Managers of Wealth

Tax evasion is not a victimless crime by George Bull

With the top 10% of income tax payers paying more than 55% of the UK’s income tax, we ask why politicians continue to portray these people as not paying their ‘fair share’.

Coutts: Global Markets Weekly. Europe’s surprising growth

European equities have put in a robust performance so far this year, outperforming US markets by over 10 percentage points at the time of writing.

Wealth Management Is Not Just for the Rich

Yet wealth management shouldn't be considered so exclusive, because all of us, rich and poor alike, need wealth management.

Finance job increases are expected - Geoff Cook

While there has been a slight fall since the previous Business Tendency Survey, the picture remains positive with 98% of respondents being either more than or equally as optimistic as they were three months previously.

Gong Xi Fa Cai by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Happy New for the Year of the Ram

84% of wealth managers surveyed do not think a mansion tax should be introduced

The one thing the parties agree on, is that income and inheritance taxes are likely to be reformed in the next Parliament, in addition to which a levy on high value residential property may be introduced.

HMRC on the warpath against high earners by Mike Down

Some commentators have suggested that HMRC is failing to keep up the pace in “weaponising” its approach to tax evasion and avoidance, but recently published information suggests that a targeted attack is well underway, particularly against hig

Schroders' Craig Botham asks - Is bad news in China good news for commodities?

"China’s slowdown has prompted hopes of stimulus and optimism for commodities but this is misplaced. The nature of the current slowdown and the rebalancing of growth mean we are likely to see less of a lift than in the past.

Wealth M&A in 2015: is Ashcourt/Towry deal a one-off?

Towry's buy of Ashcourt Rowan marks the first big wealth management deal of 2015. Is it a sign of things to come?

Turnaround king is a glutton for punishment

Ashcourt Rowan’s outgoing chief exec Jonathan Polin tells Tim Wallace he wants to dive back into another struggling firm

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'.

Asset managers or asset gatherers? by Tim Price

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.

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.

Coutts: Investment Strategy, Monthly Update

We see the global disinflation trend leading to greater monetary stimulus and supporting growth

Non-doms to feel the squeeze by Gary Heynes

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.

What next for Chinese banks? by Tanguy Kamp

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.

Outlook for the US Wealth Management Industry: “The Most Exciting Time”

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.

2015 Industry Predictions and Outlook by Martin Engdal, Market Strategist, Advent Software

Technology trends from the consumer world will drive incremental shifts for wealth managers in 2015

How low can we go? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

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,

Money worries by Tim Price

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

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