06/17/2012
According to Statistics Canada, 1.7 million Canadian men are self-employed in Canada - accounting for 65 per cent of total - 82 percent of men would like to start their own business - 83 per cent of Canadian men say having access to role models or mentors
06/14/2012
The government is intent on deterring ownership of high value properties, worth over £2 million, via companies (or any other ‘non-natural’ person), by taxing them more
06/14/2012
“Since the disastrous failure of Icelandic bank Landsbanki in 2008, UK savers have been more nervous about holding money with overseas banks.
06/14/2012
By engaging in conversations, role playing and other interactive methods, Dr. Myers promises the conference participants will go deeper than they normally do when they discuss development and fundraising.
06/14/2012
We had also spent lazy afternoons enviously looking at bargain property prices in estate agents’ windows, so we knew that our British pounds would buy a lot more house and land in rural France.
06/13/2012
Structured notes, hedge funds, hedge fund of funds and other high risk investment products lack transparency and liquidity and are hard-to-value assets.
06/12/2012
I've written in the past about how hiring more women can reduce risk. Several studies have shown that women are more profitable investors, money managers and hedge fund managers, and they incur less risk in the process.
06/11/2012
A drive to attract more British millionaire clients marks a first phase of plans by JPMorgan (JPM.N) to expand its private banking services across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), targeting clients who are rich if not yet in the "ultra rich
06/11/2012
Spain is the top expat destination for a happier life • Canada and Germany come in second and third • New Zealand highlighted as best country for quality of life • Tax-conscious expats enjoy financial happiness in UAE
06/11/2012
It is not controversial to propose that humans have come pretty far in the last 225 years.
06/11/2012
Bloomberg had earlier reported that the city state had become the third richest country in the world on a per capita basis.
06/08/2012
The economy has accelerated substantially in the past two quarters.
06/06/2012
While there is some truth in the assertion that the top end of the wealth continuum is increasingly looking for institutional-style performance analytics, it is a fallacy to see the needs of wealth managers as some kind of “institutional lite”
06/06/2012
Analysis uncovers global trends that have advanced the strategic role of human resources; Reveals common traits of organizations that successfully undergo transformation
06/05/2012
Just like Alice in her glorious Wonderland, all is seemingly not quite what it seems. Certainly this appears to be the case when it comes to the economy.
06/05/2012
By launching your Investing with Impact Platform, you can change the world — literally.
06/04/2012
Over 50% of global foreign exchange reserves belong to Asian countries – but when will these assets be managed by Asians?
06/04/2012
History can be seen as a long battle between creditors and debtors, and the financial crisis that erupted in 2006-2007 is just the latest skirmish.
06/01/2012
The vast majority of honest charities and donors will hope that today’s announcement draws a line under this episode.
06/01/2012
While higher output weighs on prices, it also creates significant opportunities for companies that service the renewed activity and those that benefit from cheaper fuel.