10/04/2012
Prices in top neighbourhoods, such as Mayfair and Kensington, will be flat next year after a slowdown that began in March with a coalition government budget that included a proposed "mansion tax", Knight Frank said on Friday.
10/04/2012
We are hopeful ahead of the start of the third-quarter (Q3) US corporate earnings season next Tuesday - election uncertainty notwithstanding.
10/03/2012
Investors would be wise not to expect miracles out of Europe anytime soon, said Axel Weber, chairman of the board at UBS Bank.
10/03/2012
Bonds come in all shapes and sizes – for example, there are government bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, high-yield bonds and emerging-market bonds.
10/03/2012
The Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility (LDF) is now three years old and has proved to be a rare success story for HMRC.
10/03/2012
The states with the most multimillionaires have strong political preferences.
10/02/2012
The south of France has long been a prime destination for wealthy UK citizens
10/02/2012
After making allowance for the “Jubilee” effect, the underlying economy was probably flat (at worst) in the second quarter.
10/02/2012
The world’s two most important central banks are now committed to stimulus programmes that are potentially unlimited in size.
10/01/2012
Investors sing gold’s praises as the US Federal Reserve cranks up the printing press against the backdrop of continuing global economic and political uncertainty.
09/30/2012
After all, statistics can be spun in any way we wish. However, the GDP figures that are so prominently in most economic statements from politicians seem to be one of the least efficient and reliable to be measuring the state of the economy.
09/30/2012
Economic Outlook for Switzerland: the strong Swiss franc makes it increasingly difficult for companies to compete with foreign competitors.
09/27/2012
The recent economic turmoil in Greece, Italy, Spain and Ireland would “no doubt have placed a heavy burden on both expat and UK investors”.
09/27/2012
Vince Cable’s reference to tax havens as ‘sunny places for shady people’ at the Lib Dem’s conference, hits upon one of the hotly debated tax issues of the year. Monaco has been in the press a great deal over the past week – m
09/26/2012
"Many of these people escaped to London or other countries in order to preserve their wealth. But it is going to get more and more difficult."
09/26/2012
IMF head Christine Lagarde says women must accept that there will be "failures" if they attempt to juggle a career and raise children at the same time.
09/26/2012
Complaints rose by 59% compared with the second half of 2011 to 3.58 million, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said.
09/25/2012
All references must be sourced to CNBC.
09/25/2012
European banks have admitted they have a cost problem, and must now show skeptical investors they are doing all they can to lead a profitable life without the crutch of bloated jobs, bonuses and business lines.
09/24/2012
Regulators should embrace historic principles of banking to prevent new financial failures, according to a report from the Adam Smith Institute.