Managers of Wealth

HMRC in the clouds by Gary Heynes

HMRC has announced it will be moving data currently held on servers within local tax offices to ‘cloud’ storage.

State Street Corporation: Investor Confidence Index Falls by 6.7 points in October

The State Street Investor Confidence Index was developed by Harvard University professor Kenneth Froot and Paul O'Connell of State Street Associates.

Banks threatened to quit UK

Taylor said that keeping both parts of a bank within a group structure would also enable the investment banking arm to rescue the high street division if it got into financial difficulties.

"The current climate remains an attractive one for Gold investors" - Berry Asset Management

Today many investors hold more faith in the dollar or the Swiss franc….. or if they are diehards perhaps, sterling or the Euro…. than they do gold.

Switzerland: Are Its Days as a Tax Haven for Foreigners Numbered?

Although they pay lower taxes across all income brackets than Americans and other Europeans, many Swiss are increasingly critical of the preferential tax treatment their government extends to wealthy foreigners.

Banks focus on Asia for growth as appetite in RMB increases - Barclays

Banks continue to view Asia as the priority market for growth according to responses from an opinion poll carried out at an event held by Barclays at Sibos.

Is Europe turning a corner? - Schroders

Has Europe turned a corner? European equities certainly have.

Get ready for the Asian Century revolution

By 2025 Asia will account for almost half the world's economic output.

Two Nations, Two Systems, Same Outcome by Justin Urquhart Stewart

All good libertarians necessarily approve of democracy over oligarchy or dictatorship.

No easy route to the business wealth of Asia

The rise of Asia has been a game changer. Despite short-term volatility, a massive opportunity exists for Australia to engage in business across Asia, but it doesn’t just follow that successfully seizing this prize will happen of its own accord.

UBS goes under cover

If the news is confirmed in coming days, it marks the withdrawal from "holistic investment banking" of one of the more hallowed names in the world of banking.

Firing on some cylinders - Gary Dugan, Coutts & Co

Financial Markets were mixed last week as investors continue to wait for the US presidential elections on 6th November.

QE not an excuse for inactivity

The overall impact of Quantitative Easing (QE) on pension funds has been exaggerated according to global professional services company Towers Watson.

"Is the global economy close to reaching a tipping point? - Schroders

This is important for investors as the global economy painfully adjusts to new realities and follows a rocky path to normalisation.

Chaos by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP Wealth Management

“The 99% blame the 1%, the 1% blame the 47%, the private sector blames the public sector, the public sector returns the sentiment.. the young blame the old, everyone blames the rich.. yet few question the ideas behind government or central banks.&am

Beyond the noise of a US presidential election, there are tax lessons for the UK by George Bull

With our debt soaring, our population aging and our infrastructure crumbling, we stand at a troubling crossroads. And yet politicians sell us low-tax, no-pain fantasies.

NY hedge fund managers: Boy, how things have changed!

Over the past ten years, the image of hedge fund managers has morphed from being the ultimate money manager with a touch of mystery and a stroke of genius to a rather plain and public figure.

Succession planning vital in family-owned businesses

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Kevin Tay, managing director, senior adviser and head of wealth and tax planning, Asia, at Julius Baer, a global private banking institution, explains that family-owned businesses in Asia have started to recognis

Goldman Sachs 'muppet' trader says unsophisticated clients targeted

'Getting an unsophisticated client was the golden prize,' Greg Smith tells CBS News' 60 Minutes

The news of the euro’s death is greatly exaggerated!

Bruno Jacquier comments on the announcements of new quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank and their impact on exchange rates.

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