09/22/2013
There are times when the French seem to do a far better impersonation of Eeyore than we do
Depressed, lugubrious, and always assuming the worst; normally that is a good reflection of the British domestic attitude to life.
09/22/2013
Investment Consultants Focus on Retail - RESEARCH
Another Distribution Channel for Asset Managers
09/22/2013
This past week marked the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Still, five years on, the global economy finds itself high on the drug of easy money.
09/22/2013
Equity markets are showing the most promising prospects
09/22/2013
The 2008 financial crisis sent shockwaves around the world, prompting the government to reconsider the way the financial industry is regulated.
09/19/2013
The old days were great – you were either a goodie or a baddie – and that was it. Simple. But in the new world of tax, we just can’t work out who’s who any more…
09/15/2013
Good news - companies have been sitting on a lot of cash: bad news - they haven't been spending it.
09/14/2013
It plans to focus on SMEs and private banking
09/13/2013
Authorities have been grappling since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers five years ago with the question of how banks regarded as systemically important, or too-big-to-fail, can be recapitalised without causing panic or needing taxpaye
09/12/2013
15th September 2013 marks the 5th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
09/11/2013
Swiss issuers remain solid in a difficult environment
09/11/2013
A recent Court of Justice of the European Union tax appeal could see HMRC repaying several billion pounds to UK taxpayers. Now that could put the kibosh on the taxman’s Christmas party….
09/10/2013
In the latest edition of Global Horizons Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, examines how investors can use behavioural finance to improve their understanding of markets and enhance decision making.
09/10/2013
The Aberdeen Asset Management RIA Survey found that six in ten RIAs plan to increase their allocation to international equities over the next year
09/08/2013
As an investment rhyme it is about as reliable as trying to bet on the winner itself.
09/08/2013
“We have to turn the page on the bubble-and-bust mentality that created this mess. - President Obama, weekly radio address, August 10, 2013.
09/08/2013
Since May/June 2013, many emerging market currencies have fallen against the dollar, some dramatically so (source: Bloomberg):
09/06/2013
The past week or so has seen the pressure on emerging market (EM) assets, notably currencies, turn into a bit of rout.
09/05/2013
They face tougher regulations than their smaller competitors because of the greater damage their failure could cause
09/05/2013
O'Neill, a former chairman at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, rose to fame after proclaiming in 2001 that Brazil, Russia, India and China were emerging investment magnets that would drive global markets for a decade.