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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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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%).

Asset management roundup: Dutch pressured on takeover policy

The proposals follow US paints manufacturer PPG’s failed bids for AkzoNobel, a Dutch chemicals firm.

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.

Uncool Britannia by Tim Price

“A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.” H.L. Mencken

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

Typical DB transfer values larger than average UK house price

The survey indicated that the vast majority of clients transferring are in their 50s.

British expats top agenda as EU kicks off Brexit talks

We want to end the anxiety facing four million citizens.

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.

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.

‘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

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.

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.

Into the Wilderness

“We are releasing the computer into the wilderness” announced Hendrik Leber of Acatis Asset Management in March.

The world's 25 biggest private banks

While the industry overall registered growth, some of the household names fell back, while Asian private banks cemented their position as a growing influence.

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