10/06/2016
IMF: 30 pct. of European banks are weak, not generating sustainable profits
The report compared those financial institutions to U.S. and Japanese banks.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/06/2016
Global Britain - a country that works for everyone
London should make its case as Europe’s leading banking centre, contributing to stability, jobs and growth.
10/06/2016
Smart Beta Questions With Active Management Answers
Advocates of smart beta believe that it offers benchmark-beating returns with lower costs than active management.
10/06/2016
UK: Total number of complaints continues to fall
Currently, independent governance committees (IGCs) and trustees are required to request and report on transactions costs as far as they are able but asset managers are not required to provide full disclosure of these costs in a standardised form.
10/05/2016
Oliver Wyman’s guide to keeping your banking job after Brexit
Oliver Wyman thinks 31,000 to 35,000 jobs could be directly at risk and that a further 34,000 to 40,000 jobs could disappear from London
10/05/2016
ESMA Reports On Shadow Banking, Leverage And Pro - Cyclicality
ESMA’s report assesses whether the use of SFTs leads to the build-up of leverage which is not yet addressed by existing regulation, and whether there is a need to take further measures to reduce its pro-cyclicality.
10/05/2016
St. James’s Place – “Politics continues to weigh on markets”
As former chancellor Ken Clark warned that “nobody in the government has the first idea of what they’re going to do next on the Brexit front”, Theresa May finally revealed her post-Brexit plans.
10/05/2016
Brexit Secretary David Davis says EU referendum campaign untruths ‘not important’
Vote Leave controversially claimed £350m could be spent on the NHS after Brexit
10/05/2016
BNP Paribas Investment Partners Raises €500M For New SME Debt Fund
Loan origination will mostly be via privileged access to SME debt deal flow provided by the BNP Paribas Group
10/05/2016
Standard Life Investments - Weekly Economic Briefing - Riding mini cycles
It has been a rotten 18 months for the global trade and production cycle.
10/05/2016
Moody's maintains stable outlook on Germany's banking system amid resilient operating environment
The favourable operating environment also means that domestic loan quality will likely remain sound.
10/05/2016
Trust in banking sector stable but low; higher in own bank; improved client centricity
Trust in banks has remained stable compared with last year, but is still low.
10/05/2016
The death of UK investment banks
The group would be better to focus on retail banking as the e-commerce revolution began, he recommended.
10/04/2016
Number of fund boutiques drops by half in two years
The number of boutiques has fallen from 40 in 2013 to just 24 as of the middle of last year, according to an industry survey.
10/04/2016
Investment fund sales surged in August but investors remain cautious
Other more cautious sectors also proved popular, including targeted absolute return funds, mixed asset funds and money market funds, while equity funds continued to experience net outflows
10/04/2016
Client Demands and Profit Margins Prompt Change of Tack
European asset managers forced to adopt new strategies
10/04/2016
deVere urges the government to allow local advice for overseas pension transfers
The aim of the consultation is “to gather information on how the requirement to take advice is working for overseas members, and whether the current process should be maintained or adapted, to work better for individuals who are moving or already re
10/04/2016
Bank of England report reveals post-Brexit foreign investment concern
Commercial property market is at risk of a "sharp adjustment"
10/04/2016
Hammond vows to protect UK economy during Brexit, sterling falls
Throughout the negotiating process, we are ready to take whatever steps are necessary to protect this economy from turbulence
10/04/2016
Julius Baer: Asia’s Growth on Track
These variations are overshadowed by the property market across Asia, which is clearly coming off the boil.