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.
Comment, Analysis & Research
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.
11/30/2015
14 stats that prove why London (and not New York) is the world's most luxurious property destination
New York based buyers looking for a home in London typically spend £4m
11/30/2015
European Property Funds Hit the Roof Market can grow if home ownership declines
The average price of a London home has hit £500,000 (US$785,000)
11/27/2015
Defining digital differences amid financial disruption
To help understand these differences, we recently surveyed 4,400 affluent middle class consumers
11/27/2015
Should you do a Masters in Finance, a CFA qualification, or both?
Although it varies from Masters course to Masters course, there’s a definite overlap between what you’ll learn on a Masters in Finance course and a CFA course.
11/27/2015
This is what your private banking salary and bonus should be in Hong Kong
And we’ve done this across five broad levels of seniority job titles in private banking differ from firm to firm – some include the term “director” within ranks two to four, while others prefer “VP”.
11/27/2015
Barclays money-laundering rap is oddly reassuring
The FCA didn’t have a problem so much with the “politically exposed persons” themselves
11/27/2015
Britain joins sovereign wealth party too late
The economics of this plan, which was first floated by Osborne in 2014, are fragile.
11/27/2015
Wealth managers split over opportunities and threat of robo advice
New research has revealed a split in the attitudes wealth managers in the UK have towards robo advice.
11/27/2015
Private Equity Investor Reports Fall In Net Asset Value
The company, which is not making investment in new private equity funds, is managing its existing investments and returning capital to shareholders.
11/27/2015
'Brexit' would lead to loss of 100,000 bank jobs, says City
A vote to quit the European Union would trigger a flood of up to 100,000 banking jobs out of London, senior City figures have warned.
11/26/2015
"George Osborne has not deviated from his commitment to austerity" - Nancy Curtin, Chief Investment Officer, Close Brothers Asset Management
This is a key reason why the prospect of interest rate rises has become more distant in the UK. While the deficit is being addressed by Osborne’s ongoing fiscal tightening, the economy’s expansion is being supported by looser monetary policy f
11/26/2015
Fund manager profile: Standard Life Investments
Gill Newton talks to SLI’s Mikhail Zverev about collaborative transatlantic working practices and looking for positive fundamental change
11/26/2015
Institutionalisation raises operational bar for hedge funds, says survey
And the longer term trend is for more of the same.
11/26/2015
Morning Coffee: Which 35-year-old traders earn over $530k? The glory days are over
If you work in the fixed income currencies and commodities division of a large investment bank, you have every right to feel a little hard done by.
11/26/2015
Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Declines in the prices of base metals and oil and geopolitical developments were too much for markets to digest, so equities took a step down.
11/26/2015
`Brexit' Riskier for Fund Managers Than Banks, Report Says
That could lead to higher transactional costs and a need for more investment staff, while country-by-country distribution arrangements may have to be set up adding to the managers’ expenses.
11/26/2015
EU banks better capitalised in 2015, but NPLs remain of concern
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published the outcome of its 2015 EU-wide transparency exercise and provided detailed bank-by-bank data on capital positions, risk exposure amounts and asset quality on 105 banks from 21 countries of the European E