Bank shares and stress tests: the value investor’s verdict December 8, 2016 The Bank of England’s latest stress tests of the UK banking system attracted many column inches of space in the newspapers last week. The aim was to calculate whether these institutions would have enough capital to withstand certain grim scenarios. Moving away from some of the inflammatory headlines, it is worth looking in more [...]
Bank shares and stress tests: the value investor’s verdict December 8, 2016 The Bank of England’s latest stress tests of the UK banking system attracted many column inches of space in the newspapers last week. The aim was to calculate whether these institutions would have enough capital to withstand certain grim scenarios. Moving away from some of the inflammatory headlines, it is worth looking in more detail [...]
Stop looking for easy solutions to complex problems December 8, 2016 "That idea is so simple it’s brilliant" is often uttered as a judgement of its legitimacy. We may wonder whether its simplicity is its brilliance. Or perhaps it’s just our natural desire for the 80/20 rule – that is, for many events, roughly 80 per cent of the effects come from 20 per cent of [...]
City Moves for 8 December 2016 | Who’s switching jobs December 8, 2016 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has appointed Mark Hastings as a partner based in the firm's London office. He had previously been a partner at Addleshaw Goddard where he was head of the firm's civil fraud group. Mark has been retained to represent clients in a number of the largest cases to [...]
Local alternative lending is enabling business growth outside the city December 8, 2016 Over the past decade, the risk appetite of the big banks has fallen, making them less inclined to provide finance to SMEs up and down the country. Consequently, small businesses have found it more challenging to secure funding through traditional methods. Figures recently published by the BBA, for example, showed that high street banks such [...]
The UK City watchdog’s so good at fintech it’s going to teach Hong Kong December 7, 2016 The UK's forward thinking City regulator is exporting its fintech expertise, partnering with authorities in Hong Kong to foster innovation in finance. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to share its knowledge and promote innovation between the two countries. It's the latest example of the UK collaborating with other [...]
These are 2016’s top 100 influential leaders in fintech (part 4 of 4) December 7, 2016 City A.M. is publishing Hot Topics' top 100 fintech influential leaders list for 2016, supported by 360Leaders. This is part 4 of 4, in alphabetical order. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here, and part 3 is here. The most influential fintech leaders in 2016, R to Z Ricardo Martin Manjon, head of digital [...]
These are 2016’s top 100 influential leaders in fintech (part 3 of 4) December 7, 2016 City A.M. is publishing Hot Topics' top 100 fintech influential leaders list for 2016, supported by 360Leaders. This is part 3 of 4, in alphabetical order. Part 1 is here. Here is the list's Part 2, and this link contains the final part 4. The most influential fintech leaders in 2016, K to Q Kenneth Lin, CEO [...]
Four investment myths on the rise December 7, 2016 | City Talk The world of investing constantly changes and that means yesterday’s wisdom can soon become today’s myths. Or in some cases, the story moves along and some investors haven’t quite kept up. Your own biases and assumption can pose a danger to wealth generation (you can test this at Schroders Income IQ). So here we run [...]
These are 2016’s top 100 influential leaders in fintech (part 2 of 4) December 7, 2016 City A.M. is publishing Hot Topics' top 100 fintech influential leaders list for 2016, supported by 360Leaders. This is part 2 of 4, in alphabetical order. Part 1 is here. For part 3 visit this link, and this is where you can view part 4. The most influential fintech leaders in 2016, E to J Eileen [...]
