11/05/2014
Often vilified by its neighbours for the system of lump sum taxation offered to foreign residents, Switzerland is surrounded by countries that themselves give generous tax breaks to wealthy expatriates.
11/04/2014
No One's Surprised If Hong Kong Bankers Get Away With Murder
People have been calling him Patrick Bateman. Perhaps, he has an alibi and was out returning video tapes. But instead, I see Colonel Kurtz.
11/04/2014
What’s Wrong with the Asian Wealth Management Industry?
Smith has worked in the investment management industry for 30 years
11/03/2014
It’s a good time to be in the wealth management business.
11/03/2014
There was an oddity the other week when we had our latest flash crash in the global markets.
11/03/2014
“If that does show signs of happening, then we may indeed get to see QE4 rolled out. Daddy might have let go of the market's hand for the moment but he's still close by.” Buttonwood in ‘The Economist’
10/31/2014
The Court of Appeal has ruled against The Woodland Trust in its case against the executors of Valerie Smith.
10/31/2014
Ken Blanchard said the biggest change that’s taken place in the business world is the dissolution of hierarchy between superiors and subordinates, and that’s a good thing.
10/30/2014
In the wake of the mid-October turbulence for global equities, confidence has been re-established on financial markets.
10/29/2014
I am giving an update today on Project Innovate, an FCA initiative to foster innovation in financial services. Today marks a key milestone.
10/28/2014
The motivations behind investors’ attitudes to wealth.
10/28/2014
Improving customer experience has become the Holy Grail of banking.
10/27/2014
For the UK economy I think the phrase was spot on from the chief economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, when he described it as being in a position of both agony and ecstasy.
10/27/2014
Arun Sarwal speaks to Africa Asset Management magazine about the key trends DST is seeing in Africa, and considers how African investment firms can prosper in this article: A Unique Continent.
10/24/2014
How could someone lose $20 million in a year?
10/23/2014
Rodney FitzGerald on diversifying revenue at Walker Crips
Investors are constantly being told to diversify, so shouldn’t the same argument apply to running a business? Walker Crips chief executive Rodney FitzGerald thinks so.
10/23/2014
Termination payments – is complexity sometimes a price worth paying? by Andrew Hubbard, Baker Tilly
As tax advisers we rightly pride ourselves on our knowledge of the UK tax system.
10/23/2014
Home, but not free by Glyn Owen, Investment Director at Momentum Global Investment Management
As we surface from the financial crisis, it is clear that the conditions we face today are no less extraordinary than those we have faced in recent years.
10/22/2014
A good investment adviser is a tricky set of skills to hire, and high-end financial advice firms are struggling to find the right talent at present.
10/20/2014
What has proved less clear, however, is how the Europeans can become household names able to compete with well-known domestic American managers.