03/28/2016
The Growing Appeal of Private Funds for Wealth Planning and Investment by David Inglesfield
Private funds are increasingly popular with international High Net Worth families and investors.
Comment & Analysis
03/28/2016
Is old tech putting banks under threat of extinction?
You put your card in the cash machine but nothing comes out. The bank's IT systems have crashed again.
03/24/2016
UK dependencies and overseas territories denounced as 'biggest tax haven'
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on responsible tax has been examining the OECD’s BEPS recommendations to the G20. So what was the outcome?
03/24/2016
Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Strategy update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners’ Multi Asset Solutions team.
03/24/2016
Miton’s Anthony Rayner: “A more supportive environment for risk assets”
Central bank action, inaction or forward guidance has collectively soothed financial market nerves.
03/22/2016
Upside Or Downsize? Look For these Market Signals, Says AB
The signals—three downside risks and three potential upside catalysts—are revealed in a blog, “Upside or downside? A look at today’s equity market”, by Vadim Zlotnikov, AB’s Chief Market Strategist.
03/21/2016
The Digital Advisor Experience -- It is more than Robo Advice
Yet most robo-advisors say the personal touch investors historically valued, especially high net-worth clients, are no longer needed.
03/21/2016
Wealth Matters: Death and Taxes by Penny Lovell
“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” Benjamin Franklin
03/21/2016
Inflation: No smoke without fire - eventually? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Anyone remember inflation? Those of a certain age may recall those dreadful days of flared trousers, kipper ties and double digit inflation.
03/21/2016
Easy to call bankers crooks, but are they the only ones?
Bankers are portrayed in film and television as leeches between crooked politicians and suicidal terrorists.
03/21/2016
Interview with Rainer Nigg from Ameliora Wealth Management
Deloitte recently confirmed Switzerland as the world’s leading private wealth management centre. Why does Switzerland remain on top despite turbulences?
03/21/2016
An Interview with Osama Hijji
Osama Hijji shares his views on internet banking
03/21/2016
Our survey said by Tim Price
Most types of investment life forms participated, including pension funds, insurers, hedge funds and mutual funds.
03/18/2016
Who’s tougher on tax avoidance – Labour or Conservatives? by George Bull
The fact that the question can – or has – to be asked reflects the roles which successive governments play in contributing to the design of the tax system in the UK. So how does that design look now? And which party is tougher on tax avoidance
03/18/2016
Smart Art Mart by Matthew Egerton-Warburton & Diana Wierbicki, Withers
Hong Kong ticks all the boxes as a major art hub. Its free port status means there are no tariffs or taxes to hold up super-discreet deals, its legal system guarantees a measure of artistic freedom and its financial knowhow means savvy collectors can use
03/15/2016
Kings of the wild frontier by Tim Price
“Simple but not easy” - The title of Richard Oldfield’s book about value investing.
03/14/2016
Persistent volatility in February and the origin of the word 'dovish' by Penny Lovell
“Markets love volatility” Christine Lagarde, first woman elected to head the International Monetary Fund
03/14/2016
Technology and the consumer by Ben, 7IM
There are though a few topics we have investigated around the desk which, whilst maybe not directly impacting portfolios, are probably worth sharing.
03/14/2016
$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging Here by Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com
Prices for light oil are set at $67 per barrel and natural gas prices fixed at $7.50 per million Btu (MMBtu). That means consumers are not reaping the benefits of cheap fuel. The higher prices they pay offer a huge lifeline for the oil industry.
03/14/2016
NEWS ANALYSIS: No sacred cows as Old Mutual splits structure
This reflects how financial services have changed since 1999, when Old Mutual demutualised, moving its head office to London and locating its primary listing there.