05/24/2022
Tragedy
“We must realize that growth is but an adolescent phase of life which stops when physical maturity is reached. If growth continues in the period of maturity it is called obesity or cancer.” - Albert A. Bartlett.
05/24/2022
In it for the money? Get the most out of your cash
People held onto this money as a safety measure and also due to being stuck at home, which led to the highest personal savings rate since World War II.
05/24/2022
One of the problems with the industry, Gilbert says, is that large swathes of it is commoditized and awash with products that are almost identical in terms of both investment approach and performance.
05/23/2022
Our currency, your problem
So said a former U.S. Treasury Secretary in 1971 to other finance ministers struggling with the soaring dollar. 50 years later, the strength of the greenback is again threatening many financial balances around the world.
05/23/2022
HSBC Executive Suspended Over Climate Change Comments
Unsubstantiated, shrill, partisan, self-serving, apocalyptic warnings are ALWAYS wrong, Kirk wrote in one of the presentation slides at the event.
05/23/2022
Residential mass-market housing: a defensive sector in an inflationary world
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions are adding more pressure and uncertainty.
05/23/2022
Implementing a hybrid servicing approach allows a lot of processes to be digitalised because it is more convenient, minimises wait time and ultimately promotes the option of having a browsing style that suits the customer
05/23/2022
Inflation is proving very high in the short term, whereas longer term growth is trending downward.
05/23/2022
That may not sound like a lot, but over the long-term that £400 can grow and earn its own dividends.
05/22/2022
As Sweet As Honey: Why Mead Is the Latest Wine to Know
Mead, one of the oldest drinks in the world, is having a moment.
05/20/2022
Fixed Income Research: An intriguing value proposition
With 30-year US Treasuries down more than 20% year-to-date, it is now possible to buy Emerging Market Investment Grade bonds in the $80s and even selectively in the $70s.
05/20/2022
Five financial truths about Millennials at 40
Results from the 2021 Natixis Global Survey of Individual Investors reveal how Millennials are changing.
05/20/2022
Views from the Floor
Has recent volatility forced markets from hedging mode to liquidation mode?; the unusual 5-week selloff of both Treasuries and the S&P 500; and the trials of being a central banker in a time of stagflation.
05/20/2022
12 best private schools in the UK, and their most notable alumni
Dulwich’s headmaster received a letter from one of the teachers expressing their concern about the views being expressed by one of the school’s students
05/20/2022
26 of America’s Richest Billionaires Paid 4.8 Percent Tax Rate in Recent Years
The report demonstrates the vast disparities between the tax code for the rich and for regular Americans.
05/20/2022
Sales and earnings growth for Q1 2022 in both the US and Europe exceeded expectations, led by strong energy sector results. The percentage of companies beating forecasts is above the long-term trend, but the margin of surprise is lower than recent quarter
05/19/2022
Vanguard’s Kunal Mehta discussed what Swiss investors want from active fixed income at the Finanz 22 event in Zurich.
05/19/2022
Declining US housing starts, surging UK inflation
05/19/2022
When it comes to sweet wines, Château d’Yquem remains the ultimate honey trap, writes Jonathan Ray
05/19/2022
The downgrade reflects Fitch's view that Credit Suisse's weak operating profitability compared with peers' highlights the execution risk during the group's restructuring