Managers of Wealth

Gold in reverse while China stalls, China needs stimulus to boost momentum - Coutts

China needs stimulus to boost momentum

Treasuring our Treasure

Learning to treasure our successful industries has never been a great trait in the United Kingdom.

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.

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

RTI – Really Totally Insignificant or Ready To Implode?

It was introduced only six days ago, but has RTI lived up to the hype?

A Wall Street legend's firm dissipates

Chairman of New York-based Gleacher & Co. resigned in January.

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

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.

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.

Investing in diamonds - Undertapped, Underappreciated and Undervalued

Polished diamonds make a compelling case as a hard asset investment.

St Valentine’s Day Massacre by Tim Gregory, Head of Global Equities, Psigma Investment Management

If I’d told you a year ago that global stock markets could go materially higher

Death of the Dinosaurs

For those expecting a blog about Raquel Welch I can only apologise.

Political Concerns Lower UHNW Outlook

Nearly 90 percent of the UHNW - who have a net worth of $5 million up to $25 million, not including primary residence - cite the political situation as a significant national concern. That's up significantly from 80 percent of those surveyed in the f

Baroness Thatcher: how she transformed a nation's finances

Margaret Thatcher oversaw a revolution in the way people invested in the stock market and property

‘Rich list’ data leak shows information more valuable than gold

“Wherever valuable, sensitive information is stored, it should come as no surprise that others – for whatever their reasons - will try to obtain this information.

"The last thing to collapse is the surface."

Don't Get Hit by a Falling BRIC

Boutiques stage fightback

Boutique asset managers from Europe, Latin America and Asia have launched a self-help group to lead a fightback against the growing dominance of “powerful, well-resourced, global players”.

Time to scotch the myth around bankers' bonuses

I was pleased to hear the City grandee lawyer Anthony Salz, right, in his independent review of Barclays' corporate culture last week, echo a point that I've been making for some time about bankers' pay.

Australians unhappier than 'whingeing Pom' Brits

Australians have been forced to abandon their traditional taunting of Britons as “whingeing Poms” after a survey found they were less happy despite enjoying growing wealth and a much stronger economy.

£7trillion Britain is better off than ever

The best-off 10 per cent of households have an estimated average per household of £1.82million

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