09/11/2015
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
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
In many ways, the United States is one of the safest domiciles for private wealth.
09/02/2015
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
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
“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
09/01/2015
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.
09/01/2015
In recent weeks, China has dominated the headlines; in particular the recent stock market and currency volatility have sparked fears across global markets. Fay Ren, Investment Analyst at Cerno Capital (http://cernocapital.com/about/), highlights a less di
08/31/2015
Over the years I have found that some of the most pernicious examples seem to relate to the costs and charges that are levied on private investors.
08/28/2015
The investment world is defined by the interaction of two basic elements: sales and investment, or show and analysis. At Close Brothers we pride ourselves at being cool-headed investors with a mind for security selection and long-term investing.