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In an era of polarised opinion, what role should corporates play?
Traditionally, companies stayed safely in the middle ground, keen not to alienate a certain demographic and potential revenue stream. Now it seems they cannot refrain from voicing an opinion.
Sun’s out – and the EBA’s guns are too
With the EBA gunning for Londons' banking business and post-Brexit plans, it's high time to prepare for March 2019
Diversity is no longer about ‘why’ – it’s about ‘how’
Technology is never a silver bullet. But we predict disruptive technology will play an increasingly large role in driving real behaviour change.
What shape do you like your developers?
The choice is T-shaped - or hole-shaped
Investor services – is custody still king?
The leading investor services banks (State Street, BNY Mellon, JP Morgan, Citibank and so on) seem to be bifurcating into two distinct types: the Trust Banks (BNY Mellon, Northern Trust and State Street) and the universal banks (JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, BNP Paribas). At the same time we are seeing several banks re-shape their offerings and/or exit from certain services. Why is this? It probably all boils down to two connected factors – profitability and capital requirements.
The social media challenge for wealth managers
Social media has now grown to be a fundamental part of the fabric of our lives: the way we communicate, consume, engage in politics, the environment and work are just a few of the ways we are impacted. Yet UK wealth managers in general are slow to engage in any meaningful way.