Finance

Wall Street is getting set to move to Frankfurt with office space being rented at a rate of knots. Goldman Sachs has agreed to lease 10,000 square metres of office space at the new Marienturm building in Frankfurt, according to Reuters, making it one of the city’s biggest wins since Brexit. The bank will take the eight top floors of a new 37-storey tower now being built, giving it space for up to 1,000 staff. JP Morgan is also considering renting...

First off, before we move on, we must remind you that you should do your own due diligence before investing because that’s how investors get rich and avoid losing money. Having said this, you should start looking for investment opportunities for the next year, and this article will share with you the top 3 promising stocks that are expected to have an excellent performance in 2018. #1 – Xperi Corporation (XPER): The previous year was bright and prosperous for Xperi...

British pensioners are now more financially secure than they ever have been, following the post-election deal between the DUP and Conservative Party, guaranteeing the triple lock pension and winter fuel allowance. More significant is the older generation’s ‘wealth mountain’—the property assets owned by those higher up the housing ladder. Unfortunately for their descendants, it is estimated that just 4 million of the 17 million Brits between the ages of 25 and 44 are set to benefit when their families pass...

Currency is known to be one of the most volatile assets in the world, and many businesses must deal with the fluctuations of various exchange rates on a daily basis. These fluctuations can be significant, making it very difficult to predict how any given currency pairing will behave on any given day. Whilst those trading forex seek to take advantage of these fluctuations, they can present a variety of risks/challenges to businesses of all types, especially those which have dealings...

Staying up to date on the latest anti money laundering laws and processes is extremely important for any Finance or Banking professional. Anti Money Laundering Training can provide a cost effective and informative way of becoming an expert in these laws. Avoiding being involved in money laundering can save a business time, money, as well as any legal action. Learn From Industry Experts While the information for anti money laundering techniques does exist online, it can be very technical and...

The recent skyrocket in Bitcoin’s market value has caused there to be a great deal of speculation about how long lasting this success will be and whether it is just a matter of time before it sees a significant crash (as was the case on previous occasions). As Bitcoin is decentralised by nature, it is possible that it will perform differently than other currencies as it is not controlled by any company, government or a particular organisation. Bitcoin, the very...

More than one million of the new plastic £10 banknotes celebrating author Jane Austen have entered circulation. The new tenner is the first Bank of England note with a tactile feature to help blind and partially-sighted users. People queue outside the Bank of England in the City of London this morning as they wait to exchange old ten pound notes for the new ones. The tactile feature is a series of raised dots in the top left-hand corner of the...

You would think the banking industry would learn but sadly it appears not, according to a new report. The Adam Smith Institute, a leading think-tank, have said that the banking sector is an “accident waiting to happen.” The report has been published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Northern Rock crisis, that led to a run on the bank. This new report, which was authored by Kevin Dowd, Finance and Economics Professor at Durham University, was scathing on...

The price of a pint of beer is about to shoot up, according to the world's biggest beer company. Jason Warner, who is AB InBev's president for northern Europe, has warned that rising inflation means that pints in Britain are about to become more expensive. Headline consumer price inflation jumped from 2.6 per cent to 2.9 per cent last month, while the core rate rose from 2.4 per cent to 2.7 per cent. The Bank is currently predicting that CPI will...