Expansión reports that, according to the Annual Adecco V Monitor of Salaries, which is prepared by Adecco, a human resources company, along with researchers at Barceló y Asociados, the average salary in Spain rose only 0.3 % in the last five years, to €1,636 per month. However, the purchasing power of the average salary paid in Spain fell 2.4 % in the same period, and it is down in all autonomous communities with the exception of Cantabria (+2.5 %) and the Community of Madrid (+0.6 %).

Reuters reports that, according to public sources and communications, as jobs in the financial sector begin to leave, the principal international banks present in London plan to transfer approximately 9,000 position to Europe over the next two years. These transfers represent approximately 2% of jobs in the financial sector in London.

According to a study by Cuponation,  Spain’s annual Film Festival has brought in 4 % of the annual number of moviegoers since the tax on cultural events was increased in 2012.

As published in Spain’s Expansión, centrist Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential elections yesterday by nearly 29 points over Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front. With 86 % of the votes counted, Macron had obtained 63.33 % of the votes, compared to Le Pen’s 35.7 %.

According to a study by the financial services company Ebury, 94 % of professionals working in financial technology companies - the so-called fintech firms - are satisfied with their salaries in comparison to other sectors. They also say they are very happy to work in these companies.

Robo-advisors have attracted more than $1.32 billion in funds, in a total of 119 transactions since 2012, according to CB Insights.