Wealth and Asset Management

Quilter CFO on creating value through deal-making

UBS sells B2B fund distribution platform to Clearstream

KBI Global Investors welcomes BofA/Moynihan campaign to bring common standard to alignment of investments with SDGs

The Best Hotels In Channel Islands For Business Travelers, 2020

A year in Donate a Days; why compounding isn’t just relevant to investing...by Penny Lovell

KBL epb rebrands as Quintet

Executive Moves

Catherine Sherwin new head of AlixPartners in France

Crestbridge announces mid-year promotions across the Group

Cloud-Based Law Firm Rimon Opens Year With 3 International Hires From Big Law

Sanlam strengthens regional wealth management team

Former Rathbones director joins Close Brothers

Societe General Securities Services Appoints New CEO for Italy

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

SFO updates Handbook guidance on evaluating a compliance programme

Disguised remuneration: independent loan charge review

The LuxSE updates its Rules & Regulations

Luxembourg's fund sector faces risk of abuse

FCA readies for fresh crackdown on advisers

Cheshire advice firm pays staff to quit

FinTech

How FinTechs Will Come of Age in the 2020s

UK 'Charging Ahead' of Europe in Open Banking, Says TINK

Broadridge to Acquire FundsLibrary

UK Wealth Manager and specialist SIPP Provider selects Cashfa

IBM wins $1.1 bn deal from Spain’s Banco Sabadell

Edgelab becomes first whitelabel partner for new Avaloq Wealth Platform

Alternative Investments

Cannabis ETF launches in UK

Saudi investors in talks to buy London’s Ritz hotel, says report

ALFI PwC Report: Pension Funds' AUM set to rise to $61 Trillion

Tory billionaire Michael Spencer punts £75m bet on City firms

Women entrepreneurs pitch innovation for Africa to UK investors

Switzerland’s Real Estate Building Now Sold On Blockchain

Investment Banking

JPMorgan to buy Paris building to bring euro teams from London

Brazilian investment bank opens office in Portugal

Barclays said to be cutting some top director roles in investor banking

Wells Fargo is building out its investment bank in Paris

Barclays has made itself a pariah over the climate crisis – now it's time for a boycott

Morning Coffee: JPMorgan's warning about working for 2nd tier banks. The thing about all those new Python jobs

Comment, Analysis & Research

European Banks: Performance Anxiety?

Reverse Brexit? Report States Over a Thousand EU Financial Firms to Open Offices in the UK

Strong rebound in London luxury home sales

Over 1000 EU financial firms planning to open UK offices after Brexit

CEO Pessimism Over Global Growth Reaches Record High - PwC

Three Top Trends In Wealth Management For 2020

Tax

Adviser teams with accountants to form ‘one stop shop’

Beware the hidden tax pitfalls of divorce

HRMC has more staff chasing benefit cheats than wealthy tax dodgers

JERSEY: Draft regulations to implement mandatory disclosure rules issued - Deloitte

Corporate Tax Advisers Grapple with New EU Disclosure Rules

British Tax Havens to Share Data With Russian Authorities

Retail Banking

Italy's Banca IFIS rules out M&A as it unveils new plan to boost profit

TSB to open new IT centre in Edinburgh

Danske Offers 2,000 Employees Option to Quit Amid Cost Focus

HSBC starts process to offload French retail operations

Italy in EU talks over Popolare Bari rescue plan- Economy Minister

Fledgling British bank Starling flies to Dublin

Pensions

More than £2.85bn languishes in Swiss pension accounts

QROPS List – January 1, 2020

What will the Government do on Pensions in the Budget?

Pension costs hurt CC profits as A&O leadership sees pay increases

Advisers urged to prepare for investment pathways

Pension Funds With $680 Billion Finally Find Their Missing Link

Brexit

ECB’s Lagarde Says She’ll Listen to Citizens, Pleads for Unity

Advisers warned of new no-deal Brexit dangers

Jersey to reforge business links as UK prepares to renegotiate free trade deals: Brexit

Goldman and JPMorgan tweak repo operations to limit Basel impact

Brexit means Brexit? Not quite…

UK Banks Put Aside Brexit Risk

Planet SOS

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg is saving the planet AND reshaping the global investment industry

Aberdeen Standard Investments - 2020 outlook

Austrian Boerse to join Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative

Don’t expect the earth from fund managers on climate change

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

Mark Carney handed COP26 climate finance role