05/26/2016
Banker plunges to his death after eating magic mushrooms
Authorities believe his death was a suicide, though they did not elaborate.
Comment & Analysis
05/26/2016
Interest rates – negative? By Paul Wiseman, senior investment analyst, Maitland
A rather unique phenomenon that exists as a potential counterproductive force is the possibility of banks, firms and consumers “arbitraging” against negative rates by hoarding cash.
05/26/2016
Private Wealth Systems is Revolutionizing the $56 Trillion Private Wealth Industry
Private Wealth Systems Inc., an industry defining financial technology company that is transforming the way private wealth information is analyzed and reported, is featured on an upcoming segment of Worldwide Business with kathy ireland.
05/25/2016
Jersey Finance welcomes MONEYVAL endorsement of beneficial ownership framework
“Jersey’s combination of a central register of the UBO with a high level of vetting/evaluation not found elsewhere and regulation of TCSPs of a standard found in few other jurisdictions has been widely recognised by international organisations
05/24/2016
The 6 Most Important Wealth-Building Lessons From Multi-Millionaires
Among the study’s most striking conclusions: much of the 1%’s road to wealth was paved not with gold but remarkably average upbringings and investment strategies.
05/24/2016
Switzerland To Start Paying Its Citizens? Swiss May Pay $2,800 A Month Unconditional Basic Income
The payment would be provided to everyone regardless of work status.
05/24/2016
A History of Malware and Viruses (Part 2)
In my last article I covered the growth of early viruses. In this article I’ll cover more recent viruses and the steps you should take to protect yourself from falling victim.
05/24/2016
St. James’s Place - "The three big risks in 2016"
On alert
05/24/2016
Family Wealth Stays in the Family - Sometimes for as long as 600 years
The researchers compared tax records of residents of Florence in 1427 with those of residents in 2011 to come up with their findings.
05/23/2016
Is now the time for value stocks in Europe? - Schroders
Value stocks are currently under owned in Europe however James Sym, European Equities Fund Manager, comments that signs of a pick-up in inflation could see their underperformance reverse:
05/23/2016
The AIM of chocolate by Penny Lovell
It’s said that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella weren’t particularly impressed when Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage to America and presented the royal couple with this strange new ‘cacao’ bean.
05/23/2016
Good Morning Mr. Mayor! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
So, whatever his political background, the Mayor must ensure that our areas of success and effectiveness are not just protected, but promoted and enhanced.
05/23/2016
‘Aiming for A’ investor coalition guides Shell to strategic resilience for 2035 and beyond
The Paris Agreement has provided a major incentive for carbon intensive companies to assess and report on the risks and opportunities facing their organisations as a result of climate change. Investors like Rathbone Greenbank are now bringing the realitie
05/23/2016
Opportunity knocks by Tim Price
Value investing works. Buy bargains.” - Seth Klarman
05/23/2016
Europeans investing in gold, but are they buying the real stuff?
As more common people become first-time buyers of gold coins, counterfeiters have invested in sophisticated means to fool them with fakes.
05/23/2016
Sallie Krawcheck Explains Why Women Don't Help Other Women—And How To Start
This public-private program brings women from emerging markets to the U.S. to be hosted by senior female executives.
05/20/2016
A History of Malware and Viruses (Part 1/2) by Craig Smallman, Sammedia
The term computer virus was described in 1984 as ‘a program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself’, yet even before 1984, there were many papers published regarding viruses, even if they
05/18/2016
Tax havens: drive to name and shame may push innocent to the dark side by George Bull
Contrary to much we’ve heard in the last week, not everyone who uses a “tax haven structure” does so to evade tax or to conceal the proceeds of crime - as a recent court ruling has recognised. While the temptation to name and shame may b
05/18/2016
Japanese GDP figures flatter to deceive - Schroders
There are strong rumours that Prime Minister Abe is looking to postpone the next hike in the consumption tax scheduled for April next year.
05/18/2016
Wealthroll Ponzi Scheme Shows Need For Wealth Management Regulation
Bitcoin has often been touted as a Ponzi Scheme- although it clearly is not – but the world of traditional finance is filled with similar pitfalls.