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Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world

The report outlines how the super-rich use a network of tax havens to avoid paying their fair share of tax

German paper accuses UK of offshore tax haven threat

British finance minister threatens EU partners

Weekly Round-up of the financial markets from Charles Stanley

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Pound tumbles as traders brace for Theresa May's Brexit speech

The UK is willing to leave the EU even if it does not reach an agreement to access the single European market.

RBS named worst bank for customer satisfaction for second year

Topping the satisfaction list was First Direct followed by Nationwide and TSB Bank.

EU Brexit chief sees special care for financial service ties

An EU spokesman said the Guardian report did "not correctly reflect" Barnier's comments to a closed door meeting with members of the European Parliament last week.

UK merger and acquisition deal value may fall to $125bn in 2017 amid Brexit and weaker economic growth

The report added that M&A activity would rise moderately in subsequent years to touch $150bn by 2020.

Odey: It hasn’t been easy… but you find me in good heart

In a recording of his third quarter investment conference call reviewed by ValueWalk.

Pension Trustees Should Recognize the Often-Forgotten Benefit of Hedge Funds as Capital Protectors

Outflows have become an increasingly common trend due to the recent period of underperformance.

Platforum ratings agency research challenges FCA findings

Two thirds of advisers using research agencies rely on more than one agency

Savers, investors and expats: Now is the time to prepare for a hard Brexit

The warning from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, comes as it looks increasing likely that the British government is opting for a so-called hard Brexit.

RSRCHXchange asset management survey reveals expected decline in bank research spend ahead of MiFID II

The survey shows a distinct shift of research budgets away from the top nine investment banks, with just 13% of respondents expecting to pay for research from all of the largest banks and 72% expecting to use research from less than five banks.

OTP Bank Romania partners with EximBank to support SMEs

OTP Bank Romania and EximBank announced the signing of a partnership that allows SMEs to benefit from a new instrument of guarantees

Report on sterling "flash event" released by the Markets Committee

Drawing on detailed analysis conducted by the Bank of England as well as intelligence gathered by the Markets Committee, the report concludes that the time of day played a significant role in making the sterling foreign exchange market more vulnerable to

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