Survey Reveals Misconceptions About Investment Performance and Risk

Survey Reveals Misconceptions About Investment Performance and Risk

More than Half Surveyed Think Short-Term Measures of Performance Are Most Important

November 26, 2015
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Impact Investment Market Opportunities for Wealth Management Sector

Impact Investment Market Opportunities for Wealth Management Sector

Insight Report: Impact Investments 2015 - Global Opportunities is a market research analyzing the potential of impact investment in six regions covering North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

November 12, 2015
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Impact Investing Cleared for Take-off

Impact Investing Cleared for Take-off

Improving Data and New Labor Department Guidance Address Two Big Hurdles for Investments Tied to Social and Environmental Issues; Merrill Lynch Wealth Institute Whitepaper and Investor Survey Examine the Evolution of Impact Investing

November 10, 2015
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Continued Expansion of the Calvert Responsible Index Series

Developed Markets Ex-U.S. and U.S. Mid Cap Latest Introductions

November 05, 2015
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Shifting the Risk Landscape

Despite market fluctuations occasionally drawing deep breaths from investors as global economies endeavour to move on from the global financial crisis, investment managers have generally enjoyed returning stability and significantly improved trading conditions in recent years.

October 02, 2015
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U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases 6 Percent in August

A total of 109,561 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings -- default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions -- in August, down 12% from the previous month and down 6% from a year ago.

September 17, 2015
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64% of Leading APAC Bankers Feel Unprepared for a Cyberattack

FICO survey reveals that only 41% of APAC banks have a cyber-incident response capability in place, leaving financial institutions vulnerable to online crime.

July 28, 2015
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Land Insurance Industry Boosted Thanks to Merger

National Land Realty has announced its merger with Mississippi Land & Lakes offering further boost for investors in industry.

July 17, 2015
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Life Insurers Challenged by Competitive Landscape

Chief financial officers (CFOs) at North American life insurance companies say they continue to face sizable competitive challenges to their profitability, yet only a small number (20%) believe they are well prepared to respond to this competitive environment.

May 05, 2015
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Economic Confidence Rebounds amongst Italian Business Leaders

Confidence amongst Italian CEOs bounced back in the first quarter of 2015, following continued low commodity prices and the European Central Bank’s significant quantitative easing package. The YPO Global Pulse Confidence Index for Italy rose 5.3 points to 61.6, its highest level for a year.

May 05, 2015
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Business Owners Save 300 Hours a Year with Automated Accounting App

IP Commerce, Inc., developer of innovative products and services that automate business processes for small business owners, launched the newest version of Commerce Sync today. Commerce Sync is a software application that automatically transfers sales information from a point of sale (POS) system or e-commerce solution directly into accounting software on a daily basis.

April 29, 2015
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ACE Packages New Multinational Insurance Solution for UK and Ireland Customers

ACE Group today announced the launch of ACE Multinational Partner, an enhanced package of comprehensive property and casualty insurance.

March 30, 2015
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Zurich Responds to International Demand for Comprehensive Cyber Policy

Zurich have launched their 'Security and Privacy' policy and 'DigitalResolve' an innovative cyber-protection policy and a global breach response service that will support companies facing cyber risks.

March 16, 2015
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Insurers Say Predictive Modeling Is Boosting Their Profits

Predictive modeling has notably increased in value across several areas of property & casualty (P&C;) insurers’ business over the past six years, according to global professional services company Towers Watson’s annual Predictive Modeling Survey.

February 10, 2015
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Investment Managers: Fill Your Stockings with Big Data and Real-Time Analytics

KPMG has today warned that investment managers must invest in big data and real-time analytics, or risk being caught short in 2015, as the firm predicts an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

December 19, 2014
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Report Identifies Key Risks for Financial Institutions Across EMEA

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, released an EMEA focused industry report today, highlighting the top risk factors facing EMEA financial institutions.

December 10, 2014
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RenaissanceRe to Acquire Platinum Underwriters for US$1.9bn

Merger of two Bermuda-based firms to accelerate growth in RenaissanceRe's US specialty and casualty reinsurance business.

November 24, 2014
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Hire a Hacker to Solve Cyber Skills Crisis, Say UK Companies

UK companies admit they are considering turning to ex-hackers in a bid to stay one step ahead of cyber criminals, according to the latest research from KPMG.

November 18, 2014
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FCA: Small Firms Need to Better Manage Financial Crime Risks

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that many small banks and commercial insurance intermediaries fail to effectively manage financial crime risk.

November 14, 2014
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Germany and UK Agree Joint IP Rules Proposal

The proposal is based on the Modified Nexus Approach proposed by theOECD, which requires tax benefits to be connected directly to R&Dexpenditures;, but amends these rules to address concerns expressed by some countries and seeks to address outstanding issues in relation to qualification of expenditures, grandfathering and tracking qualifying R&Dexpenditure.;

November 11, 2014
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Former Swinton Execs Fined and Banned from Senior Roles

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group Limited (Swinton) £928,000.

November 05, 2014
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