02/24/2017
German central bank chief renews efforts to woo British banks
We should not count on economic sanity being the main guiding principle.
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02/24/2017
BASF weigh on European shares at end of positive week
The world's largest chemicals group said it would return to earnings growth after higher petrochemical prices bolstered fourth-quarter profit.
02/23/2017
UK family firms braced for brexit but lag behind World rivals
PwC found more than nine-in-10 UK family businesses anticipated growth and more than nine in 10 (94%) were confident of growing their core business in existing markets.
02/23/2017
Man who killed banker with one punch cleared of murder
He denied intending to seriously hurt the 30-year-old and said he was just annoyed at one of his victim’s friends for making a racist comment.
02/23/2017
Emerging-Markets Hedge-Fund Assets Reach Record in '16, HFR Says
Global hedge-fund assets increased by $121.6 billion in 2016 to $3.02 trillion, it showed.
02/23/2017
Questor: the discounted trusts whose managers have 'skin in the game’
Every year, analysts at Canaccord Genuity, the stockbroker, compile a list of the investment trusts in which the managers (and boards) have the largest stakes.
02/23/2017
KPMG: Consolidation Will Transform Insurance Sector
The event is scheduled to hold on the 28th of February 2017.
02/23/2017
Commercial Bar under fire for promoting Dubai as a world arbitration centre
UAE ‘an immature’ legal system that is ‘subject to regular abuse’, says UK charity
02/23/2017
London analysts upgrade Hungary growth forecast on VAT cuts, EU funds, base effects
A weaker than expected GDP outcome in 2016 also provides a favorable base effect.
02/23/2017
M&A activity hits record level, reports BDO analysis
The number of deals was the highest recorded since the second quarter of 2008.
02/23/2017
Deutsche Bank Loses Ground in Trading as JPMorgan Thrives
Deutsche Bank's negotiations with U.S. prosecutors last year over alleged mortgage misdeeds rattled investors
02/23/2017
Smart Beta Needs to be Viewed in Strategic Context
Europe's investors should not despair even after negative returns
02/22/2017
Institutional investors pull $469 bln from equities in 2016
The tide may be turning international equity strategies are attracting the most searches in eVestment's database, a clue to future asset flows.
02/22/2017
Could you profit from the star fund managed by two women?
This is a great job for a woman you don't sit at your desk all day because it's about meeting people.
02/22/2017
Why banks have to implement Instant Payments
Customer expectations are driving the instant payments demand, and technological advances are ready to meet them.
02/22/2017
Analysts say bank still years away from private ownership
State-backed Royal Bank looks to have lifted a major barrier on its road to recovery following proposals submitted by the Treasury to the European Commission
02/22/2017
The UK's big banks need to keep a close watch on risks
This is not something they have always performed well at in the past.
02/22/2017
The Swiss Franc and Europe’s packed election year
We see an important role for the Swiss franc in mitigating political risk.
02/22/2017
The king of capital preservation
He regards as an inevitable consequence of the world having too much debt.
02/22/2017
International buyers routinely rejected for UK mortgages
Mortgage enquiries from overseas buyers and British expats rose 45% in Q4 2016