08/27/2014
Sixty-Two Percent of Respondents Expect Pension Scheme Members Will Keep Monies Invested via Flexible Drawdown Post Retirement; 25 Percent Believe Members Will Purchase an Annuity
08/27/2014
Wealth-X data shows there are 10,910 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals (defined as those with at least US$30 million in net assets) in the UK with a combined net worth of US$1.38 trillion.
08/27/2014
One of them, Bank of London and the Middle East, doesn’t appear to have any hard feelings about it and applauds the rise in sovereign sukuks as they will help accelerate the development of the global Islamic finance market.
08/26/2014
The average advertised salary in July 2014 rose to £33,873, a 0.9% advance on the previous year.
08/26/2014
Poor Returns from Statistics
08/25/2014
It's easy to make simplistic comparisons, but this year I found a stark difference in attitude between what I saw in the French economy as opposed to that of Perfidious Albion on the other side of La Manche ('The Sleeve').
08/22/2014
European Hedge Funds
08/21/2014
The 28-page booklet summarises the themes that AIMA has explored since 2008 as it sought to demonstrate the value of the world’s hedge fund industry to investors, financial markets and the broader economy.
08/21/2014
The property sector has returned to the top of the IMA leader board, as the bestselling sector with the highest percentage of net sales in July, according to figures from Cofunds, the leading general investment platform in the UK.
08/20/2014
A survey of 2,500 businesses in 34 economies finds that businesses are being driven towards more socially and environmentally sustainable practices not simply by brand building or altruism, but because it makes good financial sense.
08/18/2014
Wealth Managers are embracing a breadth and depth of third party services not seen in other markets.
08/18/2014
The decrease was driven by further falls in spending on gas and electricity, food and drink and fuel.
08/15/2014
For the leaders of the Brics countries, the announcement in July of their agreement to establish a "New Development Bank" and a "Contingent Reserve Arrangement" was a public-relations coup.
08/15/2014
This EBRD working paper by Ralph De Haas reviews the literature on the benefits and risks of global banking, with a focus on emerging Europe.
08/14/2014
Standard Life Investments highlights that investor interest in a range of real assets has been building for some time and that long-term investors are increasingly considering real assets to assist with enhancing portfolio diversification and liability ma
08/13/2014
The Jersey Companies Registry, which is part of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”), has won a leading international award for its recently introduced Security Interests Register.
08/12/2014
SNL Financial Ranks the Top 20 European Banks by Market Capitalization
HSBC leads SNL Financial's biannual ranking of the 20 largest European banks by market capitalization, while BBVA and other Spanish lenders scoot upwards.
08/12/2014
BNP Paribas Paid $8.97 Billion for Violating Sanctions Against Iran, Cuba and Sudan
08/12/2014
BNY Mellon investor relations survey reveals an increased focus on international markets as a source of raising capital
08/12/2014
Europe Bears Brunt of Falling Sentiment but Emerging Markets Thrive