Comment, Analysis & Research
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Brexit Bullxit by Tim Price
06/26/2017Our own Brexitspeak decoder is shown below.
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Glastonbury - "It's been tough on the cows"! - Michael Eaves (founder)
06/26/2017So this weather, coupled with Glastonbury and Ascot has really encouraged me to start thinking about the pending summer holidays and sticking with the ‘top (saving) tips’ theme, here are my five.
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Seven Deadly Sins of Investig by Justin Urquhart Stewart
06/25/2017Whether it’s debunking the ‘Sell in May’ myth or pointing out that timing the market (rather than time in the market) is not a long term winning strategy, the world of investments is often unhelpfully plagued by hype, metaphors and parab
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Al Rayan Bank CEO named to the Order of the British Empire
06/23/2017Al Rayan Bank enables British Muslims to carry out their day to day banking needs without compromising their faith and provides people of any faith with an ethical alternative to conventional banks.
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Investor fees on the line in a low-rate world
06/23/2017A 2% charge can take quite a chunk out of the overall portfolio return
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UBS Wealth Management launches white paper on millennial wealth
06/23/2017Global digital connectivity is reshaping how the world approaches wealth, especially in the case of millennials and their advisers.
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Matching ethical and financial criteria a challenge for investors
06/23/2017Green energy and education are the most popular investment themes
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Income Inequality Is Strongly Linked to How Well Countries Convert Wealth into Well-Being
06/23/2017Among the key findings this year and in past years is the fact that we find no evidence of a relationship between GDP and a county’s ability to convert wealth into well-being.
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Guide to navigating impact funds launched
06/23/2017Impact funds can include those which use negative screening to exclude companies on the basis of ethical criteria
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The Barclays case is rooted in the bank’s long-held ambitions
06/22/2017We should look back to the 1980s and the dawn of its universal banking strategy
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Why wealth is the enemy of the young
06/22/2017But many younger people are now struggling to accumulate wealth in the same way older generations did.
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99% of advisers left in the dark on regulator accountability
06/22/2017The survey of 104 advisers revealed that 60% of respondents knew little or nothing about what the regulator is held accountable for, with calls from over 90% of advisers for greater communication from the regulator around the issue of accountability.
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If you want to be a leading bank, you have to be a technology company.
06/22/2017King was one of the star speakers at the recent MoneyConf conference held in Madrid.
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Why UK businesses should move to Monaco
06/22/2017Monaco is a real haven of stability
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Europe is “nearly there” with fully digital onboarding for financial services
06/22/2017There is enormous scope for digital identities to reduce inefficiencies as well as ease compliance with KYC.
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Surge in Demand Shows Transparency is Key to Success for Alts Investing - Northern Trust Survey
06/21/2017Responsibility for Ensuring Transparency is in Flux
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Investors positive about UK despite uncertainty caused by ‘snap’ election
06/21/2017UK investor confidence in Europe is also rebounding, aided by greater political certainty such as Macron’s election in France.
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Would you pay £150 per hour for financial advice?
06/21/2017Investec, the Anglo-South African lender and asset manager, also launched its own digital investment platform, Click & Invest, today.
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St. James’s Place – “Rate-setters in the US and UK diverge”
06/21/2017Rate-setters in the US and UK diverged, while Emmanuel Macron won a large legislative majority and David Davis travelled to Brussels to begin EU exit talks.
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The price of independence catches up with Barclays
06/21/2017When facing down an ultra-aggressive bidder, they might publish a 3,216-word letter slamming the suitor’s chief executive and disparaging that company’s culture and strategy.