11/05/2015
Gap between U.S. and German two-year yields widest since 2006
Draghi was extremely dovish at the last press conference, so at the short end of the yield curve Treasury yields have risen while German yields have flat-lined.
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11/05/2015
BTG Pactual’s revenues up 50%
The firm’s profit increased to 1.51 billion reals, up 96% from last year and its return on average equity ended the third quarter at 28.8%.
11/04/2015
Investors Most Relaxed in 2 Years Over Fed "Liftoff" - Survey
Only 7 percent of 651 global investors polled by the UK bank said U.S. policy "normalization" was the biggest risk over the next year
11/04/2015
‘New normal’ interest rates fuelling mortgage applications from overseas buyers and expats
“A large proportion of British expats will ultimately return to the UK at some stage and, understandably, would like a home to go back to.
11/04/2015
External Managers Can Still Reign New sovereign wealth funds need help even in mainstream asset classes and geographies
Cerulli says that new SWFs are likely to need help in the early stages, even in mainstream asset classes and geographies.
11/04/2015
Oldies but goodies: how catering to baby boomers will pay off
In the UK, nearly two million people aged over 60 years old have over £1 million of total wealth, including property.
11/04/2015
Can Bond Managers Cope with Higher Rates?
A lack of manager experience of interest rate hikes is a concern for asset owners, research shows.
11/04/2015
Commercial property rental growth has returned says Legal & General
Commercial property prices have risen nearly 20% since the start of 2014 and market yields have fallen.
11/04/2015
High net worths become indifferent to big wealth brands
Those who said they were indifferent to the brand increased to 62% in Q3 from 43% in the first quarter.
11/04/2015
Morning Coffee: A wise MD has this advice for banking VPs. Validate your finance career, Credit Suisse style
For example, he advises against moving to another bank for more money – especially at the peak of the market: “..one of my fellow VPs got a bid for 50% more money to go to a European bank.
11/03/2015
India's wealth rose 211% in 15 years: Key takeaways from New World Wealth report
No prize for guessing which country tops the list
11/03/2015
Aegon replaces Generali on 'too big to fail' List
Designating Aegon as one of the so-called global systemically important insurers, or G-SII's, will likely require the group to bolster its finances to meet more onerous regulatory requirements
11/03/2015
Old School Asset Managers, Meet New SWFs
Not a specialist? Only do equities? New wealth funds can still use these traditional asset managers, Cerulli says.
11/02/2015
New Breed of Banks Sweeps Efma and Accenture 2015 Global Banking Innovation Awards
Winning innovations are mostly from emerging-market banks
11/02/2015
The very highest-paying job specialisms in the finance sector include structurer, trader, M&A and leveraged finance
While analysts in institutional sales can take home £59,000 in salary and bonuses, once they hit managing director level, their total salary is likely to be £329,000.
11/02/2015
As Ryanair profits climb, Michael O'Leary's wealth is also taking off
Airline chief executive’s shares soared in value by more than €40m in a few hours
11/02/2015
Why HSBC’s investment bankers could feel good about themselves, a chart
While both Deutsche Bank and Barclays are struggling to bring their investment banking costs under control, costs in HSBC’s investment bank already look tamed.
11/01/2015
Bank boardrooms are bereft of technology expertise
Only 6% of board directors and 3% of CEOs of leading banks have professional technology experience;
11/01/2015
How to succeed at digital transformation
Challenges to becoming a customer-focused digital enterprise include digital strategy ownership, organizational readiness, and establishing metrics to measure digital success
11/01/2015
Greek banks need up to $15.8 billion, says ECB
The checks were carried out using baseline and more adverse scenarios for the course of the Greek economy up until the end of 2017 to project possible credit losses.