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Schroder Investment Solutions expands distribution reach of Model Portfolio Service

The MPS is now available on a total of 14 platforms across the UK market.

Reconciling business and sobriety: twenty great business leaders share their vision

What sobriety for companies? Twenty great French leaders express their vision

Morningstar Launches New Research Portal for Financial Advisors, with Independent Research and Insights at Center

The new research platform's actionable interface helps investment professionals deliver personalized advice to clients

A bridge over troubled waters

The long-established dynamic is that central banks write between the lines and markets read between the lines.

New NHS pension plans underwhelming and add unnecessary complexity

There are huge waiting lists throughout the NHS, so forcing a reduction in capacity on doctors who might be more than happy to continue to working at 100% is an odd decision by the DHSC.

IBM research highlights 'disconnect' between banks and Gen-Z

On the flipside, the research also showed that traditional banks command greater trust amongst younger consumers

Europe’s banking and payments industry IT hiring activity drops 13.6% in November 2022

Computer and Information Analysts registered a share of 11.65% in November 2022, a 34.28% decline over the previous month.

Safeguard a child’s financial future this Christmas with one of these seven tax-friendly gifts

As the cost-of-living crisis threatens household budgets up and down the country, shoring up the financial future of your children and other young family members has never felt more important

Schroders UK Financial Adviser Survey 2022: More than half of advisers have seen clients change investment plans as capital losses top concerns

The survey also found that a significant number of advisers have increased client holdings in cash and alternatives over the past 12 months, while 20% intend to reduce cash holdings next year in favour of equities.

Asia Wealth swings to first half loss due to exposure to weak yen

The company reported that the foreign currency exchange loss in the first half had widened from USD197,409 from USD52,948 a year ago.

House price growth slows, but dip may be short term

Instead of suffering the cost of moving during the cost-of-living crisis people are opting to batten down the hatches and ride out the cost-of-living storm.

Half of businesses lose competitive edge amid talent shortage

A mounting body of evidence suggests that this is because, for all the world beating technology firms can now lay their hands on, they are failing to source the right human abilities to complement it.

High Noon for Axel Lehmann

Although Lehmann did not directly refer to the current turmoil at Credit Suisse, his appearance was so confident and calm that one could only marvel, reported one participant at the event.

Irish women retire with 80% of the wealth of men

The analysis also found that the gender wealth disparities grew with seniority.

‘I expect landmines to go off’: GAM investments head on credit risk

David Dowsett warned that there could be trouble in private markets and areas of saving which have built up a lot of long duration exposure.

Head of Deutsche Bank annoyed with the ECB

The banks concerned had previously defended themselves against excessive interference by the central bank in day-to-day business.

“Incentives are needed to encourage the sustainability transition” – an interview with Patrick Odier, our Senior Managing Partner

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a huge, unprecedented programme of environmental and social reform through several hundred billion dollars of investment.

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