11/30/2015
Coutts: Equities in the lead as year-end approaches
As November comes to a close, the general trend in the markets for the month has been positive for developed-market equities and negative for US Treasuries.
Comment & Analysis
11/27/2015
Stern words from banking's anti-banker
But the understated Brit is already making clear that under his leadership, Deutsche Bank will make a break with its immediate past -- or indeed, reconnect with its history.
11/27/2015
Autumn Statement proposals you may have missed by George Bull
Now the Chancellor’s Red Box has closed for the final time this year, we take a more detailed look at Autumn Statement 2015…
11/27/2015
Britain joins sovereign wealth party too late
The economics of this plan, which was first floated by Osborne in 2014, are fragile.
11/27/2015
Choosing Between Emerging Market Economies Is Key For 2016
Emerging markets have experienced several years of relative underperformance.
11/27/2015
Death, taxes and the Autumn Statement by Penny Lovell
In the world of financial advice, one of the most frequently cited clichés comes from Benjamin Franklin: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
11/26/2015
Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Declines in the prices of base metals and oil and geopolitical developments were too much for markets to digest, so equities took a step down.
11/26/2015
Bonuses and the illusion of banking performance
Deutsche boss is right to call for simpler, more modest pay structures
11/26/2015
'Mauritius financial services sector is truly at a crossroads.' by Graham Sheward, Managing Director of CIM Global Business
According to him, Mauritius has not demonstrated that it is a tax haven and that the country is putting more emphasis on substance. – Interview by Anisha Madayah.
11/26/2015
10 best automotive Thanksgiving turkeys that deserve a new lease on life
These are the vehicles that have been stuck with a spot at the kids table, so to speak, and we don’t think it’s fair.
11/26/2015
Ex-Barclays CEO: Banks are about to have an 'Uber moment' — and it's going to be painful
He adds: "In my view only a few incumbent banks will have the courage and decisiveness to win in this new field.
11/25/2015
Are Robo Portfolios Ready for Black-Swan Events?
Any severely disruptive scenario can confound the quantitative assumptions underlying passive investments.
11/24/2015
Financial Gravity: How To Talk To Your Kids About Money
This is the familiar ostrich approach of sticking your head in the sand and hoping that the problem goes away.
11/24/2015
New risks, new rules: financial community shows governance is the new differentitator in investment decisions - Aberdeen AM
New research from Aberdeen Asset Management today reveals the integral part that governance plays in the investments asset managers make and what clients expect of them.
11/24/2015
How Will ASEAN Surprise Us In 2016?
The five ASEAN nations have all performed poorly this year, ranging from Indonesian equities’ 22% slump in dollar terms to the Philippines’ more benign 9% fall.
11/24/2015
Bankers still overpaid, says top German banker
Deutsche Bank co-chief executive doubts whether people work that much harder for the promise of a bonus, including himself
11/24/2015
Atlantic rift? - St. James's Place Market Bulletin
The Federal Reserve continued to indicate that a December rate rise was likely, meanwhile UK rates are likely to be frozen at the current level until 2017.
11/23/2015
Comparing national economies - just how much is your country worth? And how much is your cut?
One way of trying to get an idea of the wealth of a nation is to take its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is generally agreed as a sensible measure of economic value, and then divide it by the number in the country's population.
11/23/2015
It’s really not about the Benjamins*: Our top five financial songs... by Penny Lovell
Finance it seems, is a largely unsung subject.
11/23/2015
Seek and ye shall find by Tim Price
“There is little doubt, to my mind, that we are now at a defining moment in financial history, a time that, once it has passed will be referred by economic and market historians in much the same way as the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or the credit and