Managers of Wealth

Bank CEOs: Highly Paid, Never in Doubt, Often Clueless

Barclays was caught in a scheme to rig LIBOR at the expense of much of the global economy.

Billionaire Hedge Funder Paul Singer's 9-Point Plan To Save The Global Financial System

Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Elliot Management,

Touchy Tensions by Justin Urquhart Stewart

An often ignored dispute has been that between India and China.

Boomers Seek Peace of Mind Over Wealth Accumulation - RESEARCH

When it comes to financial goals, achieving peace of mind is seven times more important than accumulating wealth

Retaining Talent Will Be the Biggest Challenge of 2013 - RESEARCH

With the survey highlighting escalating costs and a lack of engagement from employees, HR professionals find themselves under increasing pressure to make significant changes to their benefits package.

Sun, sea & HMRC – offshore trusts under scrutiny in May by Gary Heynes

HMRC will be turning its attention to offshore trusts in May as part of their ongoing monthly campaigns to tackle tax evasion – and those caught out could end up spending their summer holidays behind the wrong kind of bars…

Coutts Wealth Watch: Fed to end QE? Think again...

Rumours of the death quantitative easing (QE) in the US have been greatly exaggerated.

Berry Asset Management repositions portfolios for Q2

“Real assets, such as equities and property, could fare reasonably well during the next phase of the economic and market cycle”

Gold price and emerging market equity valuations- potential opportunities? - Rothschild Wealth Management

Global economic growth is likely to remain weak. But loose monetary policies, including low interest rates and quantitative easing, should continue to support risk asset prices throughout the rest of the year.

"Central Bankers are the heroes of our time and the equity investors's best friend" - Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners

The many reminiscences on the passing of Margaret Thatcher contrast her decisive radical economic policies with the consensus-building ineffectiveness of today’s political leaders.

Another year of 'Sell in May'?, ECB update and Chinese Economy Rebalancing - Schroders

Evidence is building of a slowdown in global growth, repeating the pattern seen in recent years where a strong start to the year fades in the spring.

Sallie Krawcheck On Just About Everything

You worry about all of it because it's going to be something we don't expect

Intermediaries significantly more positive towards equities - RESEARCH

“The recent pick-up in the markets has led to an increase in positive sentiment towards equities, which is reflected in the latest Barings Investment Barometer."

Banking giant predicts gold price collapse

ABN Amro, the Dutch state-owned banking giant, recently revised its global macro and gold outlook

China Syndrome by Dr. Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG Asset Management

The question on everyone’s minds is: where does the story go from here?

Western expat CEOs top earners in GCC

Western expatriates working as chief executive officers in Saudi Arabia are the highest paid executives in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, earning on average $ 35,294 a month. Arab CEOs in the Kingdom are the second-highest earners in the GCC, t

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