Managers of Wealth

Outrageously unfair tax by David Heaton, Baker Tilly

An unsuspecting investor ticks the wrong box on a form and finds himself with a tax bill for just over half a million dollars. The lessons in tax law a recent tribunal can teach us.

Coutts Wealth Watch: It's only halftime, with Bank Rate to stay at 0.5% for four more years

Four years on they remain at historic lows – and there’s no sign they will rise any day soon.

Coutts: Global View from Asia - Absorbing bad news

Chinese and Indian policymakers need to deliver better news

Op-Ed: Can Islamic Finance save us from the Banksters?

It was reported that the banks were lending less, in spite of all the promises by Vince Cable and others of funding for lending and yet more Quantitative Easing.

Global Markets Weekly Outlook - Coutts & Co

US economic surprises have swung back to positive, bucking the weaker trend that continues to mar most other developed markets.

Coutts - Wealth Watch - China’s newly announced policy curbs on property prices and the implications

Beijing’s renewed policy curbs on property prices and tighter credit conditions should cap any rebound in equities.

Women Entrepreneurs in Asia Still Trail their Male Counterparts - Barclays

The number of female business owners in Asia is still trailing levels seen amongst their male counterparts and below the global average, according to a new research report from Barclays Wealth & Investment Management.

Double whammy for owners of foreign homes

With only five weeks left before the end of the tax year, it’s time to see if you could be making better use of personal and business allowances to minimise your tax liability. Plus a reduction in the top rate of tax is introduced from the 6 April &

Latin Economy & Latin Terminology by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Voting in Italy. About the only clear vote we are going to get this year in Italy is likely to be the selection of the new Pope and, whilst he will be a powerful man, he won’t be able to solve Italy’s financial issues.

Shifting gears across the Atlantic - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Recession seems to be loosening its grip on Europe, but the ongoing stabilization is unlikely to make room for growth.

Why new rules on bankers' bonuses won't work

The news that the EU is to exert control over the size of bankers' bonuses has been met with a mixture of delight, worry and puzzlement.

Coutts Investment Office – Global View from Asia

The ability of markets to absorb bad news seems to have increased even though the world is still beset with problems.

World's Wealthy Need Advisors to Provide Strategic Advice via Digital Tools

"The Futurewealth Report: Helpful Investment Technologies," which surveyed 3,477 respondents globally with an average $1.9 million in net worth, points to an opportunity for wealth managers to improve the client experience by using technology as

Andrew Fay looks to build from the Cavanagh/Close Bros deal

There are a few places in Europe where once glaciers have melted and rivers are high

Coutts Wealth Watch - UK downgrade irony: good for FTSE 100

By adding to sterling’s woes, news of a UK credit-rating downgrade by Moody’s this past weekend may paradoxically benefit FTSE100.

A cap on bankers’ bonuses would be lunacy

Beware of the European Parliament bearing gifts

Speed bumps ahead - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

The current crisis is distinct from previous crisis episodes because this crisis affects a large set of European countries that are highly integrated via trade and financial channels, and, because the magnitude of economic policies implemented is unpreced

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