11/05/2013
The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.
11/05/2013
SEI today released the "Nine Key Considerations for European Managers Approaching the US Market
11/05/2013
Although the ex-Merrill Lynch CIO is optimistic on the global recovery and sees a number of compelling investment opportunities, he warned risks still remain before a transition to a full-blown growth phase.
11/04/2013
Despite all the easier access to this capital in London, which was clearly aimed at growing the business, Old Mutual has nothing special to show.
11/04/2013
Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.
11/03/2013
Jamaica, Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago Lead Caribbean in Improving Business Climate
A new World Bank Group report finds that in the Caribbean region* three economies-The Bahamas, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago-took steps to improve their business regulatory environment over the past year.
11/03/2013
With all the wealth controlled by and being transferred to women, many are just now starting to immerse themselves in the investment process. And statistics show that many more husbands than wives still handle the family investments.
11/03/2013
Results of the research commissioned by HSBC Expat show Asia to be the leading destination for expat quality of life
11/03/2013
The largest survey ever produced on how the wealthy were educated
11/03/2013
This year’s top 100 billionaires own discount supermarkets and luxury brands, oil refineries and cement factories.
11/02/2013
Wealthy families have about 39 percent of their assets in cash
11/02/2013
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said lenders including UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG may have to pull out of investment banking as she called for their leverage ratios to be raised.
10/31/2013
While the UK will not on its own succeed in achieving global change, it creates a benchmark against which other countries will be judged.
10/31/2013
Thursday’s eurozone data, showing very low inflation and unemployment stuck at a record high, stresses the need for greater stimulus.
10/31/2013
Wealth management is possibly the best opportunity in financial services" right now
10/30/2013
In the UK, banks have been making the long haul back to recovery for a number of years, and are finally beginning to emerge from the shadow of their impaired book of bad loans.
10/29/2013
The principal focus for investors during the past quarter was on the expected path of tapering from the Fed and the implications that had for the movement in interest rates, not merely in America but across the developed world.
10/29/2013
Thailand leads the way when it comes to quality of life and a good social scene, while Switzerland is top for making money and Germany for raising children
10/28/2013
It is always unnerving for an asset allocator when you see both bonds and equities rally as it can never last.
10/28/2013
The data appears to show we have averted catastrophe, leading to a rally in the markets before year-end.