03/06/2016
The current financial market environment is characterised by low interest rates, high levels of debt – particularly in industrialised countries – and substantial market volatility.
03/06/2016
There is something of her hummingbirds in de Rothschild, a wilful, colourful creature enclosed by history and money.
03/04/2016
Our 2016 Affluent Research identified the top recreational activities today’s affluent clients enjoy.
03/04/2016
He noted that leading indicators for major Asian economies and rich-world countries are showing below-trend growth, but Asia looks to be stabilising.
03/02/2016
Over the longer term, a possible British exit from the European Union, or Brexit, would only marginally impact Britain’s economy.
03/02/2016
A recent report from the tax tribunal has revealed that every year some 350,000 returns are submitted by individuals on a purely voluntary basis – largely by PAYE taxpayers who want to obtain a tax refund. However a recent tribunal decision has deci
03/01/2016
Figures released last week show a major contraction in the value of goods crossing international borders in 2015. As ever, investors held out little hope that such issues would be meaningfully addressed, even though there had been talk of potential coordi
03/01/2016
Speech by Ms Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the 2016 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, New York, New York City, 26 February 2016.
03/01/2016
A sizable majority of advisors (61%) we surveyed in 2007 said their five best new clients came from referrals from other professionals.
02/29/2016
“You can’t create a successful business unless you have an inclusive culture, which encourages a workplace where people can thrive,” Broderick says. And when he talks about diversity and inclusion, he doesn’t just think about gende
02/29/2016
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X
02/29/2016
It has often been said that we are living in the 'knowledge society' where we all have access to stupendous amounts of information.
02/29/2016
To date, the global Islamic fund and wealth management sector is on the rise, supported by strong demand from Muslim and non-Muslim investors.
02/29/2016
Can the blockchain avert the next financial meltdown?
02/29/2016
The yachting enthusiast and former JPMorgan Chase executive has the task of trying to steer Barclays back to calmer waters.
02/29/2016
He has also claimed that the 2008 crisis was the fault of the financial system, not individual greedy bankers
02/29/2016
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has received some negative press for seeming to back down from previous suggestions that UK rates were more likely to go up than down. But his rebuttal that monetary policy is not on a pre-set course echoes our approac
02/29/2016
“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” - Charles Kettering.
02/29/2016
Economists have long pondered the so-called skyscraper curse, the uncanny correlation between construction of the world’s tallest building and an accompanying financial crash.
02/29/2016
By Jade Fu, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management