Managers of Wealth

IFA pens financial advice book for women going through a divorce

Foxley, director of The Women’s Wealth Expert, has penned The Wealthy Divorcee: A step by step guide to navigating the finances during and after divorce.

No ‘sunny haven’ in the Channel Islands

Vince Cable has been back in the press this week referring to offshore jurisdictions as ‘sunny places for shady people’.

Witch Hunt of the Wealthy

Before we embark on another round of the blame game, we should take stock and question the logic of a witch-hunt on the wealthy. It is usually the Witch Finders who have most to hide and stir up the wrath of the mob to disguise their own failings.

Outlook for the global financial markets in the second half of 2013 - Julius Baer

Central banks' flood of money forcing investors into riskier investments and long-term trends

Iveagh - Chris Wyllie's latest investment commentary

The Bernanke Effect

Gold looks like the ultimate high risk, low reward investment", says Argonaut

With confidence in its antithesis the US dollar returning and the debate over Fed QE shifting to the timing of less rather than of more, the $240/oz question is ‘who needs gold now’?

Valuing data on balance sheets vital for European businesses, economies

SAS, Cebr study: To reflect true value of big data and analytics, European businesses need new accounting practices

Sallie Krawcheck Says Wall Street Has Gone Backwards In The Advancement Of Women In The Workplace

The former banker told the group of women that when she was in mid-20s and working in London, she recognized she was the most senior female in the investment bank.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

Taper relief

Pictet Warns Of Major Swiss Financial Center Challenges

In his June General Assembly address, President of the Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) Nicolas Pictet highlighted the key challenges currently facing the Swiss financial center.

Is China getting ready for the next big financial crisis?

When it comes to those from the outside watching the Chinese financial system, things haven’t changed nearly four decades later.

What if Britain had joined the euro?

The five tests were arguably Gordon Brown's greatest triumph, for by applying disciplined economic analysis to the issue of whether Britain was ready for the euro,

The warning from minor tremors

The past few weeks have seen markets react to apparently even the slightest hint that their current stimulant of choice might just start to be restricted in its supply in the USA.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust

The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion

Austerity has not been abandoned in the Eurozone: merely prolonged

Concerning public sector deficits, six countries were allowed to delay hitting the 3% of GDP target

Coutts' commentary - Global View from Asia - "Labouring Market"

Investors finally got some relief from the flow of bad news last week.

Rolling back the contagion clock

The current degree of EM sensitivity to US financial stress is aligned with other post-crisis stress episodes. While changing perceptions of Fed policy and soft

Top women earn more than men

Women who make it to the top job earn more then their male counterparts, a study has found.

Barclays is the least trusted bank in Britain - RESEARCH

Nearly one in five consumers say Barclays is the financial provider they trust the least

Singapore’s Economy Might Collapse Due to New Bank Secrecy Rules

“Singapore is going to lose out in the short term — I’ve heard banks booking new accounts in Dubai and Hong Kong and even banks are moving bankers and their accounts to Dubai,” said a banker who worked for 11 year in Singapore and

Comment & Analysis