10/06/2014
The UK’s financial services firms saw strong growth in business volumes in the three months to September, with profits rebounding and hiring on the up. That’s according to the 100th CBI/PwC survey of the sector.
10/05/2014
So here we are, still faced with a huge deficit, and although it has come down over the past few years, it is now showing signs of flat-lining and even rising slightly.
10/03/2014
A new study conducted by the Julius Baer Group, a Swiss private bank, has found that the last seven years of devastating economic downfall have seen Greek households lose a net total of 170 billion euros.
10/03/2014
The BBA's Wealth of Opportunities report, which is supported by the Wealth Management Association (WMA), reveals that investors rate the UK higher than other financial centres for these services, and that the sector last year paid taxes of £1.
10/02/2014
The objective here, of course, is not to discuss whether sanctions are the best available method to solve the East-West crisis, but to shed light on the indirect way the financial sector is impacted.
09/29/2014
“During the 17th century, Scottish investors had noticed with envy the gigantic profits being made in trade with Asia and Africa by the English charter companies, especially the East India Company.