03/06/2013
When Morrissey first wrote the lyrics “I would rather not go back to the old house, there’s too many bad memories there” in 1983, I doubt he imagined them capturing the feelings of investors and politicians thirty years later.
03/06/2013
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.
03/05/2013
Four years on they remain at historic lows – and there’s no sign they will rise any day soon.
03/05/2013
Chinese and Indian policymakers need to deliver better news
03/04/2013
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.
03/04/2013
US economic surprises have swung back to positive, bucking the weaker trend that continues to mar most other developed markets.
03/04/2013
Beijing’s renewed policy curbs on property prices and tighter credit conditions should cap any rebound in equities.
03/04/2013
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.
03/03/2013
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 &
03/03/2013
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.
03/03/2013
Recession seems to be loosening its grip on Europe, but the ongoing stabilization is unlikely to make room for growth.
03/03/2013
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.
03/03/2013
The ability of markets to absorb bad news seems to have increased even though the world is still beset with problems.
02/28/2013
"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
02/27/2013
There are a few places in Europe where once glaciers have melted and rivers are high
02/25/2013
By adding to sterling’s woes, news of a UK credit-rating downgrade by Moody’s this past weekend may paradoxically benefit FTSE100.
02/25/2013
Beware of the European Parliament bearing gifts
02/24/2013
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
02/24/2013
For nearly 40 years, governments in the majority of industrialised countries have conducted fiscal policies based on Keynesian principles: in times of economic contraction, they have increased public spending.
02/24/2013
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge ?