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Millward Brown appointed by Old Mutual to track brand health

This will allow us to elevate our understanding of consumers’ perception of our brands

Global asset managers must reconnect with the end investor

The Bar Has Been Raised

Scotland’s £12bn family firm bonus

Separate figures show the survival rate of new businesses after five years is only around 35-50 per cent but for business transfers it is around 90-96 per cent.

Global equity managers smash European peers in amLeague ranking

Of the 11 manager teams taking part in the global equity mandate, six outperformed Stoxx 1800 NR index, which rose 1.51% in October.

Ignorant Politicians by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Ignorant politicians leading to stupid policies; my financial programme and what I want from the politicians

Banks hire staff to run digital services and meet new rules

Retail banking is in the throes of a digital revolution, with business transacted through branches falling sharply

Wealth managers prepare for a tidal wave of digitalization

B2B technology vendors are helping wealth managers prepare for a coming tidal wave of digitalization

Most advisers to be wholly fee-based before sunset clause

In spite of concern over the effect on advisers of the effective end of much legacy trail commission when the platform rebate sunset clause comes into force in April 2016, figures coming to light from operators suggest the problem may be far less prevalen

PwC replaces KPMG as top AIM 100 auditor

PwC has become the lead AIM 100 auditor, overtaking KPMG after it gained three new AIM 100 clients this quarter

What makes a successful entrepreneur?

BNP Paribas Wealth Management has conducted the largest scale global research study into successful entrepreneurs learning who and where they are.

Northern Trust Survey: Data Aggregation Greatest Technical Challenge for Institutional Investors

Close to 45 percent of institutional investors surveyed at a recent event hosted by Northern Trust in Stockholm felt that data aggregation posed the greatest business challenge in achieving the highest standards of governance, monitoring and oversight.

Global economic and financial challenges to be examined at Ashburton Investments conference

The major economic and financial challenges facing the world today and how policy makers around the globe can confront them will form the focus of a conference being held by Ashburton Investments in Jersey this month.

Outsourced Investment is Uncontested and Unmeasured, says KPMG

More than 80% of new fiduciary or outsourced mandates awarded in the UK in the past year were won on an “uncontested basis”

UK fiduciary-management market now has £70bn in assets, says KPMG

The UK’s fiduciary management market now manages more than £70bn in assets after strong growth from smaller pension funds using implemented consultancies

Credit Suisse turning positive on asset managers, upgrades Schroders and Jupiter

Credit Suisse said on Tuesday that it is ‘turning more positive’ on the European asset-management sector as it upgraded its ratings for Schroders and Jupiter Fund Management.

Coutts’ Latest Million Pound Donors Report Reveals 50% increase in number of £1m+ donations

Highest number of donations of £1m or more recorded since 2008

Oil & Spain

There was an oddity the other week when we had our latest flash crash in the global markets.

Into the unknown by Tim Price

“If that does show signs of happening, then we may indeed get to see QE4 rolled out. Daddy might have let go of the market's hand for the moment but he's still close by.” Buttonwood in ‘The Economist’

FS Investment Committee: Which way for commodities?

It has been difficult to call the direction of commodities over the past two years but is now the time to buy in?

Some of oldest banks in the world, then and now

Some of the oldest banks are still operating today.

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