Bravura Solutions boosts its wealth management and fund administration propositions with Findlater appointment
Bravura Solutions has strengthened its UK team with the hire of Freddie Findlater as Marketing Manager for EMEA.
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All change: could a move towards mutual models steady our course?
Discontent with the current status quo across the political and economic environments has been rising for some time and nowhere was it more evident than in the result of the EU referendum. The vote to leave was very telling about the divisions that exist in British society; divisions that are underpinned by a blending of the political, social and economic.
2 mins with… Katharine Photiou, Head of Workplace Savings – Product & Proposition, Legal and General Investment Management
In this 2 minutes with segment, we grill Katharine Photiou, Head of Workplace Savings, Product and Proposition at Legal and General Investment Management and a panellist at the recent MRM event on the role of the workplace in closing the savings gap.
One week of markets in one minute: Central bank jitters, nukes, and sliding shares
A series of key meetings for central banks this week – including the monthly update from the European Central Bank – combined with weak economic data, panic over North Korea’s nuclear test, and struggling commodity stocks to push markets into the red for the week.
Closing the savings gap: a big ask for any industry
It is widely believed that there is a savings gap in the UK, with respected firms voicing concerns that the general population faces hardship in retirement by failing to make adequate savings provision.
To explore this issue, MRM gathered together a group of key experts from across the industry, who considered the role of the workplace in improving this state of affairs together with the industry’s ability to meet this growing crisis.
ECB reactions
It is not surprising that the ECB did not cut rates further due to the unclear risk/ reward of having more negative rates. However, the ECB has tasked committees to evaluate stimulus options, which is laying the groundwork for a December policy move if necessary.
WisdomTree appoints Morgan Lee as Head of European Distribution
WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor, has named Morgan Lee as its Head of Distribution for WisdomTree’s European operations.
One week of markets in one minute: FTSE climbs as US jobs miss curtails Fed rate rise talk
Markets surged on Friday after poor US jobs data dampened expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise rates in the near term, with the FTSE 100 reaching a two-week high after climbing more than 2%.
2 mins with… Jim Powell, author of Trading Futures
As it’s summer, we take a slight break from our usual programming and grill Jim Powell, author of best-selling novel, Trading Futures, on finance, Brexit and summer reading recommendations for those who work across financial services.
One week of markets in one minute: Stocks tread water as Fed says case for rate hike has strengthened
Markets took something of a back seat this week with all eyes focusing on the central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole, but by Friday – the day of the long awaited speech from the Fed – little had changed, with no timescales set for further rate hikes.
SEI Appoints Allfunds To Sub-Custodian List For UK Business
Allfunds is Europe’s largest mutual fund platform. In selecting Allfunds, SEI sought to appoint a provider that has flexible, agile and scalable client servicing capabilities. During the selection process, Allfunds demonstrated the ability to adapt and update its technology to meet the ongoing challenges and opportunities of the changing market.
One week of markets in one minute: Oil enters bull market as pound slides on Brexit fears
Oil surged and the pound sunk this week, amid a more lacklustre five days for equity markets as investors held back ahead of a crucial US central bank announcement next week.