09/01/2016
London's elite 'pushed out of exclusive postcodes by super rich'
Displacement of old money is in turn pricing neighbourhoods in south and east London beyond the reach of average Londoners
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09/01/2016
KPMG named top listed company auditor
EY has taken the lead in the oil and gas sector, with PwC moving back into the bronze medal position.
09/01/2016
Global funds flee UK assets post-Brexit, seek out EMs
Gilt yields fell sharply in the wake of the shock Brexit vote and poll participants saw little value for long-term investors.
09/01/2016
UK will remain Europe's number one financial hub for at least a decade admits pro-EU bank
He did say some business could be redirected to the Continent, particularly trading related to the euro.
09/01/2016
Brazil shines as India disappoints - Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders
Latest GDP data shows Brazil’s economy improving after a dismal first quarter, while India’s economy slowed. However, both face brighter futures. Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, comments:
09/01/2016
Investment trusts no longer lower cost than similar open ended funds - Tilney Bestinvest
The firm argues the switch in performance advantage towards funds over the shorter time period will principally reflect a widening of investment trust discounts.
09/01/2016
Don't wear white shirts or brown shoes if you want City job, research finds
Firms also often select recruits who display “polish” and place as much importance on a person’s speech, accent, dress, behaviour and skills as their skills and qualifications, researchers said.
09/01/2016
Private equity investment hits six-year high in Central and Eastern Europe
After 2014’s fundraising high, driven by some of the region’s largest fund managers, the capital raised last year was a more subdued €418 million, as fund managers focused on investments and exits.
09/01/2016
Italian real estate funds in demand
Why are these relatively obscure Italian real estate funds now hot property?
08/31/2016
London remains ‘most prosperous UK city’ but others are catching up
Every part of the UK is more prosperous than it was last year, according to the second edition of the annual Barclays Prosperity Map.
08/31/2016
London the top choice for GCC real estate investors
Sixty per cent of those surveyed identified capital value growth as their main financial investment driver across all asset classes.
08/31/2016
Lloyds Bank National Business Awards release 2016 shortlist
Making it into this year’s shortlist are a variety of different, large and small UK brands.
08/31/2016
Millennials have unrealistic retirement expectations
The main reasons they cited for the lack of financial planning were not earning enough and rent being too expensive.
08/31/2016
UBS hires psychologists to help revamp research reports
The bank says the move — which some investors have viewed with scepticism — has more than doubled readership of its research output in the past two years.
08/30/2016
Brexit will actually help the economy thrive claims former Bank of England governor
But economic news since the vote has been far less apocalyptic than the gloom-laden predictions of the Remain side suggested.
08/30/2016
Brexit Boosts Lure of Sticky Deposits for U.K. Banking Startups
After Brexit, regulators will be tough on funding as part of testing the business model.
08/30/2016
Four ways the workforce is set to change over the next 20 years - UBS
The report states that the number of middle-skilled workers will potentially be reduced
08/30/2016
Central bankers more confident than ever by Tim Price
Most doctors – and even patients – know that when a course of drugs seems not to be working, you don’t simply keep on doubling the dosage.
08/30/2016
Aligning the organization for its digital future
Findings from the 2016 digital business global executive study and research report
08/29/2016
"Plan ahead: It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark" Richard Cushing
Enthralled by the continuous flow of medals coming back to Team GB, we've been reflecting here at Close Brothers on the origins of this success and how such a dramatic change of pace has occurred.