Wealth and Asset Management

VP Bank reports sharp growth in earnings

KBL aquires wealth management business

Boutique wealth manager signs UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment

Brewin Dolphin opens Kent office

Tilney spends £1.7m on assessing advice targets

The value of managing your banking relationships by Stonehage Fleming

Executive Moves

Thomson promoted to head of Kleinwort Hambros head of regions

Trustly appoints Louise Nylén as new CMO

Growing pains strike Sanlam as 11 senior figures depart

A Goldman Sachs VP joined a NY macro fund that's growing in London

Maples Group appoints new managing partner to London law firm

Kleinwort Hambros strengthens UK front office team with two senior appointments

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Germany's central bank just warned a recession could be coming. Its government is prepared to spend $55 billion to fight it.

Luxembourg’s Transitional Regime For UK Firms In ‘Hard Brexit’ Scenario

Corporate Transparency Advances in Three Nations, More Tortoise than Hare

The LSE must up its game if it is to be a strong symbol of the UK on the world stage

Germany may ease fiscal policy but (unfortunately) not now – Danske Bank

Ex-Barclays Wealth boss says bank 'scapegoated' him after FCA ban lifted

FinTech

Finance Needs People Who Work Well With Robots

Fintech mega-deals lead to record-breaking $120 billion transaction value

SMBC Selects Exiger's DDIQ as a New AI AML Tool in EMEA Region

Edinburgh’s Exterity expands operations in Middle East

Fintech revolution – re-shaping the global financial system

Contactless donation points installed for City homeless

Alternative Investments

Fairway Group leads the way for Jersey with four International Investment award nominations

Catella Residential acquires €30m German assets for clients

Aegon promises "significant changes" to platform

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Silver linings amid the chaos; Buying stocks ahead of recovery in 2020

German VC firm collects $6 mn directly from Korean individuals

Investment Banking

Humbled Deutsche Bank faces battle in its own backyard

Barclays Launches £100K SME Loans

Deutsche Bank invests a further €14.6mn in its Romanian technology centre

Banking: Europe leads in the category job cuts

Net profit down nearly a third at Dutch lender Rabobank

Analyst to MD: How pay and bonuses compare at US and European banks

Comment, Analysis & Research

UK Wealth Management Market Estimated to Record Highest CAGR of +16%

£6.5M Belgravia house has planning for £12m mansion

Struggling Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group faces fresh hit from PPI

The Lessons for the eurozone from Argentina

IFS points to 'substantial tax break' for wealthy

Super deluxe student accommodation for wealthy parents

Tax

Tax investigations yield hits £13bn

Fatca could push French banks to close up to 40,000 accounts

Luxembourg moves to enforce crackdown on tax-avoidance

Luxembourg Government submits bill to Parliament implementing the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive 2 into domestic law

Andersen Global Grows Austria Team

An end to the favourable tax treatment of partnerships? by George Bull

Retail Banking

Hampden posts first-half growth as uncertainty hits London market

Woes of Metro Bank show how exposed businesses are to a liquidity trap

RBS named UK’s worst bank as Metro Bank comes out on top

Commerzbank posts flat net profit in Q2, helped by low taxes

Staff at Bank of Ireland accuse bosses of 'reneging' on trackers

UniCredit Shares Fall on 2Q Results

Pensions

Govt told to increase state pension age to 75

Pension funds join class action against five banks

FCA plans clampdown on unsuitable pension transfer advice

National adviser supports FCA Ban

When to consolidate your pension pots

What high earners need to know about the tapered annual allowance

Brexit

Banks aren't blinking over a no-deal Brexit. - There's no rush to move staff from London

A German advisory boutique is hiring bankers in London

Top bankers shift tone over horror of no-deal Brexit

Chancellor announces billions to turbo-charge no deal preparations

Is Brexit hitting IFAs in the pocket?

Morgan Stanley retreats from UK investment over Brexit

ESG

UK Climate Investments ramps up support for South African renewables projects

Sandaire Real Estate Update

Prioritising sustainable investment gives purpose to family wealth – Mona Shah

ESG integration is essential in Sweden’s institutional investment market

Should we worry about green bonds?

Sustainable funds attract record levels of investment