06/05/2012
Socially responsible investing not just for the wealthy
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Comment & Analysis
06/04/2012
The rise of Asia - why more global hedge funds, family offices chose Singapore
Over 50% of global foreign exchange reserves belong to Asian countries – but when will these assets be managed by Asians?
06/04/2012
Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order
History can be seen as a long battle between creditors and debtors, and the financial crisis that erupted in 2006-2007 is just the latest skirmish.
06/01/2012
Charity tax changes and other Budget U-turns by George Bull, Baker Tilly
The vast majority of honest charities and donors will hope that today’s announcement draws a line under this episode.
06/01/2012
The renaissance in US oil and gas creates investment opportunities - Coutts & Co
While higher output weighs on prices, it also creates significant opportunities for companies that service the renewed activity and those that benefit from cheaper fuel.
05/30/2012
UBS: The Worst Thing That Could Happen Is That Everything Actually Goes Right
Jonathan Golub, UBS's top U.S. equity strategist, is one of the many names who recommend that investors approach the markets with caution.
05/29/2012
JPMorgan Chase: Is it actually London's problem?
Yet Britain should feel a bit queasy – for failing to heed the right lesson could cost HM Treasury.
05/28/2012
Going Public, Going German, Going East
The flotation of the world's largest social network has, appropriately, become a social event.
05/28/2012
Weekly Gold Report - BlackRock
Gold drifted lower early in the week as the Euro continued to weaken against the US Dollar. By Thursday, the metal had recovered as the euro stemmed its losses after a softer-than-expected US manufacturing report.
05/28/2012
Europe should ‘prepare for break-up’, Arbuthnot
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest developments in the Eurozone and provides an update on the UK.
05/24/2012
Two suggestions to help HMRC reduce tax red tape by George Bull
Anybody who studies the way in which new tax law is made knows that impact assessments are undertaken at key points in the process.
05/23/2012
Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years
Last November, the IPO deal of the day was Groupon. On the first day of trading, shares rose to a high of $31 from an initial offering price of $20.
05/22/2012
Fact File: The Super-Rich
The combined wealth of the richest 1,000 people in the UK rose 4.7 per cent last year, surpassing a previous high set before the 2008 financial crisis. The result is a new global elite, living lives of luxury and privilege the rest of us can hardly fathom
05/22/2012
Making executive pay work: The psychology of incentives
Incentives have become so complex and volatile that they no longer motivate the executives they are aimed at
05/21/2012
Repeating is Self-Defeating
Mark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes".
05/18/2012
HNWU: increasing tax yields, but is it meeting its objective? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly
The word on the street is that HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) is gaining favour in high places at HM Treasury.
05/17/2012
China and the West during the Year of the Dragon - Bank Sarasin
Different images of dragons shape Eastern and Western mythology: the connotation is one of strength and confidence in the East, but threat and chaos in the West.
05/16/2012
Private sector still deleveraging, economic growth remains weak
Indeed since 2008-09 and since the depths of the crisis, the recovery that we have had has been driven by massive fiscal and monetary stimulus which cannot be sustained.
05/16/2012
Greece threatens euro stability, but risks reflected in safe-haven bonds - Coutts & Co
Political rather than economic considerations are increasingly pushing Greece towards a euro exit.
05/15/2012
Early investor in Asia rings the changes
This “east-east” corridor, named after ancient trade routes linking Asia with the Middle East, saw trade volumes quadruple over the past decade.