12/16/2015
Outrageous Predictions for 2016 is out!
Uncertain times call for unconventional thinking. We think that we’ve got 10 scenarios that fit the bill.
Comment & Analysis
12/16/2015
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Predicts Convergence of Governance, Finance, Risk and Compliance for 201
EMEA experts provide predictions for 2016
12/16/2015
The best funds are managed by individuals, says Andrew Summers of Investec Wealth
In this video interview, Andrew Summers, head of fund selection at Investec Wealth & Investment, talks about his fondness of funds with a strong manager at the helm.
12/15/2015
Always have Trust in Guernsey by Alasdair McLaren, First Names Group
Year on year there are stories and pessimists forecasting the demise of the trust industry. British newspapers like to portray Guernsey trustees as the facilitators of “suspect” tax planning. But what is the reality?
12/15/2015
Commodity prices could recover by mid-2016 says Van Eck Global
Markets and investors are worried about the growth outlook for emerging markets, particularly China. According to Roland Morris, Van Eck Global’s Commodity Strategist
12/14/2015
A Foolish FTSE by Justin Urquhart Stewart
I find it faintly foolish that the main index that is quoted to us every night is one that has only the vaguest connection with the country it is purported to reflect or represent.
12/14/2015
Discussing the dollar – An interview with CBAM's Head of Research, Robert Alster
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away The Beatles, 1965
12/14/2015
Fashion Mee ts Technology: Legal Challenges and Opportunities By Ida Palombella , Withers Bergman
There was a time when fashion and technology were two incompatible worlds
12/14/2015
AMP Capital’s outlook for real assets in 2016
AMP Capital expects global investor demand for real assets to continue to strengthen in 2016, with a number of themes set to influence the sector.
12/14/2015
Coutts Global Markets Weekly: Japan swoops up out of recession
A revision in Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) data last week tallies with our own positive ‘top down’ view on Japanese equities, highlighted in our Investment Outlook 2016, which was released last week.
12/14/2015
Honey, I broke the markets by Tim Price
Which four letter word still has an amazing capacity to cause offence, anxiety and aggravation ? In the world of investment, that word would have to be R-I-S-K.
12/14/2015
Biggest Environmental Moment in History?
It may be too late for most institutional investors to avoid taking a bath on their fossil fuel portfolios.
12/11/2015
“Most bankers just don’t realise how stressful it is to work in fintech”
Gamble’s stint at Credit Suisse lasted a full seven years before he moved to Deutsche Bank in 2010.
12/11/2015
Schroders' Robin Parbrook, Head of Asian ex Japan Equities, shares his Outlook for 2016
Today Robin Parbook shares his 2016 outlook for Asia ex Japan Equities and explains why his preferred areas for investment are companies with strong cash flows and, in this low earnings growth environment, low cost producers that also have a flexible cost
12/10/2015
Why You Shouldn’t Fear a Fed Rate Hike By Ashish Shah, Head—Global Credit at AllianceBernstein
The Federal Reserve appears ready to raise interest rates next week. Bond investors fear that could pummel their portfolios. We’re not so sure—and we think moving to the sidelines now is a bad idea.
12/09/2015
Generation Z: a Zeitgeist of Zombies? by Toby Birch
Much effort is expended by marketing companies to deduce the needs and desires of each generation. In doing so their advertising methods and content can be channelled and targeted accordingly.
12/09/2015
Schroders' Shogo Maeda, Head of Japanese Equities, shares his Outlook for 2016
Schroders
12/09/2015
Kleinwort Benson Investors' John Looby highlights the particular dangers of concentration risk in Small Cap portfolios
John Looby, Portfolio Manager with the Dublin-based asset management boutique Kleinwort Benson Investors, has highlighted the dangers of constructing concentrated portfolios in the Small Cap space, and the benefits of building a dividend oriented exposure
12/09/2015
Donald Trump could spook financial markets in 2016
The observation from Nigel Green, the founder and CEO of deVere Group, comes after the U.S. Republican presidential candidate sparked worldwide controversy by announcing he wants to ban Muslims entering the United States.
12/09/2015
The threats and opportunities for asset managers over the next five years
Impact of digital technology and price pressures