Mark Boleat, policy chairman at the City of London Corporation and Didier le Menestrel, chairman and founder of La Financière de l’Echiquier, discuss whether Brexit will see Paris overtake London as Europe’s leading financial centre
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Is an exodus from London to Paris on the cards?

Brexit result leaves rival centres jostling for position
London’s pre-eminence as Europe’s leading financial centre may well be under threat following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, but institutions assess many competitive factors before shipping out staff

US equities hit record highs as fears over recession fade
Fears of an imminent US recession have abated and recent economic data looks strong, but is the country really in as good a shape as its record-breaking equity markets would suggest?

External assets central to Generali’s expansion drive
Generali Investments’ chief executive Santo Borsellino made growing the Italian firm’s third party business a “key priority” when he took control in 2013. So far the decision has paid off

Is now the time to invest in emerging markets?
Jeffrey Sacks, Emea investment strategist at Citi Private Bank and Ajay Kapur, Asia and global emerging markets strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, ask whether emerging markets have turned a corner

Emerging markets see light at end of the tunnel
The prospects for emerging markets look better than they have done for some time while equity valuations remain attractive. Is now the time to invest?

Berlin witnesses passing of investment baton
The new generation of techno-nerds may be guilty of speaking in jargon and much of what they pass off as new ideas are anything but, yet evidence of a generational shift in wealth management was clearly evident at the summer Fund Forum event in Berlin

Switzerland struggles to find new role in post-secrecy world
The Swiss must play to their strengths as well as develop new expertise if they are to have any chance of regaining former glories

Brexit provides Paris with new lease of life
While the French government has not always been supportive of growing its financial services sector, Paris is gradually waking up to opportunities for expansion

Funds and fintechs find Luxembourg an attractive base
Asset managers have long been using Luxembourg as a base for cross-border fund distribution but the Grand Duchy has found a new lease of life as a haven for tech-based start-ups
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