Managers of Wealth

UBS WM expects the Fed to hike twice in 2016

The economy will likely improve and the market will have to rerate

The nadir of the cyclical slowdown may be behind us by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist LGT Capital Partners

In the US, last week’s monthly payrolls report was weaker than expected, which received some negative attention. But job numbers are lagging indicators and April may have been little more than a subdued afterthought of the seasonally low-key winter

Damian Lewis: 'Hedge-fund billionaires are misunderstood'

As Lewis brings his impeccable American accent back as gazillionaire Bobby Axelrod in new show Billions, he talks Tony Blair, megalomania and megabucks

Potential implications Brexit will have on the M&A market by Adam Dowdney, Partner, IBB Solicitors

Over 50% of all European deals in 2015 took place in the UK, as the UK M&A market re-established itself as one of the most dynamic markets for domestic and cross-border transactions.

What would a world without tax havens look like? George Bull

More a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’?

The general trend of a slowdown in profits seems to be continuing - Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg)

Although most companies have perfected the art of managing analysts’ expectations, the corporate earnings season is producing fewer surprises although the general trend of a slowdown in profits seems to be continuing.

St. James's Place - The US economy continues to show mixed signs

The US economy is showing mixed signs with another 160,000 unemployed and the dollar hitting a 15-month low last week but factory orders rising faster than expected.

30 Years of Radical Change in Fintech

The world has changed so radically and at the same time, so has financial services. In this day and age, you might not carry cash because you might not need cash.

Africa faces challenges as global banks pull out, says Bob Diamond

The fast-growing economies of Africa face headwinds from the pull-back of international banks from the continent, Barclays' erstwhile-chief executive told CNBC, as the bank moves to sell down its business in Africa.

Leicester City - don't leave financial success down to luck by Penny lovell

As a Leicester girl, I was ecstatic when The Foxes won the Premiership earlier this week - so much so that I spent more time than I should have singing in the office on Tuesday morning (this did not go down well with the Tottenham supporters!). I also enj

It's May again! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Oh dear…another one of those tiresome annual market phrases again: "Sell in May and go away, and don't come back until St Leger Day".

Three investment conclusions from Leicester City's first Premier League title

With superlatives coming thick and fast, we might conclude that this is one of the most striking moments in the history of British sport.

Small is beautiful; unpopular helps by Tim Price

The shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway have just celebrated their latest ‘Woodstock for capitalists’ in the form of the company’s annual general meeting. Fund manager Jeffrey Miller of Eight Bridges Capital Management made the following

Miton’s Anthony Rayner: Poor visibility, drive carefully

The sector and geographic reflection of these moves has been fairly clear.

‘Wealthy Will Still Find A Way’ To Shelter Money Offshore

Panama has been the focus of relentless critical attention since the leak of documents from the law firm Mossack Fonseca.

Quilter Cheviot's international boss on taking the firm global

Students of obscure business cycle indicators might note its visibility in Google Trends spiked last year, having risen steadily since 2008.

Stanley Druckenmiller Laments ‘Reckless’ Corporate Financial Behavior

In particular, Druckenmiller argued that stock buybacks and other rewards for financiers and shareholders have far outpaced research, development and capital expenditures such as plant improvements.

What the heck with FinTech: Is Wealth Management ready to seize the moment?

(…said someone famous in 2016)

St. James’s Place – ECB plans extension of its asset-buying programme to corporate bonds in July

Following weak corporate earnings in the Eurozone, notably at Deutsche Bank whose pre-tax profits have fallen 60%, the European Central Bank plans to extend its asset-buying programme to corporate bonds in July, a move that may well encourage an increase

Global growth and monetary issues continue to persist - Schroders

We would not rule this out completely but it is possible that monetisation arrives through a different route.

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