01/31/2013
Wealth-management products present little risk to China’s financial sector
Wealth-management products—short-term investments that offer some of the security of a bank deposit with higher returns—have grown rapidly in importance in China’s financial sector. Some analysts estimate the total outstanding at more th
01/31/2013
The New Year has seen a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff in the US, an easing of bank regulations and the adoption of a more aggressive inflation target in Japan. Policymakers have continued where they left off in 2012: prioritising growth and dampening vol
01/30/2013
European fourth-quarter earnings are set to disappoint but we expect the pace of earnings downgrades to slow in 2013. Earnings could even turn positive given most of the bad news
01/29/2013
HMRC has suddenly – and very quietly - announced changes to offshore trusts. But these changes will mean that many people will suddenly find themselves in a taxable position with no consultation, no explanation for the change, and no opportunity to
01/29/2013
M&A has long been considered an enabler to jump start growth at wealth management firms across the globe.
01/28/2013
This article is by Alex Pigliucci, the global managing director of Accenture Wealth and Asset Management Services.
01/28/2013
Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.
01/28/2013
Financial advisers come in for a lot of stick these days. So do fund managers.
01/27/2013
UBS Chairman Axel Weber raised the possibility of an industry-wide settlement for the rest of the banks involved in the Libor rate fixing scandal at a meeting of top bankers in Davos, sources familiar with the matter said.
01/27/2013
A total of $111.7 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) flew into China in 2012.
01/27/2013
There has definitely been a change in the air, and I am not talking about that strange pong emanating from that French company plant near Rouen or those noxious niffs floating around the gloomy tunnels of the London Underground.
01/27/2013
The new trend is towards a fee for service model.
01/27/2013
No sooner has the US economy averted one precipice, the “fiscal cliff”, than it faces another – the “spending cliff”. While we remain cautious near term, we don’t believe this undermines the case for equities. We view r
01/27/2013
The theme remains the same. Long-dated government bonds suffer modest declines while equities rise. Yet, at the same time, support for high yield bonds continues to be strong, further compressing yields.
01/24/2013
Making the office your home
01/23/2013
The cover up is often worse than the crime.
01/23/2013
The Crown Prosecution Service has announced it will dramatically increase the number of tax evasion cases it takes on over the next two years.
01/22/2013
When it comes to watching asset classes year by year it is always amusing to see how this year’s hot tip can so easily become next year’s embarrassment.
01/22/2013
Greater representation of women in leadership roles will be influential
01/22/2013
Citi Private Bank has announced its investment themes for 2013 that highlight the opportunities available to clients amid challenging economic conditions around the world.