11/11/2017
The 20 percent club: hedge fund stars of an industry rebound
A group of prominent hedge funds have roared back with market-trouncing returns in 2017.
Comment & Analysis
11/10/2017
How ethical hacking can prevent fraud
Many companies will turn off the power to the server room to see if the UPS and generator will in-fact take over as expected.
11/09/2017
Coutts claims Facebook is financial adviser of the future
Analysis from IRN Consultants highlighted recent research which showed each new robo-advice customer signed up is losing the company £162.50 on average
11/09/2017
'Markets are in a kind of dreamland' — and the ingredients for a crash are all here
The firm has been warning about some kind of market chaos for some time.
11/09/2017
Head of Largest Credit Suisse Division Bullish on '18 Profit
The unit’s profit will be substantially over 2 billion francs next year.
11/09/2017
A record number of Americans are taking vacations — and that highlights one of the biggest risks to markets
The vacation-taking as a sign of overconfidence in wage growth that hasn't emerged so far.
11/09/2017
‘Paradise papers’ divert attention from real tax issues
The blanket assumption that “offshore” is “illicit” creates an ill-informed debate that revives “tax haven” stereotypes from an era before globalisation
11/08/2017
In the age of digitalization, what will become of the traditional Private Banking model?
Private Banking is deeply rooted in tradition where customer service is based on highly personalized relationships between the banker and the client.
11/08/2017
Impact Investing -- First Mover On Today And Tomorrow's Megatrends
He founded Capitol Hill to work with global asset managers, high net worth families and game changing startups to develop mission-driven investment and business solutions.
11/08/2017
Offshore investments aren’t illegal — so why the song and dance?
Quite remarkable behaviour we’ll all agree – and to wonder about the taxation of any returns is to forget that she isn’t in fact subject to tax laws anyway.
11/08/2017
Response to so-called ‘Paradise Papers’ – Guernsey Finance CEO
“By having the necessary standards in place Guernsey is able to reinforce its position within the mainstream of international finance,” said Mr Wheatley.
11/08/2017
The Paradise Papers Aren’t The Smoking Gun For Offshore Reform
The Mainstream Media And Few Have Made The Point With Sufficient Force That The Protection Of Lawyer Communications
11/08/2017
Women in law firms
Law firms clearly have more work to do, not just in implementing policies and programs but also in fundamentally changing nonpartner attorneys’ perceptions of their efforts.
11/08/2017
Why are the Hong Kong authorities still in awe of HSBC?
‘Hong Kong made a fuss when HSBC moved to London, but it rather looks like something of a blessing right now,’ writes Stephen Vines
11/08/2017
Financial Advisors Joint Venturing To Build Their Practices
Most financial advisors are focused on creating joint ventures with complimentary professionals.
11/08/2017
Credit Suisse robotics manager: why we don't plan to grow beyond $1.5 billion
The fund manager added that the investible universe of his strategy is quite a bit smaller than the peer group
11/08/2017
Lugano adviser CIO: why cryptocurrencies are good for the world economy
The financing function of cryptocurrencies is a big economic benefit as start-up firms can raise capital quickly and cheaply with Initial Coin Offerings, he pointed out.
11/08/2017
How Deutsche Bank’s high-stakes gamble went wrong
Over two decades, the institution went from sleepy German lender to the world’s largest bank — only to plummet into a downward spiral that some claim has left it ‘beyond repair’
11/07/2017
St. James’s Place – 'Rates rise, but the UK sits in strange territory'
Republicans in the US published details of their radical tax reform package ahead of voting
11/07/2017
Paradise papers are fake news and journalists should be in prison, slams Cayman financier
Offshore tax havens are “fake news” and the journalists who leaked the paradise papers should “be in prison”, claims the Chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.