03/16/2015
The changing economic landscape amid stuttering emerging markets performance - Anthony Rayner, Milton
Since 2009 the global economy has been characterised by steady economic growth, falling inflation, stagnant wages growth and extremely easy monetary policy; this has been particularly so in the major developed economies.
03/16/2015
Canadian banking veteran Gord Nixon pans IMF plan for oversight
As head of Canada’s largest bank, Gord Nixon had a front-row seat when the global financial system teetered on the brink in 2008,
03/15/2015
Man group boss says computers are future for asset management
“The machine will become more and more important in a lot of things we do.” Technological advances mean we are “living in a second industrial revolution”, he said
03/13/2015
Can stockbroking work in wealth management today?
Since suitability came on to the regulator’s radar in 2011, many predicted it would spell the death of the traditional stockbroking model.
03/12/2015
Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.
03/11/2015
Private Wealth Focus March 2015 - Guernsey Finance
Here is a highlights review of recent Guernsey private wealth news and details of our upcoming events
03/11/2015
Thanks to super-low interest rates, the income produced from bank deposits has taken a tumble.
03/10/2015
America’s crackdown on tax avoidance: will it work?
Amid mounting pressure last year, the US launched a supposed crackdown on tax inversion
03/10/2015
Is this the start of a shake-up in the protected world of private banking?
Fintech: Nutmeg changes the game in wealth management
03/10/2015
Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers
Last week was relatively quiet for the financial markets as they hovered around their multi-year highs, uncertain as to what’s next.
03/09/2015
We believe equities will continue to benefit form ultra-low interest rates, which we don’t see going up in any hurry as we have often noted.
03/09/2015
Joe Truelove, Head of Fund Services at Carey Group explores the uses of offshore stock exchanges, such as the Channel Islands Securities Exchange…
03/08/2015
How to retire like a millionaire
Buying a decent annuity for your retirement usually means having a very hefty pension pot to draw upon. Another, often cheaper, solution is to remain invested
03/08/2015
As we come to the end of the bank reporting season it is interesting to put their results into better context.
03/05/2015
What Advisors Need to Know About the New Age of Marketing
Creating a lasting and impressive digital experience for investors means more than showing up in search results with a shiny new website
03/05/2015
Tax avoidance – does everybody do it? by Andrew Hubbard
The distinction between tax avoidance and evasion used to be clearer, but the shifting sands of public and judicial opinion are such that nobody any more can say with any certainty where the limits of acceptable tax planning now lie.
03/05/2015
A spotlight on Credit Suisse UK private banking boss
Credit Suisse Private Banking's head of UK domestic clients Ian Dembinski expects the wealth management sector to increasingly polarise between large and smaller players, with those in the middle ground left in the weakest position
03/05/2015
He also described stock market valuations at near an all-time high with equities benefiting from quantitative easing.
03/04/2015
SocGen warns investors a global slowdown could be imminent
“Misguided” investors are ignoring the warning signs of an impending global slowdown, Société Générale has warned
03/02/2015
The Swiss currency has only been devalued once since 1850, but it's finding itself adrift in a world awash with debt