10/27/2015
Britain named sixth best country for doing business
The UK has become an easier place to do business in past year, says World Bank, after reforms to red tape and corporate tax
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/27/2015
Morning Coffee: Deutsche Bank to cut 40-50% of its staff? J.P. Morgan is hiring 1,800 people here.
If the Financial Times is right, something very bad is afoot at Deutsche Bank.
10/27/2015
“You say junior bankers have no right to complain? You don’t know what you’re talking about”
Junior bankers don’t do it for the money, and no amount of money would compensate for this lifestyle anyway.
10/26/2015
Which? calls for more advisers to publish charges online
The consumer group said 33 of the sites offered a ‘key facts document’ for download, but 25 of those did not supplement this with a ‘suitably detailed’ fees page, or had no fees pages at all.
10/26/2015
Sales of UK property priced over a million fell in first half of 2015
Despite falling sales nationally, some areas continue to buck the trend.
10/26/2015
Online advisers battle to win high-net-worth clients
Some experts say online services will gradually attract more high net worth customers as clients get used to the technology and the process becomes more sophisticated.
10/25/2015
Quinton Trust (Malta) to open at Smart City
Smart City will be a great working environment for our staff and a wonderful location for entertaining visiting clients.
10/25/2015
Dragons and Unicorns: turning business fantasy into reality
A specialist in shrewd choices and successful exits
10/23/2015
HSBC will probably stay put in London
HSBC would distance itself from worries like a British exit from the European Union, an EU cap on bank bonuses, and UK legislation to ring-fence retail banks and potentially jail negligent bank bosses.
10/23/2015
From constraint to opportunity - Paradigm shift as more users see EU regulations in new light
With a rather small population of about 33,000 people on a rather small territory of 2.5 square miles, Gibraltar has managed to built a well diversified financial industry.
10/22/2015
The future of Europe's financial market infrastructure - the Eurosystem's Vision 2020 - Yves Mersch
Speech by Mr Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Sibos conference, Singapore, 14 October 2015.
10/22/2015
Platforms are finished, hard-hitting report to suggest
Price and proposition pressures weigh on platforms, but do retirement reforms offer hope?
10/22/2015
Investors eschew gold’s safe-haven role, leaving price low for longer
Those buying gold as prices approached a record $1,920.30 an ounce were not seeking protection or even diversification; they were looking to make a quick buck on what has become just another financial instrument
10/21/2015
The dumbest jobs in finance, and how to escape them
As regulation and automation sweep across the industry, these are the job finance insiders say you might want to avoid now.
10/21/2015
Standard Life Investments Highlights The Impact Of Millennials On Values Based Investing
It explores millennials' potential impact on traditional financial management, as well as the many opportunities they create for the industry.
10/21/2015
What You Need To Know About The UK’s Ultra Wealthy
Nearly 80% of the ultra wealthy population in the United Kingdom amassed their fortunes through astute entrepreneurship, while just 13% inherited their wealth, a Wealth-X and UBS study reveals.
10/21/2015
Time and again - The only way to be sure of the future is to own a DeLorean and a flux capacitir
For our part, we know that, in value, we have an investment strategy that provides us with a number of mechanisms
10/21/2015
Results of Barclays Q4 2015 Compass Report
Barclays has today released its latest tactical recommendations to portfolio asset allocations
10/21/2015
SMES need Banks to stop it up
Overall, it appears these businesses feel their banks are a bit behind the times when it comes to banking services.
10/20/2015
Fee Advice Worth Heeding European asset managers underestimating influence of consultants
Cerulli also highlights the emerging trend of U.K. institutions selecting fiduciary managers that both offer and then implement advice.