02/02/2015
The New Normal by Justin Urquhart Stewart
As we are in the teenage years of the new century we can see how this decade is going to be very different from the 'noughties'.
02/02/2015
There have been massive increases in reserves held by banks. I have described this as driving with one foot on the throttle and the other on the brake.
02/01/2015
Banker who made millions by predicting financial crash warns another catastrophe coming
A top banker who made millions predicting the credit crunch has warned the world is on the brink of another crash.
01/29/2015
We see the global disinflation trend leading to greater monetary stimulus and supporting growth
01/28/2015
This would push the remittance basis charge into the realms of just being available for the ultra-wealthy or those who are short-term in the UK.
01/28/2015
Over the last three months we have seen a surge in share prices in China, in a sector known for its poor fundamentals – the financial sector.
01/27/2015
Greater attention is being paid to financial technology (fintech) and the online landscape of wealth management, with wirehouse advisers becoming more active in their use of social media to gain new clients and attract more assets.
01/26/2015
Technology trends from the consumer world will drive incremental shifts for wealth managers in 2015
01/25/2015
Whether it was the dramatic withdrawal of the Swiss Franc peg to the Euro, with all its ramifications, or through to the less exciting reduction in Danish interest rates,
01/25/2015
I hold all idea of regulating the currency to be an absurdity; the very terms of regulating the currency and managing the currency I look upon to be an absurdity
01/22/2015
Reliability, expertise, and reputation have always been important factors in how funds select administrators, but the benefit provided was essentially a ‘negative’ one: its primary purpose was to remove a problem from the fund manager’s
01/21/2015
The Libyan Investment Authority claims Goldman Sachs abused the financial illiteracy
01/21/2015
Seriously poor. I would fail someone in a high school essay if they tried to present evidence in the manner that they do.
01/20/2015
The United States Mint is currently offering 1.5-inch and 3-inch bronze medals honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. These medals represent duplicate versions of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously in recognition of th
01/19/2015
There has been much hyperbole over the potential for Greece to be thrown out of the Euro single currency scheme.
01/16/2015
Antony Jenkins, Barclays chief executive, told the FT last month that “the universal banking model is dead” and the bank he took over in 2012 has to be more selective.
01/16/2015
The South African hedge fund industry can compete very well internationally.
01/15/2015
The proposal to give Northern Ireland the ability to set its own corporation tax rate will cost each affected business £14,500 even if no separate rate is ever set.
01/14/2015
Historically, until the 19th century, the Spanish dollar, the forerunner of the Mexican peso, was used in a number of regions around the world. The "Mexican peso" was legal tender in the United States until theCoinage Act of 1857.
01/12/2015
An odd, non-linear world by Tim Price
“Sir, John Authers, in Loser’s Game (The Big Read, December 22), could have delved deeply into the flaws in the asset management business as it has evolved in recent decades, rather than accepting the industry’s own terms or focusing on