04/18/2013
Europe Fund Managers Seen Doubling Salaries
“We will see many firms put up fixed pay by 50 percent and maybe they will put them up by 100 percent because they’re worried about losing people,” said Carl Sjostrom,
Comment & Analysis
04/17/2013
The Asian Awards, a Night of the Good, the Gracious and the Great!
A room full of global and political leaders, sporting stars, music legends, business tycoons, Television and film celebrities - it could only be the annual Asian awards!
04/17/2013
Wide implications for Inheritance Tax changes
Proposed changes to the way Inheritance Tax is charged could have huge implications for some seemingly innocent situations.
04/17/2013
Now Is The Time For Investors To Dial Back Risk
The old market adage "Sell in May and go away" has worked pretty well in recent years.
04/16/2013
Security over Art
A number of particular issues and difficulties arise for lenders in taking security over art as opposed to other assets, especially in relation to art owned by natural persons.
04/16/2013
FATCA: better news for Lenders
FATCA was introduced by the US legislators to counter tax evasion by US tax payers holding assets outside the US
04/16/2013
Gold, What’s happened? - Rothschild Wealth Management
Gold is now dramatically underperforming other assets and it is one of the few with negative performance (in US dollar terms) over the past twelve months.
04/15/2013
An early start to the summer lull? - Coutts
Key data and events this week (15 April 2013)
04/15/2013
An early start to the summer lull? - Coutts
Emerging markets, commodities sentiment take a hit
04/15/2013
Global banking outlook: 2013-14 - Ernst & Young
As policy-makers struggled, central bankers took the first decisive steps to restore confidence to the markets and broader economy.
04/15/2013
Gold in reverse while China stalls, China needs stimulus to boost momentum - Coutts
China needs stimulus to boost momentum
04/14/2013
Treasuring our Treasure
Learning to treasure our successful industries has never been a great trait in the United Kingdom.
04/14/2013
Triple deleveraging and schizophrenic regulation by Eric Chaney, AXA Group Chief Economist
The 2013 Eurofi Seminar took place in Dublin on "Building financial regulation to foster stability and growth", in association with the Irish EU presidency.
04/14/2013
We're living in interesting times -Mark Burgess, CIO, Threadneedle Investments
In the five years since the onset of the global financial crisis, markets, economies, and the authorities have taken many opportunities to surprise and confuse investors
04/14/2013
RTI – Really Totally Insignificant or Ready To Implode?
It was introduced only six days ago, but has RTI lived up to the hype?
04/14/2013
A Wall Street legend's firm dissipates
Chairman of New York-based Gleacher & Co. resigned in January.
04/14/2013
Financial crisis caused by too many bankers taking cocaine, says former drugs tsar
David Nutt, the former Government drugs tsar sacked after claiming that horse riding was as safe as taking ecstasy
04/14/2013
Phnom Penh’s Wealthy Seek a Quieter Life
The different house models in the city—which has cost $150 million to build so far—are named “Florence,” “Veneto,” and “Versailles” after some of Europe’s most beautiful towns and cities.
04/14/2013
Gold digging a deeper hole - Coutts
While there is certainly room for a technical bounce, the risks still seem weighed toward the downside in the short term.
04/11/2013
Investing in diamonds - Undertapped, Underappreciated and Undervalued
Polished diamonds make a compelling case as a hard asset investment.