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The best and worst funds of 2015

This has dampened returns for British investors who prefer to stick to their home market. For the year, as at December 21, the index had lost 7pc.

Exploring a new financial services landscape - EY

EY FinTech Adoption Index

A Third of Banks and Payment Services Fail To Provide a Secure Connection for All Online Payments

The IT Security Risks Survey 2015, conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, involved more than 5,500 company representatives, including 131 banks' and payment services' representatives, from 26 countries.

Objectway Platform Stays Ahead of Wealth Management Technology Trends

The most recent incarnation of the company’s digital solutions, showcased at the London event, is on the cusp of these latest technology trends and closely aligned with wealth management priorities

Standard Life Investments - 2016 investment outlook

The outlook is still positive for profits in Europe and Japan

Easing and squeezing - St. James's Place Market Bulletin

The beginning of the new millennium’s first financial crisis is usually dated to the bursting of the housing bubble in the US in 2007; identifying the close of a crisis is a trickier business.

Savers – make sure you know where you’re protected

Many savers will have noticed the rise in the number of challenger banks on the market in recent months

Michael Dobson, Schroders: Inscrutable and immovable

The Etonian has run a pillar of the City for 14 years and has no plans to hand over reins

How Much Oil Is Needed To Power Santa’s Sleigh? by By Michael McDonald of Oilprice.com

Well the answer is complicated by a number of factors most importantly, we just don’t know a lot of about Santa’s rounds, the shape of the sleigh, the air speed of the craft, or the weight of all those presents. But, we can take some educated

Schroders' James Sym and James Rutland share their Outlook for 2016

In their outlook they see a major turning point occurring in the business cycle at this point.

Kleinwort’s M&A story makes for cautionary tale

What is clear is that this is another messy outcome for a former bastion of the City of London

London still dominates UK tech sector in KPMG's latest report, but Rotherham is growing fast

UK technology companies have been successful and remain optimistic, but growth has softened over the past two years. However, most activity is based around London and the south east, with Reading holding its place as the "top tech cluster".

Ireland - Europe’s leading hedge funds jurisdiction

Dillon Eustace is one of Ireland's leading law firms focusing on corporate and M&A, financial services, banking and capital markets, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, insurance and taxation.

Richest Britons piling up wealth three times faster than poorest

For the bottom half of all households, total wealth rose by just 7 percent during that period

AIMA: 44% of Hedge Fund Firms Planning New Launches in 2016

Among managers with less than $100 million AUM, only 24% anticipate a new launch by the new years’ end.

Asian banks seen taking pole position in post-sanctions Iran

Iran and world powers reached a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief

EFG 2016 Outlook & CIO Resolutions by Moz Afzal, Chief Investment Officer

2016 is set to be a year in which economic growth in the developed economies levels out at around 2%.

Ireland: One of the top countries for business

Mazars commentary on Ireland’s 4th place in Forbes’ Best Countries for Business 2015

Pressure and Change in Europe in the European Insurance Sector

56 interviews were carried out with senior insurance investment executives representing over €2.4trn, or around 30%, of pan-European insurance assets under management.

Deloitte: Growth potential for Islamic Sukuk financing in Europe

Newly released report and executive program bring industry leaders together to further discussion on the way ahead

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