10/01/2015
On The 75th Birthday Of The 1940 Act, A Reminder Of The F-Word's Power
September is here and there is no better season to celebrate the F word: F, in this case, for the fiduciary standard.
Comment & Analysis
09/30/2015
Spotlight on tax havens reveals inequality link
LOOK out, Thomas Piketty. Here comes Gabriel Zucman.
09/30/2015
Emerging Markets and CE – the ‘slight’ difference
China’s growth and US interest rate hike have little effect on CE/SEE
09/30/2015
Emerging Markets and CE – the ‘slight’ difference
China’s growth and US interest rate hike have little effect on CE/SEE
09/29/2015
St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Shakes not quakes
In light of market volatility, it is important to remember that global GDP growth looks healthy; China’s growth rate still remains significantly higher than the global average and calmer days should follow a Fed rate rise.
09/29/2015
BEPS – what we already know by Rebecca Reading, Baker Tilly
hile most OECD governments are likely to indicate support for the recommendations, what is less clear is how long they will take to implement the measures and whether tax authorities outside the OECD will play ball.
09/28/2015
'It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future' by Penny Lovell
Finance is dull.
09/28/2015
Some Autumn Planning by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Well that was another summer of volatility fading into the mist and during the dog days of August it was China that filled the headlines and columns of the increasingly slim looking newspapers.
09/28/2015
Posh boys behaving badly
The really serious allegation, that Cameron knew about the peer's offshore tax status well before he said he did...
09/28/2015
Looking for income in a low yield world - Coutts
US interest rates are now on hold for at least another month and bond yields are set to rise only slowly at best.
09/25/2015
Regulation Offshore 2.0 by László Váradi
A new era is beginning in the world offshore market. Just like in the life of a software when a new version overwrites the previous one.
09/25/2015
Carter Braxton Worth on Deutsche Bank: 'Something's Wrong'
An important test will be whether any year-end rally is sufficient to break what bears contend is a new pattern that calls for any rallies to be considered selling opportunities.
09/24/2015
If Ambani gave away his wealth, each Indian poor would get $59: Robin Hood Index
The index shows how the net worth of each country's wealthiest person compares with the livelihood of his fellow countrymen
09/24/2015
Is 7% growth away from China? By Zhou Hao, Commerzbank
For the whole year, China will likely register the slowest growth since 1991.
09/24/2015
Rise of the Machines: Winners and Losers in the Robo-Adviser Battle
Traditional RIAs are worth their weight in gold for one simple reason: They save us from ourselves.
09/24/2015
And the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is …HMRC
If you consider the VAT on ticket sales and receipts from hospitality and travel, HMRC does very well out of sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup. But if the Chancellor really wants to help deliver similar events in the future and even increase muc
09/23/2015
Why emerging markets matter - Standard Life Investments
Much of the stress in the global economy right now is concentrated in emerging markets. There are many reasons why this matters to investors.
09/23/2015
Wales' richest man says world's best footballers are 'wickedly underpaid compared to hedge fund punks'
Billionaire Sir Michael Moritz said that compared to 'some 27-year-old punk who can operate a spreadsheet in a hedge fund' footballers are not paid enough
09/22/2015
A pig, some drugs and a disappointed billionaire: the life of David Cameron
Lord Ashcroft's lurid revelations about the Prime Minister have their origins in a row about a job in the Government
09/22/2015
Squashed by Tim Price
Today’s investors are not exactly a lucky generation.