02/24/2013
Beef, (Horse) or Salmon? Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners
On the reasons he is invested in salmon, and the reasons the price of salmon will remain elevated
02/24/2013
U.S. housing sales, retail sales and job numbers strengthening - Germany, Italy and Spain showing signs of economic improvement - Growth in China expected to exceed 7.5 per cent in 2013 - Canadian investors seeing better returns on equities
02/24/2013
Currencies down = stock markets up
02/24/2013
Bonds and equities look stuck at current levels given the dearth of either good or bad news.
02/24/2013
FTI Consulting found that 77% of respondents are optimistic
02/21/2013
And finally…. by George Bull
02/21/2013
Sterling’s sharp fall has outstripped our bearish forecast for the year. And with UK policymakers indicating support for further weakness, we now see the pound falling further, to $1.48 by year end.
02/21/2013
How RDR has changed the fund management industry
The majority of advisers had already started charging their clients for advice rather than taking commission
02/21/2013
Future of private bankers under the microscope
The world of private banking faces an evolving landscape
02/21/2013
History bites back at Swiss private banking
Originally all the banking houses across Europe were trading companies
02/21/2013
The financial crisis has been “little more than a blip” for London bankers who were being paid more three years after it hit than before and were more likely to be employed than other workers, a report has found.
02/21/2013
Many people are still not saving enough for old age
02/21/2013
Gold – once the must-have hedge against the heightened risks of the post-crisis world – seems to have lost its allure.
02/20/2013
20% of banks had recouped ‘deferred bonuses’ in 2012
02/19/2013
Mansion Tax - A silly way to tax wealth
Taxing property unlikely to yield much success says one commentator.
02/19/2013
But risk of sovereign defaults lingers and concern about government intervention grows.
02/19/2013
As the foundations for a long-term overhaul of business practice are put in place, David Wheldon, the bank's brand chief, talks to Alex Brownsell about the role of marketing in its radical plans for change.
02/19/2013
The Canadian banking system ranks #1 in the world for soundness. Royal Bank of Canada (RY), also known as RBC, is the #1 bank in that country.
02/18/2013
Even though the recent batch of economic data should have been helpful for equities, the markets themselves have seen little movement.
02/18/2013
Safe haven bonds have become more volatile and are likely to suffer from gradually rising yields this year.