12/03/2015
Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Financial markets are now waiting for two of the three main events this month
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12/03/2015
Record volumes of cashless payments reached before the Christmas shopping seaso
For the first time, SIX Payment Services processes over 1 billion transactions in one calendar year
12/03/2015
EUROPE, JAPAN AND EMERGING ASIA TOP BARINGS’ CIO 2016 MARKET
Europe, Japan and Emerging Asia are set to deliver the best equity market performance in 2016, according to Ken Lambden, CIO at Baring Asset Management in London.
12/03/2015
UK the earnings wildcard in 2016 says LGIM
The company sees the decline in commodity prices as ultimately beneficial to global growth but considers the disorderly fall over 2015 ‘worrisome’.
12/03/2015
Chancellor’s buy to let taxes to trigger lending surge as landlords rush to incorporate
This has accelerated as landlords absorbed the impact of the tax changes; in September, applications tripled year on year +213%.
12/03/2015
Sovereign wealth funds desert asset managers
Many large funds including emerging market funds face risk of redemptions
12/02/2015
New report: Apple Watch banking apps fail to excite clients
In MyPrivateBanking’s view, the main weakness of the Apple Watch banking apps that were analyzed is the lack of personalization features.
12/02/2015
US builds on investment banking dominance
According to Coalition’s global league table for the third quarter of 2015, five of the six largest investment banks by global revenue were American.
12/02/2015
CVC gives wake-up call to old-style asset managers
Dig a little deeper, however, and you will see an example of a private equity house taking its asset management skills up new avenues.
12/02/2015
BTG Pactual's Swiss bank BSI says has not suffered major outflows
Brazil's BTG is in the midst of a crisis after controlling shareholder Andre Esteves resigned as CEO and chairman following a sweeping corruption investigation.
12/02/2015
Open Payments Can Bring a Dose of Innovation to Transit
New technology has made paying for goods and services as simple as the tap of a bank card or wave of a smart device at the point of sale.
12/01/2015
Destination ‘filthy rich’: Where the wealthy go to get even richer
A mountainous country where nothing comes cheap but many of the world’s filthy rich come to grow their fortunes.
12/01/2015
Business Growth Splutters After Record Highs For CICM UK Credit Managers’ Index
Business confidence and the outlook for growth appear to be stuttering, following two previous quarters’ record highs.
12/01/2015
Asian Business Owners Redefine What it Means to be an Entrepreneur - RESEARCH
Two in five entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China are female with nearly half under the age of 35
12/01/2015
Private Equity Investments Outperforming Other Asset Classes
Other transactions have also been completed in the past few years
12/01/2015
Pay Confidential: Wealth managers’ bonus lag
Want to become wealthy from a career in finance? It might take longer to achieve if you’re a wealth manager.
12/01/2015
These 6 nightmare charts most worry the Bank of England about the financial system
But lots of risks still remain, and some, like the threat of a cyberattack or a downturn in Asian economies, worry the Bank of England more than ever.
12/01/2015
Wealth is key in accessing justice, says poll
Almost 90 per cent of legal professionals feel that wealth is increasingly important in accessing justice, a survey has found.
11/30/2015
75 percent of banks focus on sales over customer service
New study from Efma and Misys shines spotlight on banks’ struggle to balance sales and customer service
11/30/2015
Barclays: Robotics is the future for Britain’s struggling manufacturers
The UK's struggling manufacturing sector has bags of potential, according to a new report from a major British lender.