02/23/2021

Weekwatch by St. James's Place

Over £280 billion is sitting in Cash ISAs4, and much of that money will have been there for more than five years.

02/23/2021

Growth assets still favoured by Nikko AM

Recent volatility does seem like a one-off—call it a crowdsourced retail rebellion that managed to squeeze hedge funds in a small collection of heavily shorted stocks that sparked forced deleveraging.

02/23/2021

HSBC wealth management revenues fall

The firm added that it would invest close to $6bn in its wealth management and international wholesale banking businesses over the next five years, with most of the investment directed toward Asia.

02/22/2021

Citi is considering divesting some foreign consumer units

The company is weighing divesting certain units across retail banking in the Asia-Pacific region, including those in South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia, according to people familiar with the matter.

02/22/2021

These Swiss banks pay the highest wages

According to the annual evaluation by finews.ch based on personnel costs , the average annual wage per full-time position at CS and Vontobel fell significantly; namely by almost 7,000 francs at CS and almost 4,000 francs at Vontobel.

02/22/2021

Upgrades Everywhere by Gary Dugan

The global economy has far more momentum than previously thought. In the past week, economists have been moving their GDP forecasts up by 1-2%.