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Catastrophe bonds hit record $26.82 billion, Artemis.bm reports

$7 Billion of cat bond issuance drives market higher in 2016

Inevitable Chain Reaction

Asset managers cannot afford to ignore robo-advice and digital ledger technology

Lloyds Bank survey finds increasing concerns among companies

The biggest drop in exports is expected for businesses exporting to North America

PE Firms Set To ‘Keep Calm And Carry On’ - KPMG

Private equity will surely keep calm and carry on dealmaking

What are the biggest risk management challenges for asset managers in 2017?

Compliance officers and IT risk management more important than ever

St. James’s Place – “Markets sail through rocky year”

Unforeseen political outcomes rocked investor sentiment in 2016, but leading stock markets surged anyway.

Banking In Europe: Too Many Players, Too Little Performance?

European banks certainly operate in a more challenging environment, as the EU is only slowly recovering from the crisis, capital requirements are set at more prudent levels than in the US, and interest rates are at all-time lows.

Viva Las Vegas! Gambling’s mecca shows how Brexit can beat the odds

Slap in the middle of a desert, the city faces unbearable heat for much of the year and has an annual rainfall barely 1 per cent of the UK’s.

Italy could opt out of Eurozone, says German Ifo think tank chief

Italian government is focusing on underwriting the stability of its banking sector, starting with a bailout of Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

The 9 best paying companies in the UK for directors

All figures below are median salaries, excluding bonuses and other awards.

Russia: Inside the private bank backed by the state

Using loans from the central bank, Otkritie doubled its assets overnight

Barclays - Compass Report - Q1 2017

Published by the Barclays’ Wealth and Investment Management division, the quarterly research focuses on providing investment advice and recommendations to investors around the world, including the MENA region.

Brexit: banks consider whether to start moving business out of UK

Announcements expected soon on whether to implement contingency plans for access to remaining EU states

Paris could lure as many as 20,000 finance workers from UK

Banks will start shifting operations from UK

Despite Trump, EU elections and Brexit, business leaders are more positive going into 2017: Report

Net optimism stood at 38 percent in the fourth quarter, a five percentage point increase from the previous three-month period.

Collinson: How will OMGI’s Mid-cap fund fare post Brexit?

Manager Richard Watts doesn’t pretend to know what the final shape of Brexit will be.

The Great British Break-Up: How Brexit Will Impact Fashion in 2017

Some have interpreted this as a signal that Britain may attempt to maintain access to the EU’s single market, further clouding the matter.

New year, new me? Recommendations for resolutions by Penny Lovell

Indeed, the percentage of people who are successful in achieving their resolution is only 8%, while a quarter of people who make resolutions give in to temptation within the first week.

London bosses enjoy the most 'ego space' of the world's financial centres

Richard Proctor, head of Knight Frank’s central London tenant representation team, said despite the findings of the report, firms in London were generally moving away from hierarchical space plans.

Bankers’ bonuses will be slashed this year...

but don’t feel too sorry for them – they'll still get payouts of £4billion

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