02/23/2016
Bank of Ireland boss not worried about Brexit impact on its UK units
Ahead of Irish election, Boucher says working relationship with Michael Noonan is “professional”
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/23/2016
Investors should question the stories around market volatility – Colin McLean, SVM Asset Management
To understand current market volatility investors should focus instead on key signals in the bank sector.
02/23/2016
Hedge fund investors back equity long-short for 2016
On the flip-side, 27 percent of investors surveyed expected distressed credit to be among their three worst-performing strategies come year-end
02/23/2016
British Bankers Have More to Fear Than Boris and Brexit: Gadfly
A vote to leave in June's referendum certainly wouldn't help London's financiers.
02/23/2016
North East is hottest property region for investors as volumes reach £1bn in 2015
Investment deals grew by 32% last year - the biggest rise of any UK region - including Monument Mall's sale for £75m
02/23/2016
Competition intensifies as hedge fund investors become more selective
Just over half (53%) had fewer than 25 direct hedge fund investments in their portfolio.
02/23/2016
JPMorgan’s top banker: Brexit “really bad” in short-term
It may be good or bad in the long term, but in the short term the amount of uncertainty will be really bad for everyone.
02/22/2016
Standard Life sees benefits in Europe, prepares for possible Brexit
Britain's position in Europe makes it easier to sell funds to investors across the region.
02/22/2016
Investment banks' trading revenue declined 9 percent in 2015: survey
FICC trading revenue at 12 of the world's biggest banks was $69.9 billion last year
02/22/2016
Martin Flanagan: Why big banks have little to fear
The major financial hits tarnishing the banks’ headline earnings since the crash have certainly covered the waterfront.
02/22/2016
Coutts Global Markets Weekly: US data calms recession fear
The jittery start to 2016 for global stock markets has been partly the result of mounting fears that the US economy is on the brink of another recession.
02/22/2016
Bank of Finland predicts country will be cash-free by 2029
At the same time, the number of banks distributing banknotes has been cut by nearly half in the last 15 years, from 1,600 to 850 nationwide.
02/22/2016
Research reveals AIFMD having little impact on US manager attitudes towards Europe
The ‘Impact of AIFMD on the European & US alternative fund industries’ research, conducted by IFI Global and sponsored by fund and corporate service provider Crestbridge, was published last month.
02/19/2016
European Central Bank officials worried about global turmoil
Europe's economy is recovering slowly with stronger domestic demand, but faces risks from a slowdown in global trade that could hurt exports.
02/19/2016
As Commodities Plummet, Banks Edge Towards Undercapitalization
Analysts say that European investment banks and US broker dealers are still under-capitalized despite six years spent trying to remedy the situation.
02/19/2016
Oxfam Report exposes reality of Spain’s “economic recovery”
The bourgeois media and politicians in Spain and across Europe have sought to present this as a success story.
02/18/2016
A portfolio of liquid alternatives is a ‘one stop shop’ to protect against market volatility
Liquid alternative assets offer an interesting option for investors looking to make gains in difficult times.
02/18/2016
Miton’s David Jane: How to avoid the landmines (hint: stay out of minefields)
Value appears to be emerging in certain parts, as the market tends to tar all securities in an area with the same brush during big sell-offs
02/18/2016
Malta Stock Exchange adds Sharia equity index
MSE hopes that the new index will generate interest from the Sharia compliant fund managers around the world
02/18/2016
Turkey and UK have 'huge potential' around Islamic finance, British ambassador says
He added that the Turkish economy had developed: "The financial sector, particularly the banking sector, has really proved its worth, I think, in recent years," he said.