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Bankers sound alarm bells over Brexit consequences

Brexit is unlikely to unseat the City of London as Europe’s main financial centre

Grant Thornton tops Experian Corpfin East of England M&A ranking

Grant Thornton has been named as the region’s number one financial adviser for merger and acquisition activity in a new report from information services company Experian Corpfin.

Big banks in Estonia are too lazy and lack innovation - Neivelt

Aripaev writes that according to Estonian businessman and former Hansabank CEO Indrek Neivelt, large banks operating in Estonia are very lazy and have too much fat.

Greater investments will be made toward banking on the blockchain - Capgemini

2016 will be the year of big partnerships between blockchain – and blockchain like companies – and major financial institutions.

Q1 2016 Intermediary Investment Update - 7IM

Take the European stockmarket, for instance. It powered ahead in the first quarter of 2015, as Europe finally seemed to have got its act together (economically speaking) and European companies showed signs of a good year for corporate profits.

JPMorgan Warns Firms Could Pull U.K. Jobs in Event of `Brexit'

Financial services would feel the “negative impact of Brexit” most, which could “result in jobs moving outside the U.K

Bankers say City 'would continue to thrive' in or out of Europe

Barclays and HSBC said disruption from Brexit could be short-term, depending on the terms of the departure

J.P. Morgan’s 14 predictions for investment banking revenues and jobs in 2016 and beyond

Abouhossein and colleagues have just issued an epic report on the outlook for investment banking revenues over the next 12 months and in years to come.

Sir Roger Gifford, member of Multrees Investor Services Board and former Lord Mayor of London, states his expectations for the City of London in 2016

Sir Roger Gifford is the former Lord Mayor of London, non-executive director of Multrees and current country head of SEB UK, and has worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years.

North west private equity exits reach £2bn, report reveals

The research, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe, reveals that the region ended the year with the highest number of exits in the north for the third consecutive year, second only to London.

Britain's banks would still thrive if the UK votes to leave the EU, says city boss

The comments are at odds with apocalyptic claims by some in the financial sector that a vote to leave the EU could push banks away from the capital.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

At the start of the year, investors often decide to put their money to work and so this period is typically positive for risky assets.

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.

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