Managers of Wealth Europe

Executive Moves

Meet Ruth Handcock – the new Octopus Investments CEO

This new structure has been designed to help us achieve our mission of being irreplaceable to financial advisers and their clients, both now and also ten years from now.

Comment, Analysis & Research

When Good News and Bad News is Good News by Gary Dugan

Comment, Analysis & Research

High net worths believe in ESG but yet to proactively invest

Comment, Analysis & Research

Is your company's pension plan aligned with its climate commitments?

Comment, Analysis & Research

How Can We Make Philanthropy Easy for High Net Worth Individuals? by Penny Lovell

Wealth and Asset Management

Lloyds to launch HNW offering with Schroders

Van Lanschot Kempen sells stake in Dutch intermediary

Wealth Management Firm Secures £2.8M for Acquisition

Wealthsimple introduces lost pension finder

Private Banking vs Wealth Management

Curtis on why he bought SJP shares

Executive Moves

Meet Ruth Handcock – the new Octopus Investments CEO

Tatton’s former head of investment joins Enhance

Balaji Vaidyanathan is Franklin Templeton’s Marketing Director for Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

WisdomTree hires research director from Invesco

Italian IWBank Private Investments makes financial advisory network senior hire

ASI makes Netherlands push

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

ESMA renews binary options prohibition for further three months

Danske is kicked out of Estonia as scope of investigations grows

HSBC warns on China, UK slowdowns as 2018 profit disappoints

European lawmakers say NordLB rescue may involve state aid, urge EU probe

France revels in sovereign bond ‘sweet spot’

Aviva, NatWest to join 'Brexodus' of business to EU

FinTech

FinDatEx platform launched

Liechtenstein’s LGT goes live with Avaloq Banking Suite in Austria

Baillie Gifford selects corfinancial for global trade processing

Head of CKV Bank named Belgium's Financial Services CEO of the Year

FSB report: FinTech and market structure in financial services

Belgium’s BNP Paribas Fortis unleashes bank account aggregator

Alternative Investments

The WBD Million Makers team receives accolade by The Prince's Trust

BlackRock has the most ‘alpha managers’ in UK market

Top performing fund managers named

Investment Europe launches Women In Investment Awards Italy

Five things asset managers and institutional investors need to know about cost transparency in 2019

Investors Are Demanding Action on Sustainability. Is Europe Delivering?

Investment Banking

Gulliver’s non-travels worth £500,000

Deutsche Bank Plans to Rebuild South Africa Staff After Cuts

Former Lloyd's of London chairman David Rowland passes away

HSBC has been paying some big guaranteed bonuses to attract people to its investment bank

M&A activity in fund sector breaks 11-year record

Does Credit Suisse pay inordinately well in Paris?

Comment, Analysis & Research

British Banks Are Getting a Last-Minute Break From the EU

Why digitalization is the way forward for private banking and wealth management by Steve D'Souza

HSBC warns on China, Britain slowdown as 2018 profit disappoints

Morningstar Fund Ratings: Weekly Round-up

When Good News and Bad News is Good News by Gary Dugan

High net worths believe in ESG but yet to proactively invest

Tax

UK middle-income earners ‘sucked into tax schemes’ confess

UK tax avoidance mapped

UBS's 5.3b euro gamble in France tax case: deal or no deal?

PwC considered quitting Ineos over Monaco tax move

Ryanair pilots fly into £3.2bn tax storm

Dow Schofield Watts Launches New Tax Consultancy Arm

Retail Banking

Ulster Bank staff cuts fear over wind-down of units

Positive RBS International Annual Results 2018

Closure of bank branches and cash machines ‘cutting off’ parts of Scotland

Nationwide takes IT investment hit as profits fall

SocGen To Shrink Trading Unit, Cuts Targets After Market Rout

French bank BNP Paribas lowers targets after weak fourth quarter

Pensions

Major banks accused of ‘pensions racket’ for senior executives

Hargreaves's McPhail to chair transfers group

Insurance boss warns pension shake-up plans are ‘terrifying’

PIMFA Calls Retirement Outcomes Review from FCA an Opportunity Missed for Consumer Engagement

LEBC expresses concerns over record numbers accessing pension plans/record withdrawals

From truffle trees to sunken treasure, beware of unregulated investments in your pension

Brexit

British Banks Are Getting a Last-Minute Break From the EU

City clearing houses are given no-deal Brexit access

Warning for British banks over Brexit staff relocation

Bank of America Brexit preparations cost $400m

Business Families Consider Option As Brexit Deadline Nears

British and US Banks at loggerheads over ties with EU ahead of Brexit