03/17/2015
Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers
Last week, dispersion in equities returned with a vengeance.
03/17/2015
Last week, dispersion in equities returned with a vengeance.
03/17/2015
With bond yields hitting rock bottom, moves across global markets suggest investors are growing hungrier for risk.
03/16/2015
 Credit Suisse and UBS hit by change in wealth model
      Credit Suisse and UBS hit by change in wealth model
    Investors directed similar criticism at Credit Suisse, UBS’s biggest domestic rival
03/16/2015
 Beware the Ides odf March - Really? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
      Beware the Ides odf March - Really? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
    Julius Caesar ignored the warning of the Ides of March and was assassinated later that day. So what has that got to do with investment?
03/16/2015
 A Greek Tragedy for Modern Times: Tsipras Bound by Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG
      A Greek Tragedy for Modern Times: Tsipras Bound by Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG
    EFG’s Chief Economist, Daniel Murray, performs an objective analysis of the situation and discusses the possible paths that Greece could follow.
03/16/2015
 The changing economic landscape amid stuttering emerging markets performance - Anthony Rayner, Milton
      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
      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
      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?
      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
      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?
      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?
      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
      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
      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
      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