06/10/2015
There has been a lot of speculation recently about the Government closing down the salary sacrifice “loophole” which according to some estimates could be costing the Treasury £5bn a year. But is there really a problem, and if so what sho
06/09/2015
Bond markets around the world took a tumble last week as the US economy appeared healthier than had been feared.
06/08/2015
Who's Building Britain? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Thank heaven for 'Johnny Foreigner' - I think.
06/08/2015
Our view is turning more negative on government bonds with yields in most developed markets near historic lows while growth and inflation are picking up across the world.
06/08/2015
“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” - Oscar Wilde
06/08/2015
Investment Risks and Opportunities
06/07/2015
Kwan, who was a second-year analyst in Barclays’ Global Power & Utilities group, was let go by the bank on Friday
06/05/2015
African governments, investors, and international financial institutions must significantly scale up investment in energy to unlock Africa’s potential as a global low-carbon superpower.
06/05/2015
Unlike Animal Farm, however, we operate in a free market regime, and free markets have a number of economic stabilisers to prevent the strong from becoming too strong.
06/03/2015
Billionaire hedge fund founder Leon Cooperman takes issue with the former secretary of state's portrayal of his profession.
06/03/2015
Robo-advice in the years to come will be dominated by the big institutions such as insurance companies and banks
06/02/2015
How to invest in wine from scratch?
Investing in wine is the type of deal that needs time to materialize. It must be regarded as a long-term proposition otherwise it will be impossible for the investor to see any returns
06/02/2015
In a week of eye-catching headlines, disappointing data and further uncertainty, there was very little movement for the major global equity markets.
06/02/2015
deVere: Presidential candidates owe it to America to explain their stance on controversial FATCA
Presidential candidates must come clean on America’s highly controversial global tax law - and more must urgently be done to repeal it, not least because it is “a blue print for worse to come”, warns the boss of one of the world’s
06/02/2015
Oliver Stone says America’s big banking bosses should have been jailed
Greed, says three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, is not good.
06/01/2015
The New Imperial China? by Justin Urquhart-Stewart
Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down last week for a vital meeting to try and develop the tense relationship between these two giants.
06/01/2015
The greatest puzzle today is that since the global crisis financial markets see so little risk, with asset prices rising everywhere in response to zero interest rates and quantitative easing, while companies that invest in the real economy appear to see s
06/01/2015
Building concerns by Tim Price
As for the rest of the billions, it’s not clear precisely where that money went.
06/01/2015
Kleinwort Benson Investors highlight drivers of outperformance
06/01/2015
Buyers were adding to larger diversified bond portfolios