05/27/2015
What TV Can Teach Us About Managing Wealth
Empire may be the most blatant example, but there is a lot that can be learned about wealth management -- good and bad -- from watching television.
05/27/2015
Are 2014 En Primeur Wines Investment-Worthy?
Do the 2014 en primeur wines really qualify as investment-worthy? Our article explores whether this vintage has the elusive “it” factor needed to take the financial risk, tie up your money, and offer a solid return on investment.
05/27/2015
St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Wednesday 27 May 2015
The deflation news provides those seeking a positive return from money on deposit with some temporary respite; but speculation mounts as to what measures affecting savers and investors will be confirmed or announced in the summer Budget on 8 July
05/26/2015
Ageing populations mean countries' debt piles risk growing out of control, warns European head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management
05/26/2015
Once again UK inflation, as with most of the developed markets, has been surprisingly weak – unexpectedly dipping into negative territory.
05/26/2015
English vineyards growing along with investment levels
05/25/2015
Beware the Bond Bears
Wisdom after the event!
05/25/2015
For all of the monetary policy easing that has been implemented in recent years it is merely rotating growth, rather than accelerating it, from a global perspective
05/24/2015
Twenty years after bringing down a major British bank, Nick Leeson is sounding alarm bells about China
05/22/2015
Africa: What’s next? - Giles Keating, Credit Suisse
In the last couple of years Africa has been touted as the new growth frontier, amid huge expectations that the continent would emulate China and record exponential growth rates.
05/22/2015
If the world economy is set to grow faster in 2015, then why the long faces? Well, there are several reasons.
05/22/2015
When I first landed as a financier in the Middle East, nearly 10 years ago, there was much optimism about investment in the region.
05/22/2015
One of the topics I had previously been researching was the potential for creating our own digital currency, as a hedge against the damaging effects of Sterling’s devaluation, courtesy of Quantitative Easing.
05/21/2015
And he’s an elegant little thought experiment over what exactly is wealth.
05/21/2015
The darling buds of May
05/21/2015
Greetings from the US of A.
05/20/2015
While fears over the mansion tax may have subsided, could the new government raise other property taxes to grab a share of rising house prices?
05/20/2015
“In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.” (Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda)
05/20/2015
Ian Price, divisional director at St. James’s Place, comments on the recent fines issued by the Pensions Regulator over automatic enrolment failure:
05/19/2015
The world’s financial markets have vacillated in recent weeks and the past seven days produced little evidence of a firmer direction. Renewed anxieties over the US economic recovery restored some stability to bond markets, while the S&P 500 inde