03/27/2018
Financial Deals to Accelerate in 2018 Amid Continued Consolidation
"Consequently the banking sector will witness substantial consolidation at the national and regional levels."
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/27/2018
Accommodating Life Annuities in a Defined Contribution World
Most retirees get a lump sum, not a lifetime annuity, with their 401(k) account. What are some ways employers can give employees more flexibility in how they take out money upon retirement?
03/26/2018
Does The Spike In LIBOR Signal The Next Financial Crisis?
The trillion dollar question is whether the stress is technical in nature, in which case short-term rates will eventually normalize, or is this spike in credit a harbinger of another banking catastrophe.
03/26/2018
The role of HNWIs and family offices in impact investing
“Many philanthropically motivated, wealthy investors choose to act on this conviction through their investment choices, and asset managers have increasingly adopted impact asset offerings to serve this demand.”
03/26/2018
Ethical investment demand ‘unmet’: Morgan Stanley
Australian product providers have failed to meet investor demand for quality ethical investment strategies, says Morgan Stanley
03/26/2018
This hidden threat can devour more than $100,000 of your wealth
One in 10 financially successful individuals doesn't have excess liability coverage.
03/26/2018
What’s driving the push for more public banks?
Bankers counter that private sector banks are more than capable of handling public deposits
03/26/2018
ETF investors outsmart hedge funds that miss out as gold rebounds
ETF investors were smart enough to look beyond the Fed as they boosted their bullion holdings to the highest in almost five years just as prices took off.
03/26/2018
North America dominates Knight Frank's City Wealth Index
New York affirms global supremacy as London keeps pace
03/23/2018
The art of leaving a banking job that pays $24m. The cost of protecting Jamie Dimon
Blankfein said that his wife doesn’t think he should step down, and neither does he – for now.
03/23/2018
The CEO of Guardian Life on talent in an age of digital disruption
One of the things we’re discussing as a leadership team is the gig economy, which extends from Uber drivers all the way up to CEOs.
03/23/2018
Proposed additional reporting requirements for non-resident trusts
It was also announced that additional funds would be allocated to improve the CRA’s audit and administration of trusts and trust returns.
03/23/2018
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince is set to meet with Wall Street executives
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince will meet with top figures from Wall Street and corporate America next week.
03/23/2018
What senior traders really do when they quietly disappear: become “consultants”
Other former KCG staff have also gone into consulting.
03/22/2018
How to Think and Spend Like a Billionaire
Billionaires embrace innovation, form networks, invest in what they love and plan for the future. All of the above may not make you a billionaire, but it can improve your well-being.
03/22/2018
Global Tech Spending Forecast: Banking Edition, 2018
Margin pressures in core areas of the business are pressuring banks to increase spending on IT
03/21/2018
Trump asks Saudi crown prince to share wealth through investments
President hopes kingdom will 'give some of [its] wealth' to US 'in form of jobs' by buying 'finest military equipment'.
03/21/2018
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 2.91 per cent for March
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: March notifications 2.91%
03/20/2018
GIIN launches roadmap for future of impact investing
The Roadmap details six categories of action to drive progress toward the vision.
03/19/2018
On rational optimism by Tim Price
Our aptitude for the largely imaginary also leaves us with a perverse requirement for certainty where certainty cannot exist.