12/02/2016
A new world order: traditional economies are failing successful millennials
As few as 37% of those questioned in Germany, and 40% in the UK, thought they would be better off than their parents at age 65.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/02/2016
Target Multi-Asset Managers: A shift in focus could benefit Europe's asset managers given the rise in outsourcing
Cerulli notes that many advisors and their clients are making greater use of passive investment options to reduce costs within portfolios.
12/02/2016
Hot property destinations for the super wealthy
Many countries are keen to attract the global rich
12/02/2016
Insights on Trust: What Factors Matter Most? By Shreenivas Kunte
Retail investors are important stakeholders in wealth management. Indeed, they form the basis of the wealth management industry.
12/02/2016
Conduct risk in FX markets
Speech by Edwin Schooling Latter, Head of Markets Policy at the FCA, delivered at FX Week Europe
12/02/2016
Regional variations in property wealth lead to division, says Sinclair
The population has only around £2.5tn locked up in pension assets, in contrast to the ever-growing value of UK property. Indeed, total UK housing equity exceeds £5tn.
12/02/2016
Muscling In Hard-pressed European insurers encroaching on territory of pension firms
In the United Kingdom, Cerulli finds that composite insurers are extending their activities in occupational pensions
12/01/2016
Reflation and the case for alternative risk premia - Unigestion
What should investors look at instead?
12/01/2016
Low returns, high volatility top institutional investors' list of concerns - RESEARCH
With More Asset Allocation Changes Expected Globally, Institutional Investors May Find Value in Examining the Rigor of their Investment Decision-Making Process
12/01/2016
Carney and Draghi See Brexit Bashing Banks Both Sides of Channel
The views of the two men underscore how destructive the political schism may become for the banking industry.
12/01/2016
Comment on FCA new rules on savings - Lex Deak, CEO, OFF3R
Not good enough as savers look to alternatives like P2P
12/01/2016
Schroders: The ‘75% chance’ that the Santa Rally exists
Stockmarkets are more likely to rise in December than any other month, according to analysis of nearly three decades of data.
12/01/2016
Jim Armitage: Don’t panic — we’re safer than we have been for years
A further reason not to fear too much for RBS’s survival: the Bank is factoring the Very Worst Outcome of the potential fines for mis-selling rubbish mortgage-backed securities in the US.
11/30/2016
Operational Challenges Ahead for Wealth Management Firms
The survey examines how wealth managers and private banks cope with the multitude of new regulatory requirements and continuous market reforms.
11/30/2016
Standard Life Investments - On the reflation runway?
Our forecasts reflect this optical improvement, with developed market price growth expected to accelerate to 1.7% next year. Does this mean that we are at the end of the lowflation scare?
11/30/2016
Hidden Growth Within Family Businesses: Driving Success Without The Fame
While family businesses are focused on growth, many of them stay discreet about their success, rarely appear on front pages, and continue to be an enigma.
11/30/2016
54% of incumbents say fintech partnerships have boosted revenue
Incumbents need to carefully consider the practicalities of integrating fintechs' technology with legacy systems
11/30/2016
Babyboomer wealth vital for future generations, MPs told
At some point you will presumably leave what you have to your children.
11/30/2016
The International Banker 2016 Western & Eastern European Awards Winners
This compares poorly with the 3 percent that US banks earn and the average net-interest margin of 2 percent of Canadian banks.
11/30/2016
Some investors worry about ‘doubling-down’ of strategy at expense of Africa
Close allies of the Barclays boss say he has been helped by “exogenous events”, including a recent rebound in trading of bonds and loans, a key engine of its investment bank.