Wealth and Asset Management

WH Ireland posts first interim profit for five years

EY, Sionic and PwC named Europe's top wealth management advisors

Activist shareholder calls for cost overhaul at SJP

Icapital Network targets expansion in Europe and Asia

Coutts joins forces with BlackRock for low-fee fund launches

IQ-EQ named Best Independent Trust Company in 2020 WealthBriefing European Awards

Executive Moves

Fulcrum makes investment team senior hire to boost macro capability

CMS boosts pensions practice with key appointment

Embark sees wave of resignations

Baker McKenzie Names Chief Sustainability Officer

BCS Global Markets hires COO for its Investment Bank

Veteran selector named to alternative AM’s 11-strong advisory board

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

German KapMuG Procedure Extended for Three More Years.

FCA censures Aviva for listing and transparency rules breach

PIMFA calls for the approval of unregulated financial promotions to be a regulated activity

UBS to Boost Fixed Pay, Cut Bonuses in Compensation Revamp

DeVere Group granted insurance licence by Guernsey regulator

High-flying City figures to be exempt from quarantine rules

FinTech

Gartner Says Finance Leaders Who Avoid Four Cost Management Mistakes Will Help Their Organizations Emerge Stronger From the COVID-19 Crisis

Russian Government Official Says ‘Digital Ruble Is The Future’

Danish Crypto Traders Launch EU Rregulated Hedge Fund ARK36-ARK36 Will be the first Activety Managed Regulated Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund in Cyprus

Eyeing EU Banks, Hex Trust Teams With SIA on Crypto Custody

BITA Risk wins the most innovative client solution award

UniCredit inks remote working agreement with employee reps

Alternative Investments

European bank ETFs lose out as investors flock to US counterparts

Crispin Odey's hedge fund business considering rebrand that could see tycoon's name drop off some funds

Fidelity acquires LGIM's £5.8bn Personal Investing business

Mystery deepens on H2O bond trading

PA360 Digital: Advisers urged to question fund managers on 'ESG success' definition

Vanguard active fund closure highlights challenge in Europe

Investment Banking

France broadens retail investor access to private equity

Crédit Agricole Assurances and Europ Assistance Sign Strategic Partnership

Balyasny Asset Management still busy hiring junior bankers

Deutsche Bank ‘in talks to sell IT unit’ as cost-cutting continues

Handelsbanken net profit hit by restructuring costs

Goldman Sachs sends some London staff home following positive tests for COVID-19

Comment, Analysis & Research

Navigating the new normal - the future of structured finance

The Demon-Haunted World by Tim Price

Happy anniversary Mr £53m — the last of the star fund managers

STEP survey shows trusts and estates business is riding out COVID-19 pandemic

How Irish Funds responded to critical report on fund governance

Predictions 2021: Wealth Management Firms Embrace Digital To Thrive

Tax

Weekly Tax Brief - 20 October 2020

Deloitte to shut four UK offices as COVID-19 entrenches remote working

International community renews commitment to address tax challenges from digitalisation of the economy

Updated Cyprus/Russia Double Tax Treaty

Weekly Tax Brief - 13 October 2020

Ireland and Luxembourg: The Updated EU Annex I List

Retail Banking

Largest Russian Bank to open office in Abu Dhabi

HSBC to Shed up to 300 Staff from the UK Offices

First Caribbean bank launches in the United Kingdom

Deutsche Bank CEO Focused on Strategy But Won’t Rule Out M&A

NAB Announces Analytics Platform For SME Customers

Germany's Deposit Solutions launches in the US

Pensions

Expats to be hit with additional pension access charges post-Brexit

Life company pensions more expensive than platforms

How can we narrow the ethnicity pension gap? by St. James's Place

Royal Mail in new pensions row

Wealthy savers pull their money from gold-plated final salary pensions

QNUPS Pensions For Expats Explained

Brexit

UK Consults on Post-Brexit Regulatory Framework for Financial Services

No-Deal Brexit: changes to withholding taxes

Cyprus Makes Post-Brexit Pitch to Brits

BREXIT: ensure your work force is legal

FCA takes “welcome step” in asking banks to warn expats of account closures

EU warned of global risks to overhauling fund rules

Planet SOS

Green insurance moving forward in Guernsey

Clean technologies can slash EU's emissions and boost economy

How to profit from a world of opportunity as green firms embrace The Attenborough Effect

ESG is huge opportunity for European managers

World Energy Day - a 'tipping point' in the transition to Clean Energy

Sustainable and ESG-focused funds “must be core part of portfolios now

Covid-19

Heathrow to offer £80 rapid coronavirus test for departures

Covid-19: Is it an ‘interruption’ to your business?

In the age of Covid, what's the most valued employee benefit your company provides?

Charities and coronavirus: extension of some measures brought in by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act

Covid sees youngsters flock to trainee adviser roles

Thriving in the pandemic: technology