Kevin Warsh sounded hawkish at Jackson Hole on Friday and markets raised the odds of a September rate hike. Fed watchers agree on the tone. They disagree on whether the Fed chair was signaling his next move. The Fed chair’s first major speech pushed back …

The fund services industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. While asset managers, asset servicers and fund administrators have traditionally relied on highly manual and process-driven operating models, …

ESG income investing does not have to come at the expense of yield, but it does draw on different sources. ESG-focused dividend funds are widely assumed to sacrifice income, since ESG screens exclude many traditional high payers such as oil, tobacco, and …

Things are getting tense in Iceland! Iceland? Isn’t this the ECB Watch column? Yes, it is. But we will get to the ECB eventually, don’t worry. Anyway, things are getting tense on that geothermal island in the Atlantic Ocean. And I am not talking about the …

Chipmakers are propelling South Korean stocks to new heights, but other sectors are joining the rally as well. Reforms are helping to narrow the “Korea discount”. With a gain of around 60 percent, South Korea’s Kospi index has been one of the standout …

Laura Comas , head of wealth value proposition at Caixabank, has been appointed as a director at Caixabank Wealth Management Luxembourg. She replaces Belén Martín, who is moving to Caixabank CIB as managing director of the group’s international …

While Brussels is trying to steer more European savings toward European companies, US broker Tradestation is building a new European gateway to Wall Street from Amsterdam. The firm is targeting active investors, family offices, wealth managers and other …

Gold is extending its rally ahead of Jackson Hole later this week. Investors are seeking protection not only from a weaker dollar and uncertainty over interest rates, but also from the rapid rise in U.S. government debt and growing questions over how …

Europe’s hot, dry summer is turning into a stress test for investors. Poor harvests, exceptionally low river levels and production disruptions show that climate change is no longer a risk confined to the distant future. It is already affecting the …

The US Treasury's attempt to bring down long-term borrowing costs could leave the government more exposed to interest-rate shocks if it replaces long-dated bonds with debt that must be refinanced more frequently, says Kenneth Rogoff in an interview with …

Warsh speech splits Fed watchers

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Tensions in Iceland and why they matter to the ECB

Broad re-rating of South Korean stocks

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Tradestation opens new European gateway to Wall Street

US debt concerns put gold back in play

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