Managers of Wealth

Bernanke sets out his stall

Schroders’ Chief Economist, Keith Wade, comments on yesterday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to launch a third round of Quantitative Easing

UBS' George Magnus: Cultural Genes Are Preventing China From Leading The World

UBS' senior economic adviser George Magnus published a lengthy note earlier this week explaining why Asia is slowing down, and what can be done to avoid it.

Bonfire of the regulations by George Bull

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced cuts to health and safety regulations which will affect thousands of businesses across the United Kingdom. While tax legislation does not fall within Mr Cable’s Cabinet remit, we asked our clients what t

German court says “Yes, but…” to Eurozone bailout - Coutts

Progress on this front is increasingly critical as recent data suggested another 5% of deposits left Spain in July.

Wealth ‘doesn’t always equate to happiness’

GREAT wealth can cause great conflict, according to Barclays specialist Catherine Grum.

Britain should 'salute' wealthy people and not look at new ways to tax them, says new business minister

Michael Fallon calls for end to 'politics of envy in this country'

How to invest in fine art

The FSA’s ban on advising Ucis products means those interested in art have to look further for expertise

Credit Suisse ups 3-month gold view to $1,775/oz.

Credit Suisse Private Banking Monday raised its three-month and twelve-month gold forecasts, citing an improved technical outlook for the precious metal.

Renewed risk appetite could boost Asian markets - Coutts

The European Central Bank’s new bond-purchase programme could renew investor appetite for Asian risk assets, which we believe would boost Chinese and Korean equities relative to regional peers.

Fallon talks the language of wealth creation

The best thing that the Government can do for business is to get out of the way

Most Organizations Fall Short At Managing Talent, According to Korn/Ferry Survey

Just a third of executives believe their organizations manage and develop talent effectively-

Business ethics: split the myth from the hard reality

Al Gini, a professor of business ethics at the School of Business Administration at Loyola University in Chicago, has a different perspective. He argues that business is not inherently bad, it just happens to offer many temptations – to counter this

Draghi’s latest bond-buying programme: time-buyer not game-changer - Arbuthnot

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses, firstly, Mario Draghi’s announcement on the ECB’s latest bond-buying programme and, secondly, the latest economic data and analysis on the Eurozone.

Sell in May AND...What a Waste of Time by Justin Urquhart Stewart

From here on, it seems like the final run up to the end of the year even though there are still four months to go.

London No Longer Safe for the Wealthy

Panic rooms, gun safes and machine-gun-proof doors are appearing in London homes of the super-rich as, foreign newcomers bring their security issues to the UK capital.

Has China Been Systematically Stealing US Investors Wealth?

Now, almost 4 years later, evidence of fraud is surfacing that begs the question whether or not these listings were designed solely to systematically transfer billions of dollars into the hands of China’s elite.

French wealth tax: How it affects some UK citizens

They will be aware that recently the French tax system seems to have been going backwards and forwards more frequently than the Eurostar.

ECB gets more serious about saving the euro - Coutts

While the European Central Bank’s new OMT bond-purchase programme announced at today’s press conference was in line with previous leaks, by making peripheral debt potentially investable again the programme has significant ongoing investment im

When Men Stop Seeking Beauty and Women Care Less About Wealth

Men seek youth and beauty, while women focus on wealth and status — evolutionary psychologists have long claimed that these general preferences in human mating are universal and based on biology.

Tax avoidance developments by George Bull

Following the end of the House of Commons summer recess on 3rd September 2012, we can expect even greater emphasis on measures to combat tax avoidance.

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