Things we're reading today include ...
- UBS posts fourth-quarter pre-tax profit miss, sees bumpy road ahead
- European ETF trading increasingly automated as Mifid II takes hold
- Up to 25% wiped off house prices in some of UK's wealthiest areas
- North-east England will be hit hardest by no-deal Brexit, says CBI
- US hedge fund tycoon buys £95m house near Buckingham Palace
- Over 23,000 shops and 175,000 high street jobs predicted to go in 2019
- As China's economy falters, some fund managers look to bonds
- Pre-Davos survey shows sixfold rise in global CEOs' gloom
- IMF, CEOs sound warnings as leaders gather in Davos
- World leaders shun Davos amid crises at home
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...