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Friday 30 Jul 10
Corporate banking regulations are being examined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), following the implementation last year of the Remuneration Code.
Designed to encourage effective risk management, it applies to corporate banking groups, as well as building societies and investment brokers.
The FSA investigation will focus on strengthening the code...
Thursday 29 Jul 10
Private wealth clients of financial service providers may be able to find better returns on their assets if they shop around to find the best deals in the market, it has been suggested. Offshore banking may be one way to ensure profit-making asset deposits, as different tax laws could...
Thursday 29 Jul 10
Corporate banking groups could benefit as new data reveals economic sentiment is improving across Europe.
The European Commission revealed today (July 29th) business confidence is up in the majority of member states, with the most noteworthy rise seen in Germany as the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) grew four points in the...
Wednesday 28 Jul 10
Private wealth management through investment or stock market speculation may be on the rise, as research shows public spending remains depressed. A report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) describes the low public expenditure as a "drag" on the economy, saying net trade will...
Tuesday 27 Jul 10
Private wealth management may become easier to conduct locally, if proposals for the creation of regional stock exchanges in business centres such as Manchester are carried forward. Corporate banking services could also become more accessible for companies if the plans - aiming to help small and medium enterprises...
Tuesday 27 Jul 10
Wealth management through built assets would do well to focus on London property and other isolated international markets, it has been suggested.
Andrew Burrell, research partner at King Sturge, said the UK market was "patchy", noting there is evidence of both significant strength and ongoing weakness in internal demand.
London...
Friday 23 Jul 10
Social Investment Business (SIB), an organisation that aims to provide financial and commercial support to charities, yesterday (July 22nd) reported one of its partner donation bodies - Communitybuilders - has resumed fund distribution. Aiming to increase socially responsible investment, the group manages the £70 billion Communitybuilders...
Thursday 22 Jul 10
Private client brokers are being encouraged to allow their customers to interact directly with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), as the group introduces a promotion aimed to persuade speculators to buy and sell without the help of an intermediary.
Share advisers with private clients will be given six months tariff-free...
Thursday 22 Jul 10
Private wealth may be affected if the retirement age is raised too suddenly, which one legal expert argues is "the wrong way to go". Responding to a suggestion by secretary of state for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith, Robin Ellison, pensions expert at Pinsent Law firm, said the...
Wednesday 21 Jul 10
Wealth management may become easier following the creation of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), which aims to reduce the complexities surrounding certain areas of personal and commercial tariffs.
Yesterday's (July 20th) announcement by chancellor George Osborne focused on making the system simpler for nationals and global businesses, adding the...
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