09/01/2013
War - what is it good for? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It was James Mackintosh in the FT 'Short view' column who quite rightly reminded us of that wonderful Motown ditty by Edwin Starr - "War, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely nuttin."
Comment & Analysis
09/01/2013
$1 trillion: Wealth estimate of assets UAE has built
The index quantifies the accumulated wealth of 30 countries’ built assets and takes into account the value of all the public and private property and infrastructure in a countr
09/01/2013
How multi-asset managers are coping with spooked investors
Bonds and cash are no longer safe havens, they guarantee a loss.
08/31/2013
Banking System Not Yet Fit to Cope With a Lehman 2.0: Bundesbanker
Five years after the collapse Lehman Brothers, the European financial system is still not equipped to cope with a bank failure of a similar magnitude
08/30/2013
Aberdeen Asia Pacific: 'Turmoil comes with the territory', says Hugh Young who has delivered bumper returns
He steered the fund and its investors through problems such as the 1997 Asian crisis
08/29/2013
Executive Excess 2013, "Bailed Out, Booted, and Busted"
IPS releases 20-year review showing that nearly 40 percent of America’s top-paid CEOs are not so great at their jobs.
08/28/2013
US Investment Bank Expands into Russia
New York-based investment bank Jefferies Group LLC plans to hire up to four investment bankers for its first Moscow office
08/28/2013
Educating non-doms – HMRC does a U-turn
Having previously considered that non-doms who are paying tax on the remittance basis are well enough advised, HMRC has performed a U-turn and sent them letters to remind them of the rules anyway.
08/27/2013
Secret euro flights to Cyprus
It was carrying €5 billion in notes-not a bailout, but an epic logistical effort to sate the Cypriot desire for paper money
08/27/2013
Emerging markets pummelled as fear over Syrian crisis grows
Concern that probable military strikes by Western powers against Syria could cause upheaval in the Middle East pushed oil up by more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday
08/27/2013
Eurozone is heading for relapse back into crisis
Austerity has failed to bring public finances and debt under control.
08/26/2013
Global Finance ranks National Bank of Abu Dhabi 35th in the world
National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been named the safest bank in the Middle East by Global Finance, a leading finance publication, which ranked the Abu Dhabi-based lender 35th safest in the world.
08/26/2013
In banking, too much simplicity can be dangerous - Peter Sands
Overly simple regulation will make banks and the industry more prone to crisis, says Peter Sands
08/26/2013
Extended hours are the norm for Asia's bankers
A survey of professionals in Singapore's financial services industry shows that more than three quarters work over and above their contracted hours
08/25/2013
Experts play down new Asian financial crisis fear
Plunging emerging market currencies on the prospect of US stimulus tapering have stirred memories of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
08/25/2013
Global View from Asia - "Europe has its day" - Gary Dugan, Coutts
Markets remain nervous ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting in September, and we expect equities to remain within their current trading range until then.
08/25/2013
Five Years After TARP, Misgivings on Bonuses
There was such a total lack of awareness from the firms that paid big bonuses during this extraordinary time.
08/24/2013
The Financial Services World Has Changed – And Not For the Better
The Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution Review came in at the beginning of this year.
08/22/2013
The lie about capitalism - why capitalism is not the cause of but the solution to the financial crisis
Financial and economic crises have become more frequent since the late 1990s.
08/22/2013
Key Challenges and Issues Shaping the Banking Industry - KPMG
Culture of embracing change – In today's environment, change is constant, so banks must be nimble and innovative.