04/27/2013
AXA Wealth comments on the FCA platform paper
David Thompson, managing director of Elevate, AXA Wealth, comments on the publication of the final platform paper
Comment & Analysis
04/25/2013
Has the Developed World Gone Ex-Growth? - HSBC Global Asset Management
Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management .
04/23/2013
Beware – the Financial Transaction Tax cometh!
If Europe has its wayhe Financial Transaction Tax will be introduced in the UK in just over eight months. It’s had a lot of bad publicity recently, but how seriously should we take its description as a ‘threat’ to the City?
04/23/2013
Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights
The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone
04/22/2013
A “triple dip” will probably be avoided by a whisker
The latest labour market data showed an increase in unemployment, the February trade data deteriorated and bank lending to the business sector fell in February.
04/22/2013
The currency wars are over
Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .
04/22/2013
New Report Connecting Intelligence to Wealth Is Nonsense
The rich respect the power of formal education
04/21/2013
Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism
It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth
04/21/2013
Majority of Germans consider gold a safe investment
Savings accounts are the most popular form of investment
04/21/2013
Wealth management bid bound to fail
To establish a new qualification which appears to run the very real risk of giving credibility to those who do not deserve it, simply exposes the consumer to greater, not reduced, risk.
04/21/2013
Revision of the European Investment Bank’s anti-fraud policy happens outside of political reality
But contrary to the revision of its anti-fraud policy in 2008, the EIB has not engaged in a genuine consultation process with civil society this time.
04/21/2013
Swiss-British Round Table calls for open, consistently regulated
Given the challenging economic environment, investors and businesses need reliable access to liquid markets, products and services.
04/21/2013
Church of England vows to use shareholdings to block big bonuses
Most high profile investors to put pressure on News Corp in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
04/21/2013
1979 the Leadership Changes
Time to remember and respect a great leader who came to power in 1979, and changed the economy of their country irrevocably, reasserting its political strength and overseeing the radical adjustment in domestic society.
04/20/2013
Wealth reaches new peaks
The Rich List celebrates its 25th year at a record £450bn high
04/18/2013
Do you work in bed?
Over 1 in 5 people who work in bed spend 14 hours a week doing so and admit to checking their emails before kissing their partner!
04/18/2013
Security and pension doubts revealed by affluent investors in Asia and Middle East - RESEARCH
The Investor Attitudes Report, which surveyed wealthy investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates and looks at numerous investment attitudes across the regions.
04/18/2013
UBS's Zeltner targets new revenue streams for wealth management
He is pleased with his division’s re-emergence as an active asset manager
04/18/2013
Global Markets Rattled by Cyprus Bailout but Canada and U.S. Economies Remain Strong - RESEARCH
BMO Harris Private Banking's April Market Outlook Commentary Report notes that the recent bank crisis in Cyprus shows the Eurozone has not yet resolved its rooted structural problems.
04/18/2013
Barclays tries out trendy joint rule
Forget the predictable departures of Mr Ricci and the former head of Barclays Wealth, Tom Kalaris.