Wealth and Asset Management

UBP launches new frontier market strategy

Van Lanschot Kempen postpones 2019 dividend payment

Gendered financial inequality in light of Covid-19 - comment from Close Brothers

EFG to nominate board of directors chair and two members

Millennials drive asset managers to change course on ESG

Covid-19: Relaxation of Directors' Duties

Executive Moves

Clarus Capital strengthens team

Seven Investment Management senior staffer resurfaces at Quilter

Friedrich Graf von Westphalen hires three-partner team to launch in Berlin

Banking and Finance and Funds teams welcome senior associate promotions in Luxembourg

Refinitiv appoints head of digital solutions for wealth management

M&G appoints veteran former Schroders investment boss to board

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Norton Rose calls on staff to work a four-day week

Ask for a selfie: UK financial watchdog eases rules in pandemic

U.K. Regulator Fines KPMG, Partner for Audit Failures

Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorneys in the time of Coronavirus By Dhana Sabanathan, Partner at Winckworth Sherwood

DeVere fined by Malta regulator

HMRC warns returning NHS staff to ignore tax avoidance schemes

FinTech

IQ-EQ unveils its innovative Investor Solutions offering video, powered by IQ-EQ Cosmos

Software providers CREALOGIX Switzerland and Fairgate AG join forces to provide comprehensive support to clubs and associations

InvestSuite snaps up €2 million to grow its investment tools for banks and brokers

The popular US stock trading app was set for a UK launch in the first three months of 2020 but has pushed back the date.

European B2B Wealthtech Startup InvestSuite Raises €2 Million

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Alternative Investments

Markets are not yet pricing the severity of this crisis correctly - Stephen Jones Kames Capital CIO

Loan fund Volta Finance cancels dividend as debt downgrades bite

Cash trapped in property funds hits £20bn as BlackRock & Schroders gate

Investors reprice property equities as credit market risk intensifies

Secondaries playing greater role in private equity investing in Europe

London homes worth up to £22million are being sold via VIRTUAL tours to high net-worth buyers

Investment Banking

Jefferies Group CFO Dies Due To Coronavirus Complications

Banks Struggle To Ride To The Rescue In Europe's Cash Crunch Battle

World’s five largest banks see investment banking revenue slide to $26.1bn

Barclays Warns It’s Very Unlikely to Hit Profitability Goal

Royal Bank of Scotland: Howard Brown's Switcher to RBS

Societe Generale: Availability of the report on corporate governance

Comment, Analysis & Research

"There’s a huge risk that some financially vulnerable members will end up in the hands of pension scammers"

March market report: How the world has changed in a month

IT teams: In the eye of the storm - the importance of remaining calm

Is business-as-usual possible for advisers working from home?

Willis Owen reveals the best & worst sectors and funds in March 2020

Are family businesses better prepared to survive during economic turmoil?

Tax

Tackling the coronavirus: OECD Forum on Tax Administration publishes actions that tax administrations are currently taking to support taxpayers

Putin’s Tax Hikes Compound Pandemic Angst for Wealth Managers

Ireland: Solving the Dutch VAT problem for CLO transactions

World Tax Advisor, featuring special COVID-19 section

Wealthy non-doms saved from Covid-19 tax traps as HMRC relaxes its rules

LEBC calls upon HMRC to extend 2019-20 Tax Year and to help savers in wake of COVID-19 crisis

Retail Banking

Citi, Morgan Stanley join European banks in pausing job cuts

The future of retail banking: trends and outlooks

UK to raise contactless card payment limit to 45 pounds in April

Metro Bank faces backlash over refusal to introduce fraud prevention measure designed to stop people losing millions to bank transfer scams

Defunct bank's art sells for almost €65,000

RBS to provide extra £350m cash help to small firms hit buy Coronavirus

Pensions

10 Years of Rising State Pension Age

LEBC reacts to proposed pension tax break cuts

Cross-border pension firm enters international Sipp market

Pension fund threatens to sack asset managers that ignore climate crisis

Folksam, KLP and FPK invest via Nordic forest fund’s €500m funding round

FCA statement on Assessing Suitability Review 2

Brexit

Wealth Creators Post Brexit

Private Banking Insights: why HNW clients fear Brexit

How will the EU reshape fund managers’ regulations after Brexit?

Brexit further complicates US, EU and China trade relations

Brexit Business Brief | The UK exits: 20 quick things you should know

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

Planet SOS

ESG engagement in private equity is rising: survey

Coronavirus pandemic will drive responsible (ESG) investing ‘skywards’

Fast pandemic response could tackle climate crisis

Barclays Adds ESG Assessment and Indicators to Fundamental Research

Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?

World Water Day 2020: KBI Global Investors highlights 7 Water Investing Trends for decade ahead

Covid-19

Chancellor strengthens support on offer for business as first government-backed loans reach firms in need

COVID-19: FCA proposes temporary financial relief for impacted customers

COVID-19: FCA 'Dear CEO' letter on regulatory approach

Coronavirus: global economy could be in recovery mode within SIX MONTHS - but on two conditions

The three phases of investing through a global pandemic - Jeremy Podger, Fidelity

The Coutts Guide to Getting Through Lockdown