09/13/2017
Square Mile: The key difference between asset managers and wealth managers
Wealth managers sit inside the financial adviser community, albeit investment specialists inside the nebulous world of personal finance.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/13/2017
Investment Update - Coutts
The euro is up about 15% on the dollar so far this year, which in itself has the effect of slowing down the economy and tightening monetary conditions – probably equivalent to one rate hike.
09/13/2017
European banks shuttered over 9000 branches last year
Number of branches, employees falls as digital banking grows
09/13/2017
Amid Steady Global Growth, Stocks Remain Attractive Despite Elevated Valuations; No Bond Bubble - Research
The complete forecast is based on six investment themes identified by Northern Trust
09/13/2017
Guernsey rises to number one European specialist finance centre
Guernsey launched the private investment fund (PIF) last November and it took just four months for the first two PIFs to be established.
09/12/2017
Why you will find the best dressed bankers at BNP Paribas
It’s not like this at BNP Paribas, or at least it doesn’t seem to be.
09/12/2017
As climate threats grow clearer, risk-lowering investment is crucial: bankers
Largely that’s because most of the plans countries have each drawn up as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement to cut their emissions and make themselves more resilient to climate change aren’t at this point much more than lists of potential projec
09/12/2017
Why Goldman bankers want to work for Citi, by Citi
Citi’s new hires can already witness Citi’s strong customer base and healthy customer dialogue, added Gerspach.
09/12/2017
Asset Owners Increasing Appetite for Illiquid Assets is Driving Interest in Co-Investment
The study also reveals that over the next 12 months asset owners are planning to increase their exposure to these illiquid assets.
09/12/2017
Chart of the day, offshore tax haven market-share edition
The analysis of this new dataset reveals a number of striking results.
09/12/2017
Huge pay at this tiny boutique investment bank in London
This is up from an average of £353.5k the year before.
09/12/2017
Iceland: UK should have been tougher on bankers after financial crisis
Some of Iceland's bankers were jailed after the financial crisis and the country's PM says more should have been done in the UK.
09/12/2017
World's wealthiest families keep getting richer as markets boom
Nearly half of family offices are not prepared for wealth transfer says UBS research
09/12/2017
Objectway Rises the 2017 IDC Fintech Rankings
Most comprehensive vendor ranking in the financial services industry features top 100 global providers of financial technology
09/12/2017
Adviser Attitudes Report Reveals Financial Advisers are in High Spirits about Years Ahead
Whatever the outcome of the FAMR, the mere fact that it is a government instigated review with a primary objective of increasing access to advice, is significant in its own right.
09/12/2017
Positive action – the impact investing opportunity for IFCs
Guernsey Finance Deputy Chief Executive Kate Clouston said impact investing was now establishing itself within mainstream global finance
09/12/2017
Protecting your portfolio from inflation Cynthia Bowring, Sanlam UK
With higher interest rates anticipated in the future (albeit in the medium-term future), how do we alter our bond exposure to minimise interest rate risk?
09/12/2017
Why SFTR compliance is an opportunity for greater data insight by Paul Burleton, GFT
Clear driving principles of data ownership will be key in order to address data quality, timeliness and accuracy.
09/12/2017
St. James’s Place – 'Currencies continue to succeed amid geopolitical tensions'
Leading global stock indices were relatively unresponsive to the week’s events around the world
09/11/2017
Offshore jurisdiction status may strengthen London post-Brexit
Allen stated that clients fall into four categories when UK re/insurers and brokers are deciding whether they need a post-Brexit contingency plan.