Managers of Wealth

Is China getting ready for the next big financial crisis?

When it comes to those from the outside watching the Chinese financial system, things haven’t changed nearly four decades later.

What if Britain had joined the euro?

The five tests were arguably Gordon Brown's greatest triumph, for by applying disciplined economic analysis to the issue of whether Britain was ready for the euro,

The warning from minor tremors

The past few weeks have seen markets react to apparently even the slightest hint that their current stimulant of choice might just start to be restricted in its supply in the USA.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust

The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion

Austerity has not been abandoned in the Eurozone: merely prolonged

Concerning public sector deficits, six countries were allowed to delay hitting the 3% of GDP target

Coutts' commentary - Global View from Asia - "Labouring Market"

Investors finally got some relief from the flow of bad news last week.

Rolling back the contagion clock

The current degree of EM sensitivity to US financial stress is aligned with other post-crisis stress episodes. While changing perceptions of Fed policy and soft

Top women earn more than men

Women who make it to the top job earn more then their male counterparts, a study has found.

Barclays is the least trusted bank in Britain - RESEARCH

Nearly one in five consumers say Barclays is the financial provider they trust the least

Singapore’s Economy Might Collapse Due to New Bank Secrecy Rules

“Singapore is going to lose out in the short term — I’ve heard banks booking new accounts in Dubai and Hong Kong and even banks are moving bankers and their accounts to Dubai,” said a banker who worked for 11 year in Singapore and

UBS warns of Europe brain drain

EUROPE needs to address its economic and social issues in order to retain talent as otherwise young Europeans will leave the continent and head for Asia, a senior European banker said.

Is there a big hole in HMRC’s tax gap figures?

A recent, influential report suggests that the shadow economy is costing the UK Exchequer at least £60bn a year – more than six times the cost of the Olympics.

Investors reassessing asset allocations

Speculation that the US Federal Reserve may tighten its quantitative easing policy has caused investors to reassess their asset allocations.

LGT Group Market comment: A Welcome Normalization

Equities appear stuck in consolidation, and some investors fear rising long-term interest rates put the bull market at risk.

London home to UK’s both richest and poorest

The ONS definition of wealth includes property, financial assets, physical wealth and private pensions.

Liz Forgan: The City's wealth is not reaching the arts

Forgan talks passionately but realistically about the arts in a broader perspective.

Market Perspective Report - Rothschild

Global economic growth is likely to remain weak. But loose monetary policies, including low interest rates and quantitative easing, should continue to support risk asset prices throughout the rest of the year.

Bankers with absolutely clean hands are rare after worst financial crisis for a century

Some five years after the worst financial crisis for a century the bruises are still there

Chinese American Investors Comfortable with Current Financial Situation

Chinese-Americans are consistently more confident about their current and future financial situation compared to the US general population

Doomsday poll: 87% risk of stock crash by year-end

New crash coming? When? Before year-end?

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