09/14/2015
Fed meets amid 'growth scare': Coutts Global Markets Weekly
Global markets are waiting with bated breath to see whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) will finally lift US interest rates from their longstanding position near zero this week.
Comment & Analysis
09/11/2015
Wealth management business to reach $19b in 10 years
"Developing wealth management services will help commercial banks turn their focus from taking deposits to managing financial assets and thus retaining clients amid a growingly fierce competition," Ma said.
09/11/2015
Schroders reflects on the recent market volatility in China
He believes a more fundamental issue in China is the fact the economy is transitioning from an investment to a service based economy and is therefore set to grow more slowly in the future.
09/11/2015
Asian Family Offices as Cornerstone LPs by Matthew Egerton-Warburton, Withers
Over the past two decades a substantial amount of private wealth has been created in Asia. There are now a large number of newly wealthy individuals and families in Asia grappling with the problem of maintaining and growing excess capital.
09/10/2015
The Changing Face Of Wealth
The rich are different, we are told. So what does a typical billionaire look like?
09/10/2015
Wealth Manager Websites - What's Going Wrong? by Dominic Gamble
Another report has been published this week highlighting the perpetual achilles heel of the wealth management industry - bad websites.
09/10/2015
Coutts September Real Estate Perspective
Sterling strength is enticing UK buyers into the European holiday homes market
09/09/2015
Tax avoidance and the law of unintended consequences by George Bull
From the perspective of tax authorities worldwide, tax avoidance is a massive example of the operation of the law of unintended consequences. At a time when tax authorities around the world are rushing to crack down on tax avoidance, it’s therefore
09/07/2015
Back to school: An education for parents too by Penny Lovell
The extra pressure involved with children going back to school isn’t purely linked to extra “school admin” – preparing sports kits, sewing labels, school runs, paperwork – it is financial too.
09/07/2015
The Sixth Rule of Investing: Understanding & Visibility by Justin Urquhart Stewart
We may teach schoolchildren economics, but rarely do we teach them finance.
09/07/2015
Who let the doves out? Coutts Global Markets Weekly
Over recent weeks the doves have been out in full force, with even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) joining the chorus with an unusual request for central banks to hold off raising rates. But we are maintaining our view that global economic fears are
09/06/2015
‘Chaos and carnage’ threaten emerging market-focused hedge funds
Top of his list of concerns is the fact that an imminent US rate rise is expected to trigger further volatility across emerging markets.
09/06/2015
The Art of Alternative Investment – A New Asset Class
Trust in alternative investment took a significant plunge during the financial crisis of 2008 and deterred investors worldwide.
09/04/2015
Financial Sector Reform—an Investment in Asia’s Future
Asia needs proactive policies, structural reforms to weather future crises
09/03/2015
The Management Of Foreign Wealth Entering The United States
In many ways, the United States is one of the safest domiciles for private wealth.
09/02/2015
FinTech Trends: Wealth Management and The Rise of Robo Advisors
Man or Machine. Today the battle has begun.
09/02/2015
The Cayman Islands: Tourism Paradise or Economic Hell
Cameron Lee | 3 minute read
09/02/2015
St. James's Place Market Bulletin
After the shock of ‘Black Monday’, the sea of red across dealing screens had largely turned blue as calmer conditions returned to global markets at the end of a dramatic week of wild swings for equity and commodity prices.
09/01/2015
Rolling boulders uphill by Tim Price
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
09/01/2015
Hedge funds: time to exit or do they still have a place? by Paul Wiseman, Maitland
The violent intra-day market volatility seen in the past two weeks has caused widespread panic and has undoubtedly seen many investors making irrational and emotionally-driven decisions.