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New Year’s Evolution? by James Klempster

We have noted before that we expect the Fed to be circumspect in its policy tightening and there is no new news that suggests the need to move away from this cautious approach.

Middle East investors home in on London property for secure income

The country’s sovereign wealth fund meanwhile bought the Berkeley and Claridge’s hotels for more than £600m each in April.

2015 Global Investment Banking Review

Finance industry titan JP Morgan had the best year among global investment banking firms in 2015, bringing in $5.98 billion in fees, representing just under 7% of IB firm fees.

CTAs post negative returns in December to finish 2015 flat

Indices rebranded from Newedge CTA Indices to SG Prime Services CTA Indices

Old Mutual Wealth launches international bond to target wealthy

The bond is only available for clients who want a DFM to run the portfolio linked to the bond, therefore Old Mutual International will make other DFMs available through the bond.

Barclays says outlook for Aberdeen Asset's stock still looks pessimistic even after sharp fall in 2015

Aberdeen’s stock strongly underperformed in 2015, falling 33 per cent against the average asset manager.

Investors fear 'hollow' US-EU alliance

The research firm publishes an annual list of what investors see as the year's biggest 10 risks.

Is the future of wealth management going to be robo-advisers?

Whatever your view point, it’s hard to deny that the use of robotics, automation and algorithms for financial management and/or transactions is of huge interest to the sector.

KPMG: Biometrics to play bigger role in 2016

People are being forced to adopt more and more convoluted passwords, while simultaneously trying to avoid the temptation to reuse those super strong passwords.

Monopolisation of wealth by UK super-rich accelerates

Its main findings showed that the total wealth of private households in the UK, which includes wealth from private pensions, was over £11 trillion.

Greeks remain wary over banking

As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, inset, braces for another round of tough negotiations with creditors, savers are still reluctant to bet their money that this year's talks will be less perilous for their country's place in the Eurozone th

Private equity beats bankers’ bonuses

Private equity employees are expecting to receive bonuses of just over £104,000 each for 2015, according to a survey by Astbury Marsden

GCC investors considering Poland's Lucrative Residential Property Sector

Zlota 44 is the most iconic building in Poland and will provide the most luxurious apartments

Another Lehman collapse is the biggest threat we face

Our big banks, still largely unreformed since the financial crisis in 2008, remain too-big-to-fail

Odey flags up threat of UK house bubble in fears for global economy

Crispin Odey said tougher conditions were likely to persist throughout the year

Coutts Global Markets Weekly: A year of contradictions and flat returns

We looked for global equities to come out ahead of ‘safe-haven’ government bonds, which they did, but not by much.

Economic growth will disappoint again in 2016, warns IMF's Christine Lagarde

Managing director tells central banks to consider 'spillover' effects from raising interest rates in an uncertain world

Buy German stocks, say strategists

Strategists predict the benchmark will rally in 2016 on optimism that low oil prices and a weak euro will benefit companies.

Moody's: France's creation of new senior debt category provides more clarity on bank resolution

The new debt category will consist of 'securities' subordinated to other senior obligations, but will rank senior to subordinated debt.

Italian premier says banking system not at risk

The government's rescue of the four small banks in central Italy has been criticized for exposing some bondholders to losses.

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