Managers of Wealth

Lights Out by Justin Urquhart Stewart

"The lamps are going out all over Europe" was the first part of the famous and very prescient quote by Sir Edward Grey on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War.

US in the Goldilocks zone - Coutts Global Markets Weekly

Recent minutes and statements from the major central banks reveal that the US economy is in the Goldilocks zone – not too hot (think UK housing), not too cold (think eurozone deflation threat), but just right.

IHT – have the wheels finally come off? by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

Recent figures have revealed that nearly a quarter of a million families are expected to pay Inheritance Tax over the next five years.

Globalization’s ‘Game of Thrones’, Part 1: Dynastic Power in the Modern World

. For the rich and powerful, the family unit has been the principal institution through which power is accumulated, preserved and propagated, precisely because the interest is multi-generational, requiring long-term planning and strategy.

EVCA Symposium strikes confident note

The flagship event of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry took place last week in Vienna. It was striking to see how the dialogue is moving on from regulatory implementation to investment, jobs and growth.

Zen and the art of fund management

I'd like to start by making a confession: it's never been easy being me.

Life is Too Short to Drink Cheap Wine

That means having fun

It seems monkeys and business really do mix when it comes to investing

An experiment in which computer 'monkeys' picked random stocks has produced better results than stock market trackers

Fracturing Fiefdoms by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Fracking - it seems that we are now getting used to the unpleasant nomenclature attached to fracturing rocks to extract various types of gas. However, in the UK we are about to enter the period of political fracking which will also result in the release o

Psigma - "The Manager": All-time England 11 Funds

Here we go with my all-time England 11 from watching the Three Lions over 20 years.

Global High Conviction Themes - The Energy Sector

Following many years of high investment spending the energy sector now seems to be focussing on capex discipline and cash generation.

Vonnegut: Bitcoin's Place in Wealth Management

Every financial adviser knows this story in one form or another. It is Friday afternoon, 10 minutes to the market close.

Last nail in the coffin for trusts? by Gary Heynes

Last Friday’s consultation on changes to the way IHT trust charges are calculated is the latest in a series of assaults which are leading to the demise of trusts, but could we end up with a tax system that encourages wealth to be passed on to very y

GSAM equity chief urges European businesses to cut costs

European businesses need to cut expenses to help kick-start the region’s recovery, according to one of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's chief investment officers.

Outsourcing investment: Why Independent Advisers (Scotland) uses Standard Life Wealth

We only started using Standard Life Wealth in the past year

A Banking Spring? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Only four years ago we all felt the demolition ball crash into much of the UK banking sector as banks collapsed and failed.

Inside the ruthless and camera-shy world of hedge funds

Reading the recent New York Magazine piece on Steve Cohen, the billionaire hedge-fund manager of SAC Capital, two themes emerge: he hates fame and he likes to be feared.   

Queen's speech confirms you CAN by a Lamborghini with your pension....

Brewin Dolphin wealth management provides their latest comments following the Queen’s speech

Regulating high frequency trading by Martin Wheatley, CEO, the FCA

Speech by Martin Wheatley, CEO, the FCA, at the Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference, New York. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.

Where is the cheapest place to buy citizenship?

It is a cliche used from Bond to Bourne: the classic spy image of a suitcase filled with cash and multiple passports for a quick getaway.

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