04/02/2017
Trading places: the rise of the DIY hedge fund
Quantitive analysts traditionally trade at a desk in a city's financial district.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/31/2017
Is it time for investors to go for gold? - Schroders
Gold and silver investments in particular remain very under-owned.
03/31/2017
Polish banks expect lower profits in 2017 - regulator
The watchdog publishes its report on the banks' earnings outlook annually
03/31/2017
Central European banks set to outshine Western rivals
The upswing in the economy has also enabled banks in Hungary to sell distressed mortgages and project loans to private investors seeking higher returns.
03/31/2017
Eurozone inflation falls further than expected - Schroders
The recent rise in eurozone inflation was always seen as a temporary pick-up, but with the annual rate rising above the ECB target of close to but below 2%, the tone of the governing council started to shift in a more hawkish direction.
03/31/2017
71% not confident advising SMEs on challenger banking products
A recent poll conducted by Bridging & Commercial found that 71% of professionals were not confident advising SME clients on specialist or challenger bank products.
03/31/2017
To- big-to-fail banks rapped for lax risk practices
The report is based on the results of a self-assessment survey completed by authorities having supervisory responsibility for G-SIBs and reviews progress in implementing the Principles during 2016.
03/30/2017
Report says Brexit could make relations with UK awkward
The UK Government must represent the Crown Dependencies.
03/30/2017
What Next for Carsten Kengeter?
He also quietly invested in fintech firms – until the news broke two and a half years ago that he would run Deutsche Boerse when Reto Francioni retired.
03/30/2017
BlackRock Still Believes in the Pound
The pound has shown few signs of panic in recent months, with gauges of expected swings in both the short and long term dropping.
03/30/2017
J.P. Morgan European chief: Don’t be a typical investment banker
It’s a discussion point; a deceptively simple question that allows people to excel, compromise or lead themselves down their own dark alleys.
03/30/2017
Even without Brexit risk, British investors are 'over-exposed to the UK'
Chasing future growth on the back of recent outperformance, by contrast, is particularly dangerous.
03/30/2017
Investors representing £1 trillion back Schroders-led sugar framework
Schroders and Rathbone Greenbank have jointly produced a framework as a guide for investors to ensure companies are adapting to changing global attitudes towards sugar.
03/29/2017
Qatar to invest 5bn pounds in UK over 35 years
The 2022 World Cup host nation has already invested heavily in Britain.
03/29/2017
Stay like Jagger at London’s Hotel Café Royal
It overlooks Piccadilly Circus and is a short stroll from SoHo, Mayfair and the West End theater district.
03/29/2017
Law Firm Rates Rising at the Fastest Pace Since the 2008 Recession
Law firms benefit by leveraging the report to understand market competition and demonstrate their relative value during negotiations.
03/29/2017
Brits Hoard Gold on Brexit Nerves
Hoarding of gold bars rose 39% in the U.K. last year
03/29/2017
Wealth and asset management AUM jumps 12.3% in 2016
The quality of assets has also improved and the investment that institutions have made in long term business models has left them in a good position to weather challenging market developments.
03/29/2017
Comment on Article 50: Nancy Curtin, Chief Investment Officer at Close Brothers Asset Management
If companies choose to pass on the higher price of imports to consumers, further driving up inflation, it may be short-lived.
03/29/2017
J.P. Morgan Scours Europe for Best Post-Brexit Home
That makes it Europe's largest investment bank and one of the most prominent among scores of foreign lenders trying to figure out their post-Brexit futures.