11/23/2015
Having been on Wall Street for over 30 years now, and having survived the 1987 crash, the Drexel Burnham bankruptcy, the 1990 credit crunch, the 2000 Internet crash, the real estate meltdown of 2006 and the 2008 Wall Street financial crisis, I think I hav
11/23/2015
Automation only works well when humans are highly involved.
11/20/2015
The problem is they can’t wait for me to retire to inherit a book of clients.
11/20/2015
Break a mirror, and you’ll get seven years of bad luck. Break the banking system, and it’ll take that long just for regulators to work out who’s to blame.
11/20/2015
Highlights of the bank’s tumultuous history
11/20/2015
Credit Suisse is in the midst of root-and-branch reform
11/19/2015
This does not represent a hard landing, although it does signify that prospects for China will remain dull unless there is significant stimulus.
11/19/2015
Fast wind to 2015, and although the threat has changed, the spectre of…..well, Spectre remains.
11/18/2015
Equity market volatility was not boosted by the Paris attacks
11/18/2015
With the Chancellor unable to raise funds through the tax credit system as planned, it’s likely that he’ll look to the high-earners to make up some of the shortfall. Wealthy individuals have already been hit hard by tax changes over the years,
11/16/2015
Family firms, where values really count - launching Scottish Family Business Week by Penny Lovell
“Dare to be honest and fear no labour” Robert Burns
11/16/2015
I recently had an interesting conversation with my father about investing, saving, and general financial management which absolutely opened my eyes.
11/16/2015
The more governments and central banks want to smooth the business cycle, the more risk and debt people and businesses are willing to accept,
11/16/2015
It is a well-known finding in behavioural economics that investors are far more likely to fixate on possible downsides than to see the potential for growth. This is borne out once again this week, with Mr Market accentuating the negative.
11/15/2015
The global real economy - RSM UK Group
This global perspective mirrors the growth of the middle market, which is expanding internationally and becoming an increasingly important piece of the global economy.
11/15/2015
Some more radical common sense for Tax or...by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The argument over Tax Credits is very sensitive at various levels.
11/13/2015
Investors ignore robot revolution at their peril
Robots have long exerted a fascination for movie-makers, but a new report from Merrill Lynch suggests that investors should be paying just as much attention.
11/11/2015
The Lombard Odier Golden Age fund looks for companies that gain from the growing wealth of older peoplea
11/11/2015
Sometimes it is indecision, rather than action, that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats.
11/10/2015
Central banks only influence the process through regulation.