02/15/2016
These are strange days, ones when the great responsibility of being given the privilege to look after client's hard earned assets, rests heavily on our shoulders and consciences.
02/15/2016
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest UK trade figures and EU GDP figures, and compares EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) trade deals.
02/15/2016
In a dramatic sign of what George Soros has described as ‘reflexivity’, investors have been so spooked by the introduction of negative interest rates in Japan and Sweden that speculation is mounting that the next move in US interest rates will
02/11/2016
Harbor particularly enjoys working with new managers who are setting up a best-in-breed shop from day one
02/09/2016
Higher rate UK pension tax relief looks increasingly threatened as speculation mounts that George Osborne will introduce a 25% flat rate of tax relief on pension contributions in the Budget. As well as saving the Treasury money, the reform would redistrib
02/09/2016
Interview of our Managing Director, Graham Sheward in AI publication (UK)
02/09/2016
India GDP surprises, but we have our doubts - Schroders
While the number confirms India’s place as the fastest growing major economy, we have some reservations; the quality of both growth and data are in question.
02/09/2016
European bank shares have fallen to optically attractive levels at the same time as capital requirements have become far clearer.
02/08/2016
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
02/08/2016
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a patron saint of tax havens
Other countries have tax havens, but not the British.
02/08/2016
2016 is the year of the Fire Monkey and with that institutional investors need to be aware of hidden risks and signals.
02/08/2016
Gong Xi Fa Cai - well Happy New Year and welcome to the year of the Red Fire Monkey.
02/08/2016
Can sport be made resistant to corruption in the Middle East?
02/08/2016
The following commentary was first published in July 2013. Current events would seem to justify republishing it, in somewhat modified form, today.
02/08/2016
Meanwhile, accommodative central bank policies should keep interest rate risk low
02/08/2016
The first is the further fall in the oil price, which appears to have led global equity markets down over the past year.
02/04/2016
Analysts are projecting prices will climb more than $15 by the end of 2016.
02/04/2016
Consultation on the Government’s proposal to introduce higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax has just closed, and we wait to see what, if any, changes there may be. If the proposals stay the same, the higher rates will be three percentage points above
02/03/2016
At Schroder's annual investment dinner, held in London, fund managers exchanged views on the current and future potential opportunities in markets around the world. Here, we round-up their insights on a challenging market environment.
02/03/2016
It’s been an axiom of recent bank restructurings that more private banking and wealth management is better.