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Is it boom or bust time for the hot London office market?

Corporate rents in the West End and the City are smashing records as demand for bigger and better offices escalates.

HSBC retains place as top 10 bank

The UK's largest bank HSBC has clung on to a place in the world's top 10 banks, in a year which saw the global banking model under increasing threat.

China trumps West in global bank ratings

Western banking giants are losing ground to China, as the world's second-biggest economy vies to establish its economic influence.

Are the streets of London still paved with gold? by Ceri Vokes and Louise Williamson, Withers

A runaway residential property market boasting increases of 20% year on year has made London the darling of the international property market for investors.

Regulatory requirements top challenge for 79% of financial services institutions - Deloitte

85 percent of financial institutions from around the world reported that their boards of directors currently devote more time to oversight of risk than they did two years ago

Trend still negative for 'safe-haven bonds': Coutts Global Markets Weekly

Though last week’s hopes for a resolution to the Greek debt crisis are now in doubt, German bunds and other ‘risk-free’ benchmarks remain in a downward trend.

Role of IFCs in facilitating foreign direct investment

Jersey has attracted more than US$65 billion and distributed in excess of US$75 billion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) annually

Black Swan Dangers May Lurk in Emerging Markets Amid Greece Risk

If developed markets can regard the risk of Grexit with less trepidation than the maelstrom of 2008, for emerging markets, some of the ground has shifted in an undesired direction.

Creo Medical and SPTS Technologies award winners at UK's leading private equity awards

Two Welsh-based firms have taken awards at the BVCA's Management Team Awards

Taking a More Direct Route

Benefits of cutting out the middleman in Europe

Global Alternative Assets Predicted to Reach $15.3 Trillion in 2020 - PwC

This growth will likely be driven by a period of transformation in the global alternative asset management industry as players calibrate their business and operations and make technology a top investment priority.

Pensioner property wealth hits £874bn

Pensioner homeowners have seen their property wealth grow by more than £12.5bn in the past three months, taking their property wealth to a new record high, Dean Mirfin has said.

The European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report

The report includes rich country-specific data, including on Spain.

Strong markets paper over wealth management cracks

Wealth management is the glacier of the financial services industry

Greece, in need of catharsis by Penny Lovell, Close Brothers

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Middle East buyers set to account for up to 30% of London home purchases

Buyers from the Middle East will soon be responsible for up to three out of 10 purchases of new prime London properties, according to a new report.

Survey Reveals More than Half of Asset Managers are Not Confident in the Accuracy of their Investment Performance Numbers

Asset managers surveyed represent $22.5 trillion in assets under management

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