03/26/2014
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is betting that bond yields will rise in South Korea and Malaysia as increased volatility in China pushes up risk premiums and U.S. economic strengthening buoys rates globally.
03/24/2014
Well not really - but more like 1998 possibly? The bellowing eagerness of an enthusiastic bull market of 1999 was something to behold, when dot com concepts and barely born businesses were given ridiculous valuations.
03/24/2014
Its nearest rival, the Bank of Singapore, had AUM of US$46bil last year
03/24/2014
"Buy to the sound of cannons, sell to the sound of trumpets," Lord Nathan Rothschild said in 1810
Russian funds back in the game
03/20/2014
2014 UK Budget - RBC Wealth Management comments on the impact on the Channel Islands
Richard Brook, Head of Tax, RBC Wealth Management reacts to key announcements in the 2014 UK Budget:
03/19/2014
Continued political turmoil across the Middle East has caused local investors to almost double their investment in Western real estate
03/19/2014
‘For the individual taxpayer, this was a Budget aimed at pensioners and savers, who are often part of the same group.
03/18/2014
Crinage added that those advisers who do not give full consideration to investment trusts as an alternative to open-ended funds may be doing their clients a disservice.
03/18/2014
Wealth Management Of The Body Snatchers
On my desk is a 76-page investment proposal from the wealth management department of a world-famous financial services firm.
03/18/2014
Here are his thoughts on why family offices may be turning to fund like structures.
03/18/2014
The U.S. Virgin Islands is attempting to lure small businesses with substantial corporate tax breaks, in a bid to create jobs and diversify the tiny territory’s $4.2 billion economy.
03/18/2014
Patrick L Young is expert in global financial markets working in multiple disciplines, ranging from trading independently to running exchanges.
03/18/2014
The remainder of the year is brimming with opportunity, and U.S. Trust, part of Bank of America's private wealth management sector, wants investors to know exactly where to look.
03/17/2014
In recent years, Ireland has positioned itself with great success as the premium jurisdiction for financial services, servicing more than 43 percent of alternative funds globally as well as 63 percent of European hedge fund assets.
03/17/2014
A number of Gulf-based financial centres made significant jumps up this year's rankings
03/17/2014
INVESTMENTS in other African countries are starting to pay off handsomely for some South African companies, such as banks,
03/17/2014
Another Pointless Pension Raid by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The latest populist idea for unemployment was floated last week when Mr Millipede suggested that seemingly endless bountiful fountain of pension pots can be raided yet again for apparent good works elsewhere.
03/17/2014
The use of o ff shore companies in Islamic fi nance is driven by many of the same factors as in conventional banking, as tax e ffi ciency, bankruptcy-remoteness and privacy are considerations common to most cross-border transactions.
03/16/2014
The idea of a virtual currency is clearly an appealing one for those who mistrust their national currency, the traditional banking system, or who seek a means of circumventing inflation or capital controls.
03/14/2014
Rising incentives to private banks worry investors
Rebates given to private banks to encourage them to invest in bond offerings came under the spotlight again last week after small cap issuer Amtek Engineering's debut in the Singapore dollar bond market.