04/20/2022
Pictet AM's Barton forecasts growth in EM green bond issuance in 2022
'Big uptake' in social bonds
Comment & Analysis
04/20/2022
Why Guernsey and Jersey Offer a Valuable Alternative to Luxembourg For Private Funds
In the growing area of private funds – funds open only to qualified, sophisticated investors with a lighter-touch regulatory model – the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey are providing a valuable alternative.
04/20/2022
Taylor Rules!
Remember also that inflation is not just a demand phenomenon.
04/19/2022
System Failure, And A Means Of Escape
“Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.” - Lily Tomlin.
04/19/2022
The economic ‘nuclear bomb’ and global reserve assets
Global reserve currencies tend to adjust up or down slowly over time, but geopolitical shocks like Russia's invasion of Ukraine can speed things up. What impacts can we expect?
04/19/2022
How these nine private bank CIOs are positioned for inflation
Investment chiefs of Europe’s biggest private banks are not expecting stagflation to take hold but are braced for tougher times ahead in European markets.
04/19/2022
Are you ready for the new beneficiaries of wealth?
It was an important client and Alan worked overtime to get everything in order for the client’s loved ones, including valuable life policies and death in service benefit.
04/19/2022
Elon Musk ‘world’s richest man’ is homeless
Elon Musk has said he doesn't claim a home and has been resting on companions' extra beds in spite of purportedly being the world's most extravagant man.
04/19/2022
AJ Bell: Six of ESG funds’ top 10 stocks are tech giants
Four of the so-called ‘Big Five’ tech stocks - Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple and Amazon - make up 10 of the top stocks held by ESG funds.
04/19/2022
Review of the week: A muddled view
The war in Ukraine has dampened global growth as waves of COVID-19 continue to roll across the world. Meanwhile, politics is back to the fore in Europe and America.
04/19/2022
Claws Out For Horta-Osório's Lloyd's Bonus
Although the fraud took place before he joined Lloyds, his handling of the aftermath has been criticized.
04/19/2022
Billionaires saw their wealth grow by 62% during the pandemic, while workers' wages grew by 10%
This isn't a perfect comparison of gains between billionaires and the average American worker during the pandemic
04/18/2022
Meet the first woman at the helm of a discreet Geneva bank
The Geneva-based bank specialises in wealth management, employs just over 100 people, and manages about CHF6.5 billion ($6.96 billion).
04/14/2022
Reputation management: looking through the lenses of risk and opportunity
Here there is opportunity to develop a consistent family narrative that represents them accurately and authentically.
04/14/2022
Mitigating Operational Risks in Legacy Systems
Firms need to review their systems holistically and regularly to identify weak points and areas for process improvement.
04/14/2022
Why Cyber Thieves are Targeting Alternative Funds
The FBI suggests checking out its Internet Crime Complaint Center for tips and to familiarize yourself with the incident reporting process to get ahead of potential attacks.
04/14/2022
Investment Performance & Risk: Presenting the Whole Picture
The challenge is bringing these investment performance and risk analytics together to provide investment professionals with the full suite of performance and risk analysis at their fingertips.
04/14/2022
Start of earnings season shows resilience
The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped to 2.8%—its highest level in 3 years—and up from 1.5% at the end of 2021.
04/14/2022
Demonstrating how nature-related risks can impact investors
By identifying and assessing nature-related financial risks, nature can be integrated into financial decision-making, recognising nature as the heart of the economy and remaking the relationship between people and the planet.
04/14/2022
Economic experts: "SNB is not transparent enough"
Three well-known Swiss economists criticize the Swiss National Bank for a lack of transparency.