10/22/2015
The future of Europe's financial market infrastructure - the Eurosystem's Vision 2020 - Yves Mersch
Speech by Mr Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Sibos conference, Singapore, 14 October 2015.
Comment & Analysis
10/22/2015
New Generation, Technology, Priorities: Wealth Management 2020
The future is upon us-or at least it certainly feels that way for those of us that lived through the 1980s.
10/21/2015
Country-by-country reporting requires tax authorities to raise their game too by Rebecca Reading
The UK’s new legislation on country-by-country reporting will initially be a compliance burden for multinationals, but tax authorities will also have to raise their game to ensure that the correct amount of tax – and no more – is collect
10/21/2015
Red Yawn by Tim Price
Want to become a Hollywood millionaire ? Just inherit a billion dollars, and make a film about North Korea.
10/21/2015
Is Asia a lucrative market for the wealth management industry? Part 1- Bad news!
The statistics look fabulous.
10/21/2015
Results of Barclays Q4 2015 Compass Report
Barclays has today released its latest tactical recommendations to portfolio asset allocations
10/20/2015
One in three beers - St. James's Place
St. James's Place Market Bulletin
10/19/2015
News for Saga Louts by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Personally I was particularly enthusiastic that they were targeting those of my age who were referred to as the 'Saga Lout' generation,
10/19/2015
Our Top 10 Financial Films by Penny Lovell
I adore films. Fantastic audio and visual effects combined with gripping storylines give them the power to convey complex ideas and information, to challenge our beliefs, and even have fun in the process!
10/14/2015
Islamic fund management industry still a fringe player
Assets under management seen growing to $77b by 2019 but this is only a drop in $2tr global fund bucket as limited product offering crimps prospects
10/13/2015
Coutts Global Markets Weekly: Change in view on interest rates
There are good reasons to keep rates low at present.
10/13/2015
Don't tell my mother I'm in finance– she thinks I work in a brothel by Tim Price
This was written by Tim Price, London-based wealth manager and editor of Price Value International
10/13/2015
Asia's growth story "alive and well": DBS chief
If you ignore the cycles, the reality is that the megatrends on which the Asian story is founded, are pretty inexorable and quite immutable.
10/13/2015
Metal settle - St. James's Place Market Bulletin
Commodities experienced a long-awaited surge, taking global stocks with them as the S&P 500 rose 3.29% over the course of the week
10/11/2015
Divorce: myth-busting and education by Penny Lovell
With the findings published, we invited everyone from psychotherapists to divorce lawyers and accountants to the Connaught Hotel to put our heads together once again, share professional experiences and use this insight to draw some final recommendations t
10/08/2015
7 out of 10 people without an adviser only plan short-term finances
The difficult part is starting to plan long-term
10/08/2015
The Implications Of Financial Stress
The quarterly Global Outlook from Standard Life Investments considers how investors’ portfolios should be positioned for the next phase of the cycle, after a prolonged period of financial stress.
10/08/2015
Navigating multi-strategy hedge fund waters in the quest for outsized returns - Alex Tsatsos, Aurum
Writes for Citywire's Modern Investor Magazine
10/08/2015
Schroders finds demand for income and active strategies still front of investors’ minds
The survey of 2000 intermediaries showed that most respondents expect demand for investment advice to increase over the coming months
10/07/2015
The truth about risk in multi-asset portfolios by James Klempster, Momenutm Global Investment Managment
Can we control risk in multi-asset portfolios?