Managers of Wealth

Sallie Krawcheck On Just About Everything

You worry about all of it because it's going to be something we don't expect

Intermediaries significantly more positive towards equities - RESEARCH

“The recent pick-up in the markets has led to an increase in positive sentiment towards equities, which is reflected in the latest Barings Investment Barometer."

Banking giant predicts gold price collapse

ABN Amro, the Dutch state-owned banking giant, recently revised its global macro and gold outlook

China Syndrome by Dr. Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG Asset Management

The question on everyone’s minds is: where does the story go from here?

Western expat CEOs top earners in GCC

Western expatriates working as chief executive officers in Saudi Arabia are the highest paid executives in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, earning on average $ 35,294 a month. Arab CEOs in the Kingdom are the second-highest earners in the GCC, t

Investec survey: 40% of people want businesses to fund the arts

The survey revealed sharp regional contrasts.

Barking Banks and Tax

Well it has been described as ‘insane’ and ‘ridiculous’ by both the head of the London Stock Exchange, Xavier Rolet, and Jim O’Neil the highly respected chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Institutional investor demand for private infrastructure set to flourish, according to Altius Associates

Altius Associates anticipates that institutional investor allocations to private infrastructure funds will grow dramatically over the next decade

AXA Wealth comments on the FCA platform paper

David Thompson, managing director of Elevate, AXA Wealth, comments on the publication of the final platform paper

Has the Developed World Gone Ex-Growth? - HSBC Global Asset Management

Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management .

Beware – the Financial Transaction Tax cometh!

If Europe has its wayhe Financial Transaction Tax will be introduced in the UK in just over eight months. It’s had a lot of bad publicity recently, but how seriously should we take its description as a ‘threat’ to the City?

Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights

The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone

A “triple dip” will probably be avoided by a whisker

The latest labour market data showed an increase in unemployment, the February trade data deteriorated and bank lending to the business sector fell in February.

The currency wars are over

Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .

New Report Connecting Intelligence to Wealth Is Nonsense

The rich respect the power of formal education

Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism

It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth

Majority of Germans consider gold a safe investment

Savings accounts are the most popular form of investment

Wealth management bid bound to fail

To establish a new qualification which appears to run the very real risk of giving credibility to those who do not deserve it, simply exposes the consumer to greater, not reduced, risk.

Revision of the European Investment Bank’s anti-fraud policy happens outside of political reality

But contrary to the revision of its anti-fraud policy in 2008, the EIB has not engaged in a genuine consultation process with civil society this time.

Swiss-British Round Table calls for open, consistently regulated

Given the challenging economic environment, investors and businesses need reliable access to liquid markets, products and services.

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