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Private Equity & Venture Capital In 2016

The private capital industry has grown and changed immensely since Preqin first began tracking it in 2003.

The right amount of tax? Who decides? by Rebecca Reading

It’s been an interesting week for tax and the multinationals, with much made in the press about Google’s £130 million tax deal with HMRC, and further announcements on anti-tax avoidance measures expected. The strong views expressed show

Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg): The global economy’s moderate growth is becoming increasingly fragile

The increase in household purchasing power – fuelled by falling oil prices and the recent uptick in wages – is nonetheless keeping the US economy on a path to growth.

60 Reasons Why Oil Investors Should Hang On by Dan Doyle for Oilprice.com

Inventories will continue to rise, but the momentum is slowing.

Monetary policy – The Fed goes against the flow

1 year in 10 Snapshots

Pondering wealth on a Swiss peak

Oxfam started the week with a report that put them firmly in the “worse” camp.

David Shelton: Where craft beer and wealth management collide

The advice market is no exception, with supporters of both sides presenting cogent and compelling arguments.

“Good news and good prices don’t go together” – St. James’s Place

Global economic fundamentals are performing better than markets had been indicating. James de Uphaugh, of Majedie Asset Management and fund manager of the St. James’s Place UK Growth fund, summed up the long-term opportunity presented by such period

Coutts: Market Update: Staying calm in the storm

Markets have gone sharply against us so far this year, but the actual underlying economic fundamentals continue to support our positive view for 2016. It may continue to be painful in the short run, but as long-term investors we are taking the view that t

Logic on fire by Penny Lovell

Mark Carney has this week yet again postponed the likelihood of an interest rate rise, due to the turmoil in the global economy and weaker UK growth.

Oil a load of nonsense by Tim Price

Who’s afraid of cheap oil ?” asks ‘The Economist’ on its front page this week. Judging by the last fortnight in the stock market, just about everybody is.

Market Insight by Hasan Aslan - Hedging against volatility fed by Chinese currency policy

However, the consensus among market pundits was that the emerging markets economic slowdown would not be able to derail the developed market recovery.

Deutsche CEO Predicts Cash Will Be Gone in a Decade

Cash I think in ten years time probably won't exist.

SCHRODERS - China, oil and the Fed: what they mean for Emerging Market Debt Relative in 2016

China: not the black hole that some investors believe

Chinese whispers - St. James's Place Market Bulletin

“There is no doubt the Chinese economy is experiencing a substantial slowdown,” said Chris Ralph, chief investment officer at St. James’s Place. According to Richard Oldfield of Oldfield Partners, and fund manager of the St. James’

Coutts: Silver lining in January clouds: Global Markets Weekly

The sharp declines across all major equity markets so far this year have certainly been painful. But we remain convinced that the underlying economic fundamentals are supportive and that our ‘pro-equity’ stance is appropriate for longer-term i

Bear necessities by Tim Price

“At first sign of crisis, the ignorant don’t panic because they don’t know what’s going on. Then later they panic precisely because they don’t know what’s going on.” - Jarod Kintz.

China's Five Fatal Flaws

It should not be a huge surprise that China is a source of global economic turbulence. After all, in 2010, James Chanos — the short seller who famously profited from the collapse of Enron – noisily announced his bearish position on China.

Guy Wagner, chief investment officer Banque de Luxembourg: Some comments on the markets

It is worth remembering that investors in this fund need to have a sufficiently long investment horizon (and be prepared for a certain degree of volatility).

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