06/02/2014
HMRC’s Direct Recovery of Debt proposals raise concerns that tax inspectors could have a new way to access private bank transaction histories without the appropriate safeguards.
06/02/2014
Over the past week, yields on 10-year US Treasuries reached their lowest level for a year, while the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high.
05/30/2014
The full petition will be delivered in person to the UN in New York on 9 June 2014.
05/26/2014
The news last week that some of the institutional investors being offered shares in Saga were getting somewhat disgruntled should come as no surprise. We have had a raft (sorry for the poor pun) of flotations and, as is often the case, they have not lived
05/26/2014
Getting Exposure to Emerging Markets’ Superior Growth Story Through Their Corporate Bonds - Union Bancaire Privée
Since late 2013, international bond markets have been offering an unusual and rare arbitrage opportunity between developed and emerging market corporate bonds.
05/23/2014
Weber also said he expects the Swiss National Bank’s cap on the franc to the euro to remain for “some time”
05/22/2014
HMRC ‘tax-bashing’ the middle classes? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly
No one doubts that HMRC has a difficult job to do in ensuring that every taxpayer pays their fair share of tax. However, as always there is the question of who is the arbiter of calculating what that fair share is, and it is here that we are seeing what c
05/21/2014
Sterling took a hit after Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney reiterated his message of no interest rate rises for some time, despite a rapid fall in unemployment and fast-rising house prices. Our forecast remains unchanged – expecting a quar
05/20/2014
The wealth manager runs a range of six investment profiles.
05/19/2014
Yes we do make things!
05/19/2014
Spain’s onshore reputation and global network double taxation treaties provide Spain with an excellent platform from which to offer international onshore structures.
05/16/2014
Carney repeated his message from February that the pace of rate rises would be only modest once they do start to go up.
05/16/2014
"Is anyone writing this down?” - Michael Macintyre
05/16/2014
For the first time in six years, UK consumers saw “real” wage growth
05/15/2014
The Swiss take direct democracy seriously
05/14/2014
According to the latest Sunday Times rich list, Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, so what exactly do these (mostly) non-doms contribute to the UK? It might be more than you think…
05/14/2014
In Japan’s finance industry, women hold just 0.3 percent of executive positions
05/14/2014
Sallie Krawcheck's best stock insight came while she was having her hair done
05/14/2014
Nevertheless, the team at the world’s largest bond fund see “modest potential growth rates
05/13/2014
"It doesn’t make a difference…” - Bon Jovi (Livin’ on a Prayer)