Predictions

Austro-Hungarian empire threatens EU takeover

Private rented sector value climbs to £1.4trn

The value of the PRS in Great Britain currently stands at nearly £1.4trn, a rise of 6.4% or £82.6bn in the last year.

2017 in review: A juggling act for advisers

As well as this, uncertainty remains around the definition of advice and suitability, while Brexit negotiations loom large in the background.

“Every time I’ve fired a banker in France, I’ve needed a body guard”

The presence of security at least tends to put people off leaping across the table and throttling you.

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