Wealth and Asset Management

HSBC GAM launches passive fixed income fund

Multi-Asset Manager of the Year — Newton Investment Management

Schroders takes top prizes at FN’s Asset Management Awards

BNP Paribas AM wins private credit mandate for Nest pension scheme

UBS joins the United Nations' Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance

Arbuthnot Latham averages 40 new clients per month

Executive Moves

SJP makes corporate and fund board appointments

Brown Shipley creates investment role for Coutts director

Resolution IT appoints modern workplace specialist

Christine Lagarde appointed president of European Central Bank

First State makes Ireland hires to counter Brexit risks

HSBC France to leave its Champs Elysees headquarters

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Isle of Man VAT Report Published

FCA sues Park First and directors amid fears for £230 million of investors' money

Ex-RBS Trader Ruined in Film Scam Keeps $4 Million London Home for Now

Barclays’ Jenkins was London’s ‘Great Rainmaker,’ Lawyer Says

The Price Of Everything And The Value Of Nothing

The Vatican, a Chelsea property deal and Brexit

FinTech

Nearly 75% of German Consumers Would Reject Facebook's Libra: Survey

Blockchain Startup Backed By Big Banks Ushers In New Era Of Banking

Toscafund invests EUR25m in Lemon Way

Raisin is best continental European fintech on the 2019 FinTech50 Europe ranking

Survey Shows Key Role of Technology in Client Acquisition in Wealth Management

Global Fintech Leader Expands Partnership with digitalswitzerland

Alternative Investments

The Route – Finance secures £30m to fund eight UK developments

BC Partners seeks 700 million euros for first European real estate fund -sources

DeVere's Nigel Green named Personality of the Year at 20th II Awards

Rathbones invests as Tilney Smith & Williamson merger looms

Amundi expands ETF thematic range

Crestbridge supports €100m tech-focused venture fund

Investment Banking

Lara Tassan Zanin (European Investment Bank Group): We will remain Romania’s predominant financing partner

HSBC taps Lazard to sell French retail business: source

Afreximbank IPO: African bank confirms plans to list in London

Mediobanca investor Bollore says happy with bank's CEO Nagel

HSBC to close eight branches across Malta

RCSI agrees €40m loan to help fund Dublin campus development

Comment, Analysis & Research

Boutique CIO: ‘It’s good to have an ex-UK fund right now’

Malcolm Kerr: Advisers must keep up as innovation moves on

In the Brexit Countdown, Five Possible Scenarios

PIMFA Annual Summit Addresses Key Areas for Evolution and Innovation in Financial Services

How Does Having a Structured Work-Life Balance Relate to Positive Mental Health Written by Luke Adebiyi.

European equity ETFs enjoy strong inflows in September

Tax

Italy’s tax treatment of cryptocurrencies: The risks and opportunities

Maltese offshore wealth estimated at around €5.2 billion

Italy unveils new landmark tax on internet giants

Luxembourg 2020 budget bill: tax rulings issued before 2015 expire

Norway’s tax system has increased inequality, report finds

Cyprus, Malta lead EU ranking of $1.6 trillion assets held offshore

Retail Banking

Efma and Accenture Announce Winners of Customer Insight & Growth Banking Innovation Awards

Metro Bank launches new game-changing digital insights tool for businesses

CEO of Greece’s Largest Bank Has a Plan to Move Past Financial Crisis

Tough Times Persist For German Banking

Estonian bank enters liquidation over money laundering case

OakNorth Bank sets up £20m Raw Mortgage Fund loan

Pensions

FSCS receives 78 claims against firm linked to collapsed DFM

UK fund trade body warns companies over existing directors' pensions

Sanlam asks network to stop DB transfers

Lane Clark & Peacock eyes KPMG UK pensions advisory arm

British expats pensions risk being frozen under no deal Brexit

Italian funds appoint Neuberger Berman to run joint private equity mandate

Brexit

UK and EU strike new Brexit deal after last-ditch talks

Brexit deal reaction: recession averted?

Profile: Kleinwort's bank boss on why 25% of clients have new managers

EU Exit: Government No-Deal Readiness Report

British ignorance about Northern Ireland has heavy economic cost

Chancellor announces support for post-Brexit future

Planet SOS

Revealed: The shortlist for Investment Week's Sustainable & ESG Investment Awards

Ethical investing is having its moment

Lyxor Asset Management bids adieu to coal sector

Latest Guernsey Green Fund focuses on onshore wind farms

How to help spell out ESG in the wealth sector

Solid foundations in place and rapid progress made – Guernsey’s self-assessment on green and sustainable finance published