08/15/2016
Europe's boutique firms stealing M&A market share, dealmakers, data shows
Advisory boutiques have captured 44 percent or $1.7 billion of total completed M&A deals fees in Europe, Thomson Reuters data collected up to August 10 shows.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/15/2016
Britain Has Become the World’s Cheapest Luxury Market
The recent shakeup, known as Brexit, also saw British Prime Minister David Cameron resigning, explaining that he does not consider himself the right “Captain to take the country to its next destination.”
08/15/2016
RBS would move HQ south in event of Yes vote in independence referendum
The First Minister has promised to explore all options to keep Scotland in the EU, but has also warned that a snap, second vote on breaking-up Britain is "highly likely”.
08/15/2016
A duke's wealth is the natural result of a free society - and should be celebrated
No Conservative is going to come into office saying he or she wishes to entrench privilege and increase inequality.
08/15/2016
The crack-up boom has already begun by Tim Price
The masses, it seems, have been waking up for a while.
08/15/2016
Outsourcing by IFAs Set to Jump
Regulation driving independent financial advisors to outsource a greater percentage of assets under administration
08/14/2016
My $2bn Greek bailout: Britain's best-connected financier Amanda Stavely reveals she is on the brink of another stunning deal
It also led to a £720million legal claim from Staveley against Barclays claiming she and her investing partners were unfairly treated.
08/12/2016
Demand for central London office space on the rise
The demand for rented office space in central London has bounced back since the EU referendum in a vote of confidence for the capital's finance sector.
08/12/2016
To See Where World’s Easy Money Is Going, Look at Russia’s Ruble
Ruble’s correlation with crude to the lowest in a year
08/12/2016
Deutsche Bank's Profitability at Risk from Macro Concerns
The industry wide weakness and global concerns were further fueled by the Brexit referendum which adversely impacted the bank stocks.
08/12/2016
Brexit and rate drops driving investors to gold
His fund launched in March this year, as a sub-fund of the Dublin-domiciled Old Mutual Global Investors Series Plc, and is one way in which investors can get access to precious metals.
08/11/2016
Businesses and banks are 'talking DOWN the economy to justify their Brexit warnings'
BUSINESSES and banks were today accused of talking down the economy in a bid to vindicate their pre-referendum disaster warnings about Brexit - and fleece consumers.
08/11/2016
Davy eyes Irish 2017 growth downgrade post-Brexit
The next revision to forecast for Irish GDP to grow by 4 per cent in 2017 is likely to be down.”
08/11/2016
80% of institutional investors to increase or maintain exposure to real estate over the next two years
27% and 15% of respondents are invested in valueadded and opportunistic strategies respectively.
08/11/2016
How are the Channel Islands dealing with Brexit?
This was welcomed by the islands’ financial industry as it would further strengthen its standing globally.
08/11/2016
Brexit success could spark further EU break-up – OMGI
Johnson explained she does not own anything in either core Europe or the periphery.
08/11/2016
We're alright Jacques! Germany prospers as Spain, Italy Portugal and France face ruin
Europe faces a bleak economic future in which Germany and Scandinavia boom but the rest of the continent spirals downwards into stagnation and ruin, according to new research.
08/10/2016
Housing wealth increasingly important for homeowners
L&G figures suggest property is increasingly important to homeowners, say the Equity Release Council.
08/10/2016
Deutsche Bank had biggest potential capital gap in ZEW study
European banks lack sufficient capital to offset the losses expected in the case of another financial crisis.
08/10/2016
The hedge fund industry has a problem
The industry now has as many as 11,000 funds worldwide, managing about $3 trillion in assets.