09/21/2015
Follow The Money: How Schroders plc, Old Mutual plc & St James’s Place plc Could Make You Rich
Stock markets have been through a bumpy time but you wouldn't think it from looking at the shares of top FTSE 100 financials.
Comment & Analysis
09/21/2015
The Rich may soon own the world
This income inequality is going to become even starker very soon - the 80 richest people would be worth the same as the poorest 50%.
09/21/2015
Fed watching goes into overtime - Coutts
Global growth fears were rekindled after Thursday’s decision by the US Federal Reserve to delay further its much anticipated tightening cycle.
09/18/2015
Vontobel: U.S. Fed defers rate hike
We therefore expect the FOMC start hiking interest rates at the December meeting
09/18/2015
There Be Dragons In The Land Of Pensions by Bill Longe, Baker Tilly
Tuesday was Pensions Awareness Day, and to coincide with this the Pensions Regulator is launching a TV campaign encouraging small employers to comply with their auto-enrolment obligations. But with concern growing that many of these employers are choosing
09/18/2015
China shakes the Fed by Keith Wade, Schroders
Lower commodity prices and a strong dollar are weighing on consumer prices, giving the US central bank more time to keep rates at close to zero.
09/18/2015
Want to be Prime Minister? Go join Goldies, Merrill, Deutsche Bank
In the US, Robert Rubin was a Goldman Sachs co-chairman before he was President Bill Clinton's Treasury secretary.
09/16/2015
The ugly side of wealth management
Like medieval medicine, the success rate of active fund management is based mostly on faith rather than scientific fact.
09/16/2015
FED Up? by James Klempster, Portfolio Manager, Momentum Global Investment Management
“This week’s news will be dominated by the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) decision on whether or not to increase interest rates.
09/15/2015
Keeping its power dry - St. James's Place Market Bulletin
Last week, members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) found themselves once again to be largely of one mind on the question of interest rates, as members voted 8–1 for no change to the Bank of England rate of 0.5%. The pound rose slightly after
09/14/2015
Fight breaks out over high-yield funds
He says, “Most of their concerns stem from a lack of understanding. They might have expertise in one area of the market and not others. Those who know ETFs don’t raise concerns.”
09/14/2015
Golden facts on financial advice: Staying one STEP ahead
I heard an excellent new word this week; infobesity. It means the sheer quantity of information available makes decision-making more difficult.
09/14/2015
“If you know the News, you probably saw that there was No News”
If I look back over my past few talks and my scribblings for the last six months, it's very clear to see that there are some fairly fundamental themes running along, all of which seem to take it in turns to grab a headline every so often.
09/14/2015
Fed meets amid 'growth scare': Coutts Global Markets Weekly
Global markets are waiting with bated breath to see whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) will finally lift US interest rates from their longstanding position near zero this week.
09/11/2015
Wealth management business to reach $19b in 10 years
"Developing wealth management services will help commercial banks turn their focus from taking deposits to managing financial assets and thus retaining clients amid a growingly fierce competition," Ma said.
09/11/2015
Schroders reflects on the recent market volatility in China
He believes a more fundamental issue in China is the fact the economy is transitioning from an investment to a service based economy and is therefore set to grow more slowly in the future.
09/11/2015
Asian Family Offices as Cornerstone LPs by Matthew Egerton-Warburton, Withers
Over the past two decades a substantial amount of private wealth has been created in Asia. There are now a large number of newly wealthy individuals and families in Asia grappling with the problem of maintaining and growing excess capital.
09/10/2015
The Changing Face Of Wealth
The rich are different, we are told. So what does a typical billionaire look like?
09/10/2015
Wealth Manager Websites - What's Going Wrong? by Dominic Gamble
Another report has been published this week highlighting the perpetual achilles heel of the wealth management industry - bad websites.
09/10/2015
Coutts September Real Estate Perspective
Sterling strength is enticing UK buyers into the European holiday homes market