All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
MENA region leads global growth in luxury travel reports Mastercard
Affluent travellers in the MENA region are power users of loyalty and membership card programmes with GCC tourists some of the highest spenders, whether vacationing within the region or further afield
Goldman Sachs’ lifts its bonus limit for bankers – does the UK have a pay problem?
British bankers are more likely than their US, Europe or APAC counterparts to feel they are unfairly paid says eFinancialCareers CEO
Birdwingo launches EU’s first investing app for under-18s, lands €1.2m investment
With an average starting salary of €23,500/year and house prices in cities across Western Europe soaring to an average of €305,000, is society sufficiently guiding the youth in their financial journeys?
Monument hits £2bn in customer deposits, attracting £1bn within four months
Monument is the first neo-bank in the UK specifically targeting the mass affluent segment and launched its app and first suite of savings products in early 2022
Sexism in the City Inquiry
Katy Ruddell, Senior Counsel, Farrer & Co, discusses the recently published ‘Sexism in the City’ report and gives her take on the direction of travel for UK regulation of non-financial misconduct and what firms should prepare for
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Barclays Q1 2024 earnings top analyst forecasts despite dip in net interest income
Barclays posts profit before tax of £2.28bn for the three months to end March (Q123: £2.59bn) with the decline in profits reflecting margin pressure
Lloyds Q1 profits dip on margin pressure but solid quarter boosted by drop in provisions
Lloyds Q1 net interest income declines, as forecast, by 10% y-o-y to £3.2bn but the results are solid, boosted by a drop in provisions for bad debts dropping to £57m from £243m in the year ago quarter
Why transparent investing really matters
It is imperative for financial institutions to emphasise absolute pricing transparency, says Simon Camilleri, CEO at Saxo UK
Predicting tech trends: how AI and IoT will shape the investment landscape in 2024
Nikita Krivelevich discusses the immense potential of Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things investments
Bank of Montreal backs StockPick with strategic investment
Investment from BMO will introduce innovative financial content and solutions to Canadian investors