04/28/2013
Barking Banks and Tax
Well it has been described as ‘insane’ and ‘ridiculous’ by both the head of the London Stock Exchange, Xavier Rolet, and Jim O’Neil the highly respected chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Comment & Analysis
04/28/2013
Institutional investor demand for private infrastructure set to flourish, according to Altius Associates
Altius Associates anticipates that institutional investor allocations to private infrastructure funds will grow dramatically over the next decade
04/27/2013
AXA Wealth comments on the FCA platform paper
David Thompson, managing director of Elevate, AXA Wealth, comments on the publication of the final platform paper
04/25/2013
Has the Developed World Gone Ex-Growth? - HSBC Global Asset Management
Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management .
04/23/2013
Beware – the Financial Transaction Tax cometh!
If Europe has its wayhe Financial Transaction Tax will be introduced in the UK in just over eight months. It’s had a lot of bad publicity recently, but how seriously should we take its description as a ‘threat’ to the City?
04/23/2013
Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights
The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone
04/22/2013
A “triple dip” will probably be avoided by a whisker
The latest labour market data showed an increase in unemployment, the February trade data deteriorated and bank lending to the business sector fell in February.
04/22/2013
The currency wars are over
Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .
04/22/2013
New Report Connecting Intelligence to Wealth Is Nonsense
The rich respect the power of formal education
04/21/2013
Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism
It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth
04/21/2013
Majority of Germans consider gold a safe investment
Savings accounts are the most popular form of investment
04/21/2013
Wealth management bid bound to fail
To establish a new qualification which appears to run the very real risk of giving credibility to those who do not deserve it, simply exposes the consumer to greater, not reduced, risk.
04/21/2013
Revision of the European Investment Bank’s anti-fraud policy happens outside of political reality
But contrary to the revision of its anti-fraud policy in 2008, the EIB has not engaged in a genuine consultation process with civil society this time.
04/21/2013
Swiss-British Round Table calls for open, consistently regulated
Given the challenging economic environment, investors and businesses need reliable access to liquid markets, products and services.
04/21/2013
Church of England vows to use shareholdings to block big bonuses
Most high profile investors to put pressure on News Corp in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
04/21/2013
1979 the Leadership Changes
Time to remember and respect a great leader who came to power in 1979, and changed the economy of their country irrevocably, reasserting its political strength and overseeing the radical adjustment in domestic society.
04/20/2013
Wealth reaches new peaks
The Rich List celebrates its 25th year at a record £450bn high
04/18/2013
Do you work in bed?
Over 1 in 5 people who work in bed spend 14 hours a week doing so and admit to checking their emails before kissing their partner!
04/18/2013
Security and pension doubts revealed by affluent investors in Asia and Middle East - RESEARCH
The Investor Attitudes Report, which surveyed wealthy investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates and looks at numerous investment attitudes across the regions.
04/18/2013
UBS's Zeltner targets new revenue streams for wealth management
He is pleased with his division’s re-emergence as an active asset manager