Managers of Wealth

St. James’s Place – Sterling’s recoil

Sterling dropped in response to Theresa May’s Article 50 announcement and European leaders were critical in their response to the pursuit of a ‘hard Brexit’.

For How Long Can OPEC Talk Up Oil Prices? By Julianne Geiger, Oilprice.com

Of course, there are 400,000 different possible production cut figures included in this "up to 400,000" range—including a big fat zero—so fundamentally speaking, like so much of the OPEC speak, this could mean nothing.

UBS' Weber warns on danger of 'massive interventions' from central banks

Weber, who was president of the German Bundesbank between 2004 and 2011

Beware oil-price over-optimism by Jason Hollands, Tilney Bestinvest

So investors might well ask whether it is time to put a little “Black Gold” back into their portfolios?

Swiss Bank That ’Discovered’ U.S. Picks China Over Weak Europe

Europe is facing at least another decade of ultra low interest rates

"In a world of uncertainty, go for quality growth & sensible risk" by Penny Lovell

This week was all about our quarterly investment presentations and great to catch up with so many clients and advisers.

Opinion: STEP unprepared for existential crisis

There are two problems with this approach. Firstly, as Jersey Finance found, unless you deal with them, these attacks don’t go away, they intensify.

When Politics And Policy Collide

The system categorises risks as either institutional or cyclical, before identifying the precise factors that create a risk to investments.

Meet the Investment Influencers: Roddy Buchanan of WH Ireland

The challenges of being a successful asset allocator and fund selector become greater with every market cycle and the way everyone approaches and thinks about these issues is different.

Why is the FTSE 100 near all-time highs - and can it go higher?

Sterling has hit a 31-year low and the prospect of a “hard” Brexit has reduced expectations for growth in the British economy in the near-term, so why is the stockmarket approaching all-time highs?

What makes a successful asset manager?

The real test of a successful manager is one who performs over time

The Missing Link by Dr Walid El Abed

The Data Excellence Management System DEMS to Enable “Govern by Value” for Perpetual Excellence”

How To Close America's Wealth Gap

Trends are heading in the wrong direction.

SANNE enters into agreement to acquire established fund administration business in US

There are significant similarities between the services that FAS and SANNE each provide to their respective client bases.

Fintech's 'Third Wave' Is Coming, And It Will Change Everything

Third wave of innovation will drive the long term change

Global Britain - a country that works for everyone

London should make its case as Europe’s leading banking centre, contributing to stability, jobs and growth.

St. James’s Place – “Politics continues to weigh on markets”

As former chancellor Ken Clark warned that “nobody in the government has the first idea of what they’re going to do next on the Brexit front”, Theresa May finally revealed her post-Brexit plans.

Standard Life Investments - Weekly Economic Briefing - Riding mini cycles

It has been a rotten 18 months for the global trade and production cycle.

Private bankers, you have worse coming. Don’t fight it

First, there was FATCA, or the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which made it obligatory for financial institutions around the world to monitor the activities of U.S. citizens and report them to the Internal Revenue Service.

Unleashing China’s Untapped Wealth

Releasing pent-up demand for international assets would raise domestic incomes, but only if the market is free to work.

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