09/28/2015
Posh boys behaving badly
The really serious allegation, that Cameron knew about the peer's offshore tax status well before he said he did...
Comment & Analysis
09/28/2015
Looking for income in a low yield world - Coutts
US interest rates are now on hold for at least another month and bond yields are set to rise only slowly at best.
09/25/2015
Regulation Offshore 2.0 by László Váradi
A new era is beginning in the world offshore market. Just like in the life of a software when a new version overwrites the previous one.
09/25/2015
Carter Braxton Worth on Deutsche Bank: 'Something's Wrong'
An important test will be whether any year-end rally is sufficient to break what bears contend is a new pattern that calls for any rallies to be considered selling opportunities.
09/24/2015
If Ambani gave away his wealth, each Indian poor would get $59: Robin Hood Index
The index shows how the net worth of each country's wealthiest person compares with the livelihood of his fellow countrymen
09/24/2015
Is 7% growth away from China? By Zhou Hao, Commerzbank
For the whole year, China will likely register the slowest growth since 1991.
09/24/2015
Rise of the Machines: Winners and Losers in the Robo-Adviser Battle
Traditional RIAs are worth their weight in gold for one simple reason: They save us from ourselves.
09/24/2015
And the winner of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is …HMRC
If you consider the VAT on ticket sales and receipts from hospitality and travel, HMRC does very well out of sporting events such as the Rugby World Cup. But if the Chancellor really wants to help deliver similar events in the future and even increase muc
09/23/2015
Why emerging markets matter - Standard Life Investments
Much of the stress in the global economy right now is concentrated in emerging markets. There are many reasons why this matters to investors.
09/23/2015
Wales' richest man says world's best footballers are 'wickedly underpaid compared to hedge fund punks'
Billionaire Sir Michael Moritz said that compared to 'some 27-year-old punk who can operate a spreadsheet in a hedge fund' footballers are not paid enough
09/22/2015
A pig, some drugs and a disappointed billionaire: the life of David Cameron
Lord Ashcroft's lurid revelations about the Prime Minister have their origins in a row about a job in the Government
09/22/2015
Squashed by Tim Price
Today’s investors are not exactly a lucky generation.
09/22/2015
Much ADO about Something - Diary of a Fund Manager
It was a week of two halves or to be precise four days of lethargic anticipation followed by a day of energetic confusion.
09/22/2015
St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Playing safe
The most important event of the week was, in fact, a non-event – the US Federal Reserve chose not to raise interest rates. The downbeat comments which accompanied the news prompted some rotation out of equities and into bonds.
09/22/2015
How Wealth Management Is a Lot Like Boxing
Despite everything I’ve learned from dodging left hooks, practicing undercuts and sparring with my peers, I believe this quote from Mike Tyson relates to all aspects of life: “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” It
09/21/2015
This Is What Needs To Happen For Oil Prices To Stabilize By Dan Doyle for Oilprice.com
Back when the onslaught began, which I mark as Thanksgiving Day 2014—when OPEC declined to cut—Wall Street began talking of shale as being a switch; as in you can turn it on and off.
09/21/2015
How does financial education help businesses? An interview with Jeanette Makings by Penny Lovell
One of my favourite quotes in business at the minute comes from Richard Branson: “If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.”
09/21/2015
Invest in China? You Must be Completely Rational! by Chris Darbyshire, CIO, Seven Investment Management
China can do nothing right. Its economy is slowing and dragging the world down with it.
09/21/2015
Overloaded! Can we really understand all of this information? by Ben Kumar, Seven Investment Management
A regular criticism of the current financial state of play is that quarterly reporting is not helpful. It seems odd to say in the modern world of big data, but there really is a genuine argument that less is more.
09/21/2015
The Seventh Rule of Investing: Discipline and Co-ordination by Justin Urquhart Stewart
In this series I have deliberately avoided any of the rules around trading and short term investing.