Making the most of your money when exchanging currencies
Currency exchange, a facility or a service? The topic of exchange rates and currency conversions has been particularly prominent thus far in 2022, with a hugely volatile foreign exchange market seeing large fluctuations in staple currency pairs such as GBP/USD and EUR/USD. Those of us who typically only deal in the most established currencies or […]
Purpose-led Financial Services company GSB reveals new Brand Architecture and Identity
(Press Release) Dubai, Geneva, London — Dubai-headquartered wealth advisory company GSB revealed its new positioning, brand architecture and identity today. This initiative amplifies the Company’s commitment to creating shared value through purpose-led, impact-driven financial planning; and pushes the investment advisory sector towards co-creating more conscious and sustainable practices, products and services. Since launching as GSB […]
Corporate Branding: How financial services can use Purpose to change the world
Coined by management consultancies as the “North Star”, Purpose is arguably the most critical governance imperative since, well, audited accounts. The issues surrounding sustainability are complex. While governments, corporations, and activists agree on its importance, the tangible actions needed to combat growing social and environmental challenges remain unbalanced, subjective and piecemeal. Thankfully, movements championing business […]
Three thematic investment ideas that GSB’s head is watching
ESG regulations across the world, and not just in the region, need to be worked upon, says Ross Whatnall. Thematic investing has hit the ball out of the ground in the past few years as investors are looking to take part in global trends that are impacting the world and producing wealth generation opportunities.
Social Impact: How current global circumstances are affecting the Charity Sector
We all know and accept that the world is in a state of constant change and evolution. Those born in the sixties learnt to use slide rules and log tables in maths, and computers were something we didn’t see until our teens. Since we were born, we have seen human endeavour reach the moon and […]
GSB obtains Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence
International Adviser can reveal that Dubai-headquartered wealth advisory company GSB has received a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence to become a directly authorised business in the UK. The company started the process in Q4 2021 and was recently given the green light for the licence.
ESG: Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and what they mean for UK Investment Property
ESG is a set of standards defined by three broad pillars that can be used to guide a company’s operations – environmental, social, and corporate governance. The first pillar is focused on green and sustainability efforts, the second on a company’s relationships with those it works with and the communities where it operates, and the […]
Cyber Security Threats in Financial Services (2025 Guide)
Cyber Security has been one of the largest evolving threats to the financial sector. In 2024 alone, the global cost of cybercrime was 9.5 trillion USD. Cyber attacks on the financial sector have increased dramatically, both because malicious actors have gained in sophistication and because the volume of potential targets or points of entry has […]
Fine Wine: An intriguing investment for uncertain times
Fine wine has enjoyed a sustained bull run, where, during market crises, investment has offered stability and diversification. The Liv-ex 1000, an index that tracks 1,000 of the world’s most-traded fine wines, gained 29.5% over the 18 months through the end of March. Many of the top wines in Burgundy have posted growth far higher […]
Digital Banking: Reshaping the future of financial services
Between evolving customer expectations and the pandemic-fuelled digitisation of the financial services industry, instant digital service has become the baseline expectation of today’s banking customers. Only a handful of industries have seen such a rapid evolution during the last three years with Technology, Analytics, AI and Blockchain finding new homes across the sector.