Wealth and Asset Management

BTG Pactual opens first Europe wealth office to tap Brazil expats

New business results for the six months ended 31 December 2019

This Software Technology Firm is Reshaping the Asset Management Industry

2020 outlook for asset & wealth management industry

Crestbridge and Willow Street announce fiduciary services US joint venture

Union Bancaire Privée’s assets under management rise

Executive Moves

HSBC PB’s global CIO quits to take CEO post at wealth group

Santander UK fund investment boss exits

Deutsche Bank picks ex-foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel for board

FCA Appoints Interim Chief Executive

One of HSBC's most senior European bankers is leaving

Addleshaw adds legal employment and immigration director in Aberdeen

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Andrew Bailey calls on tech giants to collaborate with the FCA to help protect consumers

Financial Services AI Public Private Forum

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

More staff embroiled in Macquarie investigation

Dutch government and Rabobank announce anchor investments in AGRI3 Fund

Gibraltar regulator overhauls management structure

FinTech

LLB (Österreich) completes migration to the LLB Group core banking system

A financial advice firm has offered to buy closed robo-adviser

London based wealth management fintech to launch in Ireland

Adox Research awards SS&C Singularity highest status in five portfolio management & accounting solution categories

Belgium’s main banks will start sharing personal data using blockchain

Transact adds new platform features as prices cut

Alternative Investments

'Massive amounts of money' headed for Nordic real estate

DB transfers bring £200m of inflows to AJ Bell

Flexibility is the key to driving fixed income returns in 2020

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

Investment Banking

This year's bonus round: initial reactions

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

Comment, Analysis & Research

European Commission speech on European Green Deal and MLD5 transposition

Henley & Partners Discusses Sovereign Equity at Davos

Turn Inside Out to Deliver Exceptional Client Servicing. The 2020 Must-Win Battle

World On Fire by Tim Price

Global Talent in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Will blue finance fulfil its potential?

Tax

It May Be the Biggest Tax Heist Ever. And Europe Wants Justice.

Global Tax Crackdown Targets Central American Financial Firm

Final regulations on EU mandatory disclosure rules published

What does equal pay mean to the tax system? by Susan Ball

UK Opens $130,000 Contract to Catch Crypto Tax Evaders

Mazars Reports Outstanding Performance in 2019

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

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

FCA statement on Assessing Suitability Review 2

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

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 and climate change: How investment risks have shifted over a decade

How to Change Course on Climate

The Great Climate Shift - Saxo

‘Green Swan’: Bankers warn of climate change risks

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

Aberdeen Standard Investments - 2020 outlook