12/06/2022
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
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12/06/2022
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.
12/05/2022
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
12/02/2022
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.
12/02/2022
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.
12/02/2022
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.
12/01/2022
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.
12/01/2022
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.
12/01/2022
Irish women retire with 80% of the wealth of men
The analysis also found that the gender wealth disparities grew with seniority.
12/01/2022
‘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.
12/01/2022
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.
11/30/2022
“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.
11/30/2022
Europe's banks to set aside higher bad loan provisions as recession looms
IFRS 9 specifies how an entity should classify and measure financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell nonfinancial items.
11/30/2022
2023: The point of new returns?
The first phase of the year should see the final leg in the upside to rates and in the downside to growth.
11/30/2022
Schroders Global Investor Study 2022: People still expect improved investment performance despite economic uncertainty
By contrast, people in Italy and France were more cautious – expecting returns of 9.8% and 9.2% respectively.
11/29/2022
Stop blaming millennials and start investing in them
Choosing experiences over goods
11/29/2022
Private markets allocation boom may be 'overblown'
RBC BlueBay research suggests
11/29/2022
Are investment trusts trading on big discounts 'bargains'?
The average investment company discount has widened more than 10 percentage points from 3.6% on 31 December 2021 to 14.3% on 18 November 2022, the Association of Investment Companies revealed recently.
11/29/2022
Wealth managers ‘regularly surprised’ by clients’ investment decisions – Oxford Risk research
This is compared to just 8% who say they are never surprised by clients’ decisions.
11/29/2022
‘The year ahead promises to be much more positive for markets’
The bullish prediction for 2023 by Nigel Green, Chief Executive of deVere Group, comes as investors look ahead after a rough year for markets triggered by headwinds