03/18/2014
The remainder of the year is brimming with opportunity, and U.S. Trust, part of Bank of America's private wealth management sector, wants investors to know exactly where to look.
03/17/2014
In recent years, Ireland has positioned itself with great success as the premium jurisdiction for financial services, servicing more than 43 percent of alternative funds globally as well as 63 percent of European hedge fund assets.
03/17/2014
A number of Gulf-based financial centres made significant jumps up this year's rankings
03/17/2014
INVESTMENTS in other African countries are starting to pay off handsomely for some South African companies, such as banks,
03/17/2014
Another Pointless Pension Raid by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The latest populist idea for unemployment was floated last week when Mr Millipede suggested that seemingly endless bountiful fountain of pension pots can be raided yet again for apparent good works elsewhere.
03/17/2014
The use of o ff shore companies in Islamic fi nance is driven by many of the same factors as in conventional banking, as tax e ffi ciency, bankruptcy-remoteness and privacy are considerations common to most cross-border transactions.
03/16/2014
The idea of a virtual currency is clearly an appealing one for those who mistrust their national currency, the traditional banking system, or who seek a means of circumventing inflation or capital controls.
03/14/2014
Rising incentives to private banks worry investors
Rebates given to private banks to encourage them to invest in bond offerings came under the spotlight again last week after small cap issuer Amtek Engineering's debut in the Singapore dollar bond market.
03/14/2014
M&A trend gathering pace in UK wealth management
Should investment integration headaches scupper a takeover?
03/14/2014
One of the reasons why Warren Buffett is being followed by lot of investors (and Twitter users) is his witty comments
03/14/2014
Investors are more likely to put money into a business idea pitched by a man than a woman, and even more so if he is good looking, according to a new study.
03/13/2014
Wall Street Cash Bonuses Highest Since 2008 Crash
The average bonus on Wall Street jumped 15 percent last year to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis and was the third largest on record, New York State's budget watchdog said on Wednesday.
03/13/2014
I’m often asked to speak to women about investing. And for years, I’ve typically started with the basics of saving, diversification and asset allocation, and then moved to discussing how some women should consider taking on more risk
03/12/2014
China's A-shares began trending lower in mid-2009, falling to a new bear market low just this Monday. I
03/10/2014
It is a misconception in society today that we have turned the page on the dark chapter of discrimination against women in the workforce.
03/10/2014
In the run up to the Budget everyone will be coming out with their wish lists
03/10/2014
The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to pull their economies out of recession and companies took advantage of record low interest rates
03/10/2014
The digital cryptocurrency which may or may not have been founded in 2009 by a 64-year-old Japanese recluse — was hit by the biggest challenge it's faced so far when Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange.
03/07/2014
When economist Jim O’Neill coined the term ‘BRIC’ in 2001 to group together the fast-growing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China he couldn’t have known that the insight would prove so powerful.
03/06/2014
In this edition of Baker Tilly’s weekly round-up of the most important tax news, we look ahead to what might be in the Chancellor’s Red Box on Budget Day.