08/11/2014
historically unbacked currencies have tended to last approximately 48 years, but always revert back to the precious metals markets, of which there is a finite supply, as the true determinant of value.
08/08/2014
It’s said that it takes years to build up trust but only suspicion - not proof – to destroy it. We look at some of the areas where HMRC are saying “trust us”, and wonder why they are simultaneously doing things which raise suspicio
08/07/2014
The previous default, in 2001, involved about $100 billion in debt and was the largest sovereign default in history.
08/07/2014
There is a growing list of well-known entrepreneurs like Warren Buffet, Bill & Melinda Gates and Michael Bloomberg who are donating significant proportions of their wealth to philanthropic causes. However, most wealthy individuals are still expected t
08/06/2014
The Swiss federal bank secrecy law, enacted in 1934, punishes violations of bank secrecy with fines up to $55,000 and six months in prison.
08/05/2014
Jersey Finance has engaged with two leading US academics, Richard Gordon and Andrew Morriss, who have produced an independent assessment of the validity of some of the most prominent arguments surrounding the use of international financial centres, titled
08/01/2014
C. Wright Mills’ 1956 classic work, ” The Power Elite ” only mentions “ investment banker”one time, never refers to ” Wall Street,” talks about Wealth as a measure of personal freedom, but mentions “milliona