03/19/2015
The Magic of Mincome by Toby Birch
No matter how you stack the numbers, they simply do not add up. It is time to re-visit some radical experiments from the past but first we must examine the barriers.
03/19/2015
With bond yields hitting new depths, global market movements point to growing hunger for risk among investors.
03/18/2015
I am Blind by Tim Price
“Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.” - Edwin Land.
03/18/2015
While mortality and legacies may be uncomfortable discussions, trusts offer very real advantages as instruments of outcomes-based, long-term planning.
03/18/2015
Our Head of Europe looks at how China is moving into Western Europe from the east, facilitated by infrastructure such as the "New Silk Route".
03/17/2015
Last week, dispersion in equities returned with a vengeance.
03/17/2015
With bond yields hitting rock bottom, moves across global markets suggest investors are growing hungrier for risk.
03/16/2015
Credit Suisse and UBS hit by change in wealth model
Investors directed similar criticism at Credit Suisse, UBS’s biggest domestic rival
03/16/2015
Beware the Ides odf March - Really? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Julius Caesar ignored the warning of the Ides of March and was assassinated later that day. So what has that got to do with investment?
03/16/2015
A Greek Tragedy for Modern Times: Tsipras Bound by Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG
EFG’s Chief Economist, Daniel Murray, performs an objective analysis of the situation and discusses the possible paths that Greece could follow.
03/16/2015
The changing economic landscape amid stuttering emerging markets performance - Anthony Rayner, Milton
Since 2009 the global economy has been characterised by steady economic growth, falling inflation, stagnant wages growth and extremely easy monetary policy; this has been particularly so in the major developed economies.
03/16/2015
Canadian banking veteran Gord Nixon pans IMF plan for oversight
As head of Canada’s largest bank, Gord Nixon had a front-row seat when the global financial system teetered on the brink in 2008,
03/15/2015
Man group boss says computers are future for asset management
“The machine will become more and more important in a lot of things we do.” Technological advances mean we are “living in a second industrial revolution”, he said
03/13/2015
Can stockbroking work in wealth management today?
Since suitability came on to the regulator’s radar in 2011, many predicted it would spell the death of the traditional stockbroking model.
03/12/2015
Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year.
03/11/2015
Private Wealth Focus March 2015 - Guernsey Finance
Here is a highlights review of recent Guernsey private wealth news and details of our upcoming events
03/11/2015
Thanks to super-low interest rates, the income produced from bank deposits has taken a tumble.
03/10/2015
America’s crackdown on tax avoidance: will it work?
Amid mounting pressure last year, the US launched a supposed crackdown on tax inversion
03/10/2015
Is this the start of a shake-up in the protected world of private banking?
Fintech: Nutmeg changes the game in wealth management
03/10/2015
Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers
Last week was relatively quiet for the financial markets as they hovered around their multi-year highs, uncertain as to what’s next.