07/07/2016
House prices, property funds, credit cards and tax
Shares in London have opened almost 1 per cent higher and the pound has made some modest gains
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/07/2016
Deutsche Bank: The Pound Is Going Lower — Much Lower
Sterling is already hovering close to 31-year-lows against the dollar in the wake of the UK's shock vote to leave the European Union, but on Thursday Deutsche Bank predicted the currency will fall much lower.
07/06/2016
Italy Is Next In Line For A Banking Crisis
The U.K. vote to exit the European Union has compounded the strains on Europe’s banks in general and Italy’s in particular
07/06/2016
Education struggles to provide millennials with right tech skills
Millennials in emerging markets face steep learning curve
07/06/2016
BT and KPMG: Businesses in an “arms race” with pro cybercriminals
With cyber-crime continuing to escalate, a new approach to digital risk is needed – and that means putting yourself in the shoes of attackers.
07/06/2016
Zurich finds only one in five grasp protection benefits
Suggesting much more needs to be done to raise awareness of the product’s benefits.
07/06/2016
St. James’s Place – “Investors must maintain a diversified approach to UK equities”
Despite last week’s result, the UK is only 75 per cent certain to leave the EU according to Hamish Douglass, of Magellan and fund manager of the St. James’s Place International Equity fund.
07/06/2016
Brexit woes drag Britain's pound to fresh 31-year low
That still left the pound 13 percent below its levels before the June 23 referendum, and about 0.2 percent down on the day.
07/06/2016
Can You Please Sell This Building...by 5 p.m.?
Three British property funds suspended redemptions, prompting comparisons to 2007
07/05/2016
New research: Challenger banks think they do it better than the Big Four
Majority of challenger banks and building societies believe they provide better service for customers though improvement is needed on mobile strategies
07/05/2016
Worries over China, Brexit push Treasury yields to record low
The safe-haven yen rose almost one percent against the euro and dollar, while Brexit-battered sterling hit another 31-year low after soft UK economic data.
07/05/2016
$800m wiped off 2015 bonuses at Deutsche, Barclays, UBS, CS last week
Most banks defer bonuses over a minimum of three years
07/05/2016
Opportunity in volatility - Barclays
The outcome of the EU referendum has left us with more questions than answers. The outcome is likely to be a prolonged period of market uncertainty. Peter Brooks, Head of Behavioural Finance at Barclays discusses whether this is an opportunity or a threat
07/05/2016
Jim Armitage: Shutting the property gate does not mean walls will tumble down
Aberdeen is famously mostly weighted towards Asia.
07/04/2016
Could Frankfurt be the Next Financial Hub After London?
They joined CCLA Investment Management Chief Investment Officer James Bevan.
07/04/2016
French Claim Euro-Clearing Business as Brexit Spoils Sought
He expressed frustration that Brussels took too long to respond to the refugee crisis last year and dissatisfaction that rules weren’t respected
07/04/2016
What Does Brexit Mean For UK Fintech?
In this interactive Q&A, we will talk with leading fintech experts to discuss what impact this decision will have on the future of the British fintech.
07/03/2016
Thinking fast and slow for an Intelligent Retirement by Penny Lovell
Thinking, fast and slow is a fantastic book by Daniel Kahneman, who has been described as one of the fathers of behavioural finance. Kahneman believes that humans think in two ways.
07/03/2016
Liars led by junkies by Tim Price
“In a stark warning to politicians, [Bank of England] governor Mark Carney said a downturn was on its way and Britain was already suffering from “economic post-traumatic stress disorder”.
07/01/2016
Little Clarity for Overseas Wealth
‘Funds and wealth businesses with EU registration and branches will be able to exploit their position best, and I expect Dublin and Luxembourg to benefit from the vote.’