THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY IN THE UK Cryptocurrency is a hot topic. Every investor in the world, even individuals, are talking about it. It is a digital currency that allows people to buy, trade and sell their products or services through digital platforms. The UK government considers cryptoassets as property. It is estimated…
Amsterdam ousts London as Europe’s top share trading hub UK’s departure from the EU prompts shift in dealing of stocks and derivatives Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre last month as the Netherlands scooped up business lost by the UK since Brexit. An average €9.2bn shares a day were traded on…
Julius Baer’s European Build-Out And Its UK Ambitions This publication recently sat down with the head of Julius Baer’s business in the UK and Ireland. One of Switzerland’s largest banks has been spending to build teams in the UK and Portugal and working on other European markets in ways that it hopes will bear fruit…
A reduction in the number of EU tech graduates moving into the UK is making it difficult to recruit and retain talent in the finance sector, and Brexit could be partially to blame. The Fuelling Fintech report from TheCityUK, which promotes Britain as a financial centre, and recruitment firm Odgers Berndtson, said fintech and other…
The wealth management joint venture (JV) between Schroders and Lloyds is planning to hire over 700 financial advisers as it looks to double its assets under management (AuM), the Financial Times reported. According to the publication, the companies intend to increase the JV’s AuM from approximately £13bn to £25bn. The growth is said to come…
