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Brewin takeover to result in axing of Duncan Lawrie research team

The takeover, due to complete in Q1 this year, takes Brewin Dolphin’s total assets to £36.1bn.

Global Transactions Forecast: From Apprehension to Appetite

Deal making in the finance and consumer goods sectors will drop slightly in 2017 before rebounding in 2018.

IMF makes further U-turn on Britain's economic prospects as Brexit fears prove unfounded

The time it remained doubtful about the country's prospects for this year.

Oxfam’s ‘rich list’ includes some of the most generous men on earth on earth

This wealth concentration is up from last year, Oxfam says, when the charity’s researchers said that the top 62 billionaires were worth the same as poorest half the world.

How to survive in a hedge fund over the next five years, by Point72 Asset Management

“At Point72 we have portfolio managers who use the best of both,” said Grenade

UK tax haven suggestions 'hypocritical'

However, Mr Webster says the suggestion poses no great threat to the Island's competitiveness

Capgemini names retail trends for 2017

One the key trends is going to be the ‘rebirth of loyalty’ with Capgemini stating that retailers need to be thinking about how their schemes can be more sustainable

Morning Coffee: Brexit to officially cripple the City of London. Senior M&A banker shamed over restaurant review

There will also, therefore, be no more of the passporting that 5,500 firms in the UK banking industry currently rely upon when they trade with Europe.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Politics are back

Coutts looks to opportunities in Sterling, financial debt and US technology firms for 2017 investments

Throughout 2017 and beyond, the Coutts investment team will increasingly look to invest responsibly for sustainable returns.

UK inflation jumps as sterling fall starts to be felt - Shroders

UK consumer price inflation hits its highest level for two and a half years.

St. James’s Place – “Consumer spending revitalises a nation of shopkeepers”

“Much of what we saw in 2016 does not appear to be grounded in fundamentals” says Neil Woodford of Woodford Investment Management

Hard Brexit and strong inflation data: Now is the time to ‘go more global’

The markets detest uncertainty. As such, investors should take precautions against a potential fall in the value of UK assets and avoid firms dependent upon UK-only earnings.

London Stock Exchange hits back at claims Frankfurt will seize jobs from the City after merger

“For the avoidance of doubt, such action is not contemplated and any statements suggesting otherwise are inaccurate and misguided,” the company said in a statement.

Jersey no longer on Portuguese blacklist

It follows representations made by the Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache and his team to the Portuguese Embassy in London and to the Minister of Finance in Lisbon.

Grand Designs by Penny Lovell

Of course in the job role I have I cannot help but be pulled back to reality and that means an awareness of the new stories this week around the current interest rate climate and the outlook for mortgages.

Full, but not bursting by Tim Price

“Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to threaten a nuclear first strike on Iran and to promote the rich, smooth taste of Bud Ice.

RESEARCH: Are billionaires feeling the pressure?

UBS/PwC Billionaires Report

Sink or Swim: Why wealth management can’t afford to miss the digital wave

PwC has surveyed over 1000 high net worth individuals and interviews with 100 client-facing relationship managers who work in wealth management firms to explore the digital opportunities that the industry is powerfully positioned to exploit.

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