04/11/2016
$85 Crude Oil By Christmas – An Interview With Mike Rothman
After a 50 percent rally in oil prices between February and March, crude has retreated a bit as of late.
Comment & Analysis
04/11/2016
Time to be bullish by Tim Price
“We don’t see a recession coming in the United States.” - Abby Joseph Cohen in a recent Bloomberg interview.
04/11/2016
Miton’s Anthony Rayner: “A new political (dis)order”
History has many examples of extended periods of economic weakness leading to the popularity of extreme political parties or the introduction of extreme policy.
04/11/2016
Weekly Investment Update - James Fairweather, Senior Portfolio Manager, Coutts
Our key messages this week are presented by James Fairweather, Senior Portfolio Manager, Coutts UK.
04/08/2016
Man in the Middle
Deutsche Bank's supervisory board chairman is under fire for decisions some say steered Germany's largest bank into one of its biggest crises ever. In an exclusive interview with WirtschaftsWoche magazine, he takes on his critics.
04/08/2016
Investors ‘dancing on a volcano’, says Carmignac
Saint-Georges said monetary policy alone could not solve the current problems and expectations of rate rises, notably in the US, were not the encouraging signs many investors believed them to be.
04/08/2016
To Build Your Fortune, Adopt a Millionaire's Mindset
Can you really think and behave your way into wealth? Yes!
04/07/2016
Panic over, but what's next for markets? - Schroders
Going forward we will need to see greater evidence of stronger activity for the rally to continue; however, this is also likely to bring the Federal Reserve back into play, posing a challenge for investors.
04/07/2016
HSBC chief says China pessimism is overstated
The comments were the latest highlighting the gulf between senior bankers and the investor fears that gave world markets their worst-ever start to the year.
04/07/2016
Why there’s a place for Panama-style financial privacy
Panama should be applauded for its “pro-active approach to enhance its effectiveness and credibility” as an offshore financial centre
04/06/2016
Banks Will Disappear By 2026 Due To Blockchain Technologies, Says Sberbank Vice President
Sharov seems to have confused the Bank of England with R3 blockchain consortium which now has over 40 member banks.
04/05/2016
St. James’s Place - “The majority of companies have seen their profits improving and their balance sheets are in really great shape”
Figures released last week for UK GDP showed stronger than expected growth in the last three months of 2015. “The majority of companies we see have seen their profits improving and their balance sheets are in really great shape,” said Richard
04/05/2016
Managing an offshore disclosure – what to do next? by Andrew Hubbard
The revelations emerging from Panama and the threat of further leaks will almost certainly mean sleepless nights for some. So what should you do if you’re worried that the taxman might come knocking?
04/05/2016
The Panama Papers allegations are not representative of the offshore financial industry
The comments from Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, follow a major leak of confidential documents from Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca.
04/05/2016
A ceiling wasn't enough -- see what women face with the 'glass cliff'
So, the glass cliff says that when the going gets tough, women first.
04/04/2016
Pictet: Rise of the robots should not be feared
To take another obvious example from history, the development of internal combustion engines in the 20th century
04/04/2016
The triumph of the invisible hand by Tim Price
“By virtue of exchange, one man’s prosperity is beneficial to all others.” - Frédéric Bastiat.
04/03/2016
An investment philosophy: thinking the unthinkable by Penny Lovell
"I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful." - Warren Buffett
04/03/2016
It’s time for Bunnies, Buds and Blooms by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It's the Spring ISA season again. Nowadays Spring is not just daffodils and budding trees but also the hectic promotion of the seemingly national institution that is the ISA cut-off date - which, by the way, is midnight Tuesday, 5 April.
04/01/2016
Brexit and Other Banking Risks
The Australian-born, 57-year-old investment banker is an avid poker player.