The US-China Trade War continues to shape the dynamic global trade market. The trade war with the U.S. couldn’t have come at a worse timing for China, which had just begun focusing in earnest on fixing problems with its economy. Many analysts have suggested that the impact of the Washington-Beijing trade skirmish will be relatively muted […]
Butterfly Effect in the Global Market Explained
The world has never been more interconnected than it is today. The theory of “the butterfly effect”, the idea that a relatively small event can reverberate across the world, has perhaps never been more valid given the speed at which ideas and news now flow across borders. Events in far-flung corners of the globe can […]
Investment Diversification – The Benefits
Investment Diversification can be described as when an investor chooses to invest in a number of asset classes. Investment Diversification enables an investor to spread or reduce risk in the long-term. By having this level of diversification within a portfolio, an investor can have ‘peace of mind.’ For example, if something is happening in one […]
Comfortable Retirement – How much You’ll Need
Research by Royal London finds that the average UK earner will need a pension pot of £260,000 to maintain their living standards. It’s called ‘the pension mountain’ – the size of funds required by savers to afford a comfortable retirement that keeps them in similar financial circumstances to their working life. The figure has leaped […]
Iran Sanctions – Europe, Russia and China Join Forces, Dodge
In the latest sign of the growing divide between Washington and its allies, the European Union’s foreign policy chief announced Monday that the bloc was creating a new payment mechanism called the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), to allow countries to transact with Iran while avoiding the Iran sanctions re-imposed by the U.S. The EU member states will […]
IMTI – What it is and How it is Calculated
IMTI, or in full, the International Money Transfer Index™ (IMTI™) provides a measure of the cost of international bank-to-bank money transfers from countries around the world such as Australia, Canada, the UK and US. The IMTI is of help to those who are looking to better understand the costs of transferring money internationally. It provides […]
SME Market – International Money Transfer’s New Vertical
An Underserved Market? The SME segment is set to be hugely impacted by last week’s announcement by World First about the launch of an international payments platform designed specifically for the SME (Small Medium Enterprise) market. The platform will give companies an alternative to open multiple foreign currency accounts with one or more banks. World […]
Money Transfer Providers – The Easiest Way to Compare
A number of companies today offer consumers an easy way to compare money transfer providers and methods for sending money overseas. Often, this is the best way to compare your options and find a transfer service that meets your needs. These companies offer businesses and individuals a range of choices for the best and most […]
Libor Transition – Dealers Seek FRTB Carve-out.
Banks are planning to ask regulators for capital relief during attempts to move roughly $370 trillion in swaps notional away from Libor to new interest rate benchmarks. Under incoming market risk capital rules – the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book – banks that model their own requirements will face a capital add-on for all […]
Asia’s Wealth Management Ripe for M&A
Global Firms Eye Targets Asia’s Wealth Management Asia’s wealth management business could see a surge in M&A activity on robust regional growth, with Asia poised to overtake North America as the world’s wealthiest region in the next two years. That’s likely to draw the attention of global wealth managers eager to acquire assets in a […]