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The government's negotiating objectives for exiting the EU: PM speech

They will know that we built them a better Britain.

UBS wealth managers eye growth in Scotland

The company’s client base includes many entrepreneurs in core areas including Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Investment advised in strong global economy despite brexit and trump

Stowell said investing was an emotional decision so Coutts worked extensively with families to educate generations and stakeholders to make sure everybody had a clear understanding and could make confident decisions.

Nationwide to close Isle of Man offshore expat unit

Customers are required to find a new savings provider and all Nationwide International accounts will need to be closed

Panacea Adviser Survey: 80% Of Advisers Say FSCS Funding Review Won't Go Far Enough

Panacea believes that these ‘polluter pays’ fines could have funded the FSCS for at least four years, again reducing costs for consumers.

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.

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