5 Tips to optimize your productivity

Nowadays, productivity is considered as a skill that must be mastered by professionals. When it comes to work, every company wants its employees to be as productive as possible.  Some are trying hard to be productive, but they don’t have enough knowledge about it and they end up wasting a lot of time everyday. Below…

Secrets to a successful phone interview

During the recruitment process, the first impression is important. Thanks to the digitalization of the process, the first contact is often made by phone. This first contact can be complicated because both parties are discussing virtually. The candidate’s voice can reflect several emotions (fear, self-confidence, hesitation…) and the recruiter is already starting to evaluate the…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has granted a three-year extension to the MiFID II relief period for American firms.

The SEC will allow US brokers to continue bundling execution and research payments for another three years. In October of 2017, the SEC published a ‘no-action letter’, stating that American firms did not need to actively adhere to MiFID II’s unbundling guidelines. This letter was due to expire in July 2020.  This latest statement by…

Fake or real addition?

UBS Adds $16 Billion From Rich Clients as Assets Hit Record UBS Group AG’s rich clients added $15.7 billion in new money last quarter, giving a boost to star hire Iqbal Khan as he seeks to reinvigorate the key wealth management unit. The inflows lifted assets overseen for the affluent to a record $2.5 trillion,…

Targeting the best

KBL European Private Bankers appoints Yves Stein new group CEO, «Yves Stein has been appointed group CEO by KBL European Private Bankers, taking over from Jacques Peters, the Luxembourg based financial provider. Stein was previously CEO of Union Bancaire Privée (Europe) in Luxembourg, and earlier was director general of Private Banking at BNP Paribas (Switzerland).…