Managers of Wealth

Your do-it-yourself front page financial Armageddon story b Tim Price

The media select, they interpret, they emotionalize and they create facts..

The Never-Ending Story: Europe’s Banks Face a Frightening Future

Almost 40 percent of the bank’s investors gave co-CEOs Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen a big thumbs down.

St. James's Place - "Markets are ignoring the fundamental improvement in bank balance sheets”

One of the most significant fears on markets is the state of the financial sector – and memories of what troubles in the sector meant for the global economy back in 2008.

A rational investor shares his thoughts about the stock market by Penny Lovell

“The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.” John Kenneth Galbraith

Another Week Another Lurch Downward by Justin Urquhart Stewart

These are strange days, ones when the great responsibility of being given the privilege to look after client's hard earned assets, rests heavily on our shoulders and consciences.

Britain would benefit from new trade deals capitalising on Britain’s trading strengths by Ruth Lea

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest UK trade figures and EU GDP figures, and compares EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) trade deals.

Coutts Global Markets Weekly: Can negative vibes stop global growth?

In a dramatic sign of what George Soros has described as ‘reflexivity’, investors have been so spooked by the introduction of negative interest rates in Japan and Sweden that speculation is mounting that the next move in US interest rates will

Directors want to be considered trusted partners by new manager

Harbor particularly enjoys working with new managers who are setting up a best-in-breed shop from day one

St. James's Place - "The UK Chancellor appears to remain committed to radicalism"

Higher rate UK pension tax relief looks increasingly threatened as speculation mounts that George Osborne will introduce a 25% flat rate of tax relief on pension contributions in the Budget. As well as saving the Treasury money, the reform would redistrib

Interview with MD of Cim Global Business

Interview of our Managing Director, Graham Sheward in AI publication (UK)

India GDP surprises, but we have our doubts - Schroders

While the number confirms India’s place as the fastest growing major economy, we have some reservations; the quality of both growth and data are in question.

Banks fall to attractive valuations after “interesting” start to 2016 - Schroders

European bank shares have fallen to optically attractive levels at the same time as capital requirements have become far clearer.

Once again, Fred got a little behind in his taxes: Five things to consider ahead of the tax year end Feb 5, 2016

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a patron saint of tax havens

Other countries have tax havens, but not the British.

Year of the Fire Monkey

2016 is the year of the Fire Monkey and with that institutional investors need to be aware of hidden risks and signals.

Happy New Year! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Gong Xi Fa Cai - well Happy New Year and welcome to the year of the Red Fire Monkey.

The Dark Side of Sport

Can sport be made resistant to corruption in the Middle East?

It goes on. And on. And on by Tim Price

The following commentary was first published in July 2013. Current events would seem to justify republishing it, in somewhat modified form, today.

Coutts Global Markets Weekly: Global growth continues

Meanwhile, accommodative central bank policies should keep interest rate risk low

Schroders' Keith Wade: "Time to hit the panic button?"

The first is the further fall in the oil price, which appears to have led global equity markets down over the past year.

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