Managers of Wealth

HSBC Joins Citigroup, SocGen in Brazilian Foreign-Bank Graveyard

Brazil, geographically the world’s fifth-biggest country, is a punishing place for retail banks

How UK investors perceive SA: Pieter Fourie – head of global equities, Sanlam Private Investments (UK)

Sentiment is ‘clearly little bit more negative than, say, a year or two ago’.

Does Fear of Terror-Finance Cases Drive Big Banks From Risky Regions?

Financial institutions call it "de-risking" and believe it will create trouble in Middle East and Africa

The End of Big Banks Is Nigh

The bank of the future will be in our pockets or on our wrists, not on street corners or housed in high-rise towers.

Non-traded REITs cost investors $50 billion: consultant

Shareholders are about $50 billion worse off for having put money into non-traded real estate investment trusts rather than exchange-traded versions

What exactly is the problem with salary sacrifice? by Andrew Hubbard, Baker Tilly

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the Government closing down the salary sacrifice “loophole” which according to some estimates could be costing the Treasury £5bn a year. But is there really a problem, and if so what sho

St. James's Place Market Bulletin 09/06/15

Bond markets around the world took a tumble last week as the US economy appeared healthier than had been feared.

Who's Building Britain? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Thank heaven for 'Johnny Foreigner' - I think.

Coutts GMW: Trimming poor-value bonds

Our view is turning more negative on government bonds with yields in most developed markets near historic lows while growth and inflation are picking up across the world.

Such terrible suspense by Tim Price

“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” - Oscar Wilde

Climbing China’s Great Wall of Worry - Blackrock

Investment Risks and Opportunities

Barclays Banker Loses Two Jobs After Leak of Insane Intern Email

Kwan, who was a second-year analyst in Barclays’ Global Power & Utilities group, was let go by the bank on Friday

Boost investment in Africa’s energy for a triple win for people, power and planet

African governments, investors, and international financial institutions must significantly scale up investment in energy to unlock Africa’s potential as a global low-carbon superpower.

What 'Animal Farm' can – and can’t – teach us about the global economy by Penny Lovell

Unlike Animal Farm, however, we operate in a free market regime, and free markets have a number of economic stabilisers to prevent the strong from becoming too strong.

Hedge Fund Giant Tells Hillary Clinton to Cut the 'Crap'

Billionaire hedge fund founder Leon Cooperman takes issue with the former secretary of state's portrayal of his profession.

Robo-advice is not the death of the wealth manager, says Thomas Miller Investment

Robo-advice in the years to come will be dominated by the big institutions such as insurance companies and banks

How to invest in wine from scratch?

Investing in wine is the type of deal that needs time to materialize. It must be regarded as a long-term proposition otherwise it will be impossible for the investor to see any returns

St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Tuesday 2 June 2015

In a week of eye-catching headlines, disappointing data and further uncertainty, there was very little movement for the major global equity markets.

deVere: Presidential candidates owe it to America to explain their stance on controversial FATCA

Presidential candidates must come clean on America’s highly controversial global tax law - and more must urgently be done to repeal it, not least because it is “a blue print for worse to come”, warns the boss of one of the world’s

Oliver Stone says America’s big banking bosses should have been jailed

Greed, says three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, is not good.

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