02/04/2015
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.
02/04/2015
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
02/04/2015
"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.
02/04/2015
Towry's buy of Ashcourt Rowan marks the first big wealth management deal of 2015. Is it a sign of things to come?
02/03/2015
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
02/02/2015
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'.
02/02/2015
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.
02/01/2015
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.
01/29/2015
We see the global disinflation trend leading to greater monetary stimulus and supporting growth
01/28/2015
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.
01/28/2015
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.
01/27/2015
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.
01/26/2015
Technology trends from the consumer world will drive incremental shifts for wealth managers in 2015
01/25/2015
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,
01/25/2015
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
01/22/2015
Reliability, expertise, and reputation have always been important factors in how funds select administrators, but the benefit provided was essentially a ‘negative’ one: its primary purpose was to remove a problem from the fund manager’s
01/21/2015
The Libyan Investment Authority claims Goldman Sachs abused the financial illiteracy
01/21/2015
Seriously poor. I would fail someone in a high school essay if they tried to present evidence in the manner that they do.
01/20/2015
The United States Mint is currently offering 1.5-inch and 3-inch bronze medals honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. These medals represent duplicate versions of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously in recognition of th
01/19/2015
There has been much hyperbole over the potential for Greece to be thrown out of the Euro single currency scheme.