Managers of Wealth

A cap on bankers’ bonuses would be lunacy

Beware of the European Parliament bearing gifts

Speed bumps ahead - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

The current crisis is distinct from previous crisis episodes because this crisis affects a large set of European countries that are highly integrated via trade and financial channels, and, because the magnitude of economic policies implemented is unpreced

End of the crisis? Guy Wagner, chief investment officer, Banque de Luxembourg

For nearly 40 years, governments in the majority of industrialised countries have conducted fiscal policies based on Keynesian principles: in times of economic contraction, they have increased public spending.

Value investing by Tim Price

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge ?

Trains, Trade & Ore by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It was interesting to hear the French moaning about their trains for a change.

Beef, (Horse) or Salmon? Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners

On the reasons he is invested in salmon, and the reasons the price of salmon will remain elevated

Positive Signs Resonate Worldwide in Early 2013 -RESEARCH

U.S. housing sales, retail sales and job numbers strengthening - Germany, Italy and Spain showing signs of economic improvement - Growth in China expected to exceed 7.5 per cent in 2013 - Canadian investors seeing better returns on equities

Coutts Wealth Watch - Currency weakness is a sign of strength

Currencies down = stock markets up

Coutts - Global View from Asia - Bonds and equities look stuck at current levels given the dearth of either good or bad news

Bonds and equities look stuck at current levels given the dearth of either good or bad news.

Global Businesses Look to 2013 with Renewed Confidence - FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting found that 77% of respondents are optimistic

Why HMRC could find itself out on the street trying to avoid the tax avoiders

And finally…. by George Bull

Coutts Wealth Watch - Sterling to take a further pounding

Sterling’s sharp fall has outstripped our bearish forecast for the year. And with UK policymakers indicating support for further weakness, we now see the pound falling further, to $1.48 by year end.

How RDR has changed the fund management industry

The majority of advisers had already started charging their clients for advice rather than taking commission

Future of private bankers under the microscope

The world of private banking faces an evolving landscape

History bites back at Swiss private banking

Originally all the banking houses across Europe were trading companies

Financial crisis just a 'blip' for bankers

The financial crisis has been “little more than a blip” for London bankers who were being paid more three years after it hit than before and were more likely to be employed than other workers, a report has found.

Retirement: a reality check - Simon Williams, Group Head of Wealth Management, HSBC

Many people are still not saving enough for old age

The canary in the coal mine - Alan Higgins, UK CIO, Coutts

Gold – once the must-have hedge against the heightened risks of the post-crisis world – seems to have lost its allure.

Corporate bonus pools in financial services expected to be relatively flat - RESEARCH

20% of banks had recouped ‘deferred bonuses’ in 2012

Mansion Tax - A silly way to tax wealth

Taxing property unlikely to yield much success says one commentator.

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