05/13/2013
Managing the people side of risk
Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turning the organization upside down.
Comment & Analysis
05/13/2013
Asian institutions expected to increase quantitative investment allocations - RESEARCH
Asian institutions expected to increase quantitative investment allocations, according to Greenwich Associates report commissioned by BlackRock
05/12/2013
Bans on Short Selling can Lead to Adverse Herding Among Investors
Examined bans on selected financial stocks in six countries during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis
05/12/2013
BMO Global Asset Management Makes the Case for Frontier Market Equities
Lloyd George Management's Dafydd Lewis at 5th Annual Make A Difference Conference
05/12/2013
Why Tooth Fairy puts tax-dodger Santa, God of Wealth to shame
God of Wealth's operation felt like a tax- reduction dodge
05/12/2013
Tax & Recovery? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Now hang on – there is nothing new about this.
05/12/2013
Fairness in tax – music to Osborne’s ears?
Why is it one rule for them and another for the music community?
05/09/2013
The “Invisible Touch” of central bankers has changed the world and financial markets, creating both opportunities and worrying distortions. -View from Psigma
It is no exaggeration to say that the world changed after the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-9.
05/09/2013
BNP Paribas sees gold above $1,600 in 6 months
Several factors still support higher gold prices
05/07/2013
Boutique advisor or a big bank? Be very careful when choosing a wealth manager
Investors need to remain involved even if they seek professional advice
05/07/2013
Bankers: Great Artists in Their Own Words – TV review
Banker-bashing has become a new TV sport
05/07/2013
Bank CEOs: Highly Paid, Never in Doubt, Often Clueless
Barclays was caught in a scheme to rig LIBOR at the expense of much of the global economy.
05/07/2013
Billionaire Hedge Funder Paul Singer's 9-Point Plan To Save The Global Financial System
Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Elliot Management,
05/06/2013
Touchy Tensions by Justin Urquhart Stewart
An often ignored dispute has been that between India and China.
05/06/2013
Boomers Seek Peace of Mind Over Wealth Accumulation - RESEARCH
When it comes to financial goals, achieving peace of mind is seven times more important than accumulating wealth
05/01/2013
Retaining Talent Will Be the Biggest Challenge of 2013 - RESEARCH
With the survey highlighting escalating costs and a lack of engagement from employees, HR professionals find themselves under increasing pressure to make significant changes to their benefits package.
05/01/2013
Sun, sea & HMRC – offshore trusts under scrutiny in May by Gary Heynes
HMRC will be turning its attention to offshore trusts in May as part of their ongoing monthly campaigns to tackle tax evasion – and those caught out could end up spending their summer holidays behind the wrong kind of bars…
05/01/2013
Coutts Wealth Watch: Fed to end QE? Think again...
Rumours of the death quantitative easing (QE) in the US have been greatly exaggerated.
05/01/2013
Berry Asset Management repositions portfolios for Q2
“Real assets, such as equities and property, could fare reasonably well during the next phase of the economic and market cycle”
04/30/2013
Gold price and emerging market equity valuations- potential opportunities? - Rothschild Wealth Management
Global economic growth is likely to remain weak. But loose monetary policies, including low interest rates and quantitative easing, should continue to support risk asset prices throughout the rest of the year.