06/22/2017
Europe is “nearly there” with fully digital onboarding for financial services
There is enormous scope for digital identities to reduce inefficiencies as well as ease compliance with KYC.
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06/21/2017
Surge in Demand Shows Transparency is Key to Success for Alts Investing - Northern Trust Survey
Responsibility for Ensuring Transparency is in Flux
06/21/2017
Investors positive about UK despite uncertainty caused by ‘snap’ election
UK investor confidence in Europe is also rebounding, aided by greater political certainty such as Macron’s election in France.
06/21/2017
Would you pay £150 per hour for financial advice?
Investec, the Anglo-South African lender and asset manager, also launched its own digital investment platform, Click & Invest, today.
06/21/2017
St. James’s Place – “Rate-setters in the US and UK diverge”
Rate-setters in the US and UK diverged, while Emmanuel Macron won a large legislative majority and David Davis travelled to Brussels to begin EU exit talks.
06/21/2017
The price of independence catches up with Barclays
When facing down an ultra-aggressive bidder, they might publish a 3,216-word letter slamming the suitor’s chief executive and disparaging that company’s culture and strategy.
06/21/2017
"Lack of female CEOs in the top ten rated CEOs is an indictment of UK companies’ culture"
A diverse workforce and leadership team creates a high performing team, delivering value to an organisation, boosting productivity and the bottom line.
06/21/2017
The 10 best jobs big banks can’t fill now
The only downside is that you may not fit the requirements there’s a reason these roles have been empty so long.
06/20/2017
Brain Drain After Brixit
The sectors likely to be the most hard-hit are healthcare (84%), technology, media and telecoms (64%) and financial services (43%).
06/20/2017
Asset management roundup: Dutch pressured on takeover policy
The proposals follow US paints manufacturer PPG’s failed bids for AkzoNobel, a Dutch chemicals firm.
06/19/2017
The Purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls - Picasso
Music and the arts has been the theme of this week, right across the board from rock to opera.
06/19/2017
Uncool Britannia by Tim Price
“A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.” H.L. Mencken
06/19/2017
Men believe they are main financial decision makers but women believe decisions are equal
In the nationwide survey of over 2,000 retail investors, as part of a special Investing Gender Gap initiative, Alliance Trust Savings found that men are more likely to say decisions are mainly their responsibility across almost all household financial mat
06/19/2017
Typical DB transfer values larger than average UK house price
The survey indicated that the vast majority of clients transferring are in their 50s.
06/19/2017
British expats top agenda as EU kicks off Brexit talks
We want to end the anxiety facing four million citizens.
06/19/2017
UK on the cusp of large-scale wealth transfer according to new research commissioned by St James's Place
But will make a powerful contribution to the economy in the years ahead, according to the new findings.
06/18/2017
Britannia No Longer Rules for Investors
The FTSE 250 index of midsize British companies fell 2.1% Thursday, its worst day this year amid pressure from retailers.
06/16/2017
‘No way’ UK can get passporting rights after Brexit, says former Luxembourg fin min
So-called passporting rights allow financial services firms within the EU to run operations and offer services throughout the European Economic Area
06/16/2017
Total number of hedge funds now 9,733 after 189 launches and 259 liquidations in Q1
The established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.
06/16/2017
Come what may, investment in the UK’s tech businesses will continue
With London Tech Week drawing to a close, Russ Shaw offers his take on why the future for tech companies, inside and outside the capital.