Managers of Wealth

China's Changing by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Just in case we hadn’t noticed, there are some significant issues going on in this burgeoning economy.

Analysis of the 2012 Budget - George Bull, Baker Tilly

The Chancellor’s key message was that Britain is open for business. Companies and individuals are welcome. But be sure to pay your taxes. However, there was a serious error of judgement in rushing out the tax increases for pensioners without showing

There's more to gold than meets the eye

At the moment, most investments of this sort are done offshore or kept within the free trade zone at the Singapore Freeport.

SunGard identifies ten trends influencing the banking industry

A focus of investment for banks is on ensuring regulatory compliance and in assuring shareholders that they fully understand and can manage their risk exposures.

Are your investment reports on the endangered species list?

Evolution, Natural Selection and Investment Reporting

Gilts supported by investor-friendly UK budget - Coutts

Gilt yields were broadly unchanged after the fiscally neutral UK budget kept to the planned course of cutting the deficit and stabilising the national debt over the course of the current parliament.

May 7th at dawn - Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

Hesitating between new-found confidence and resurgent doubts, Patrick Ségal, former member of the Executive Comittee, takes us on a whirlwind tour of the global economy. He doesn't mince his words in his comments on France

Are Fashion Fads Fading Faster? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Have you noticed how the speed of corporate ageing seems to have been rising exponentially - corporate histories seem to have an ageing process worthy of various characters out of a Rider Haggard ripping yarn.

Muppets 1 Gollums 0 By Tim Price

You are about to experience the most unbelievable week in America ever, and we have to prepare for the absolutely worst case,Dimon told his staff..

BMO Harris Private Banking Market Report

BMO Harris Private Banking today released its latest market commentary report, Equities Advance as Fears Ease. The report notes an improvement in the outlook for the eurozone and a continued advance in global equity markets.

Strategies for Growth by George Bull, Baker Tilly

It seems that economic strategy has shifted from fostering growth to shoring up government finances.

Back to 1952 - Coutts & Co

Does it make sense for longer-term investors to hold government bonds when better yields are available from dividends?

The missing ingredient in any new sovereign wealth fund is . . . wealth

Earlier in the week, writing for the Business Spectator website, Turnbull launched into a very silly call for Australia to launch a sovereign wealth fund.

We are richer in 2012, but are we happier?

The research claims that even though Britons are three times richer than they were in 1952, and UK GDP has dramatically increased, so has the Government's budget deficit.

A Budget for Business Enterprise? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So just how many company finance initiatives do you think we have?

Bankers Behaving Badly Are No Black Swans

It’s hard to feel too sympathetic for wealthy financiers caught behaving badly. But considering the stress of the job, and simple statistics, it shouldn’t be too shocking to hear of Wall Streeters stabbing a cabbie or defecating in public. Mor

First steps towards a wealth tax? by George Bull

Here’s the big irony: if a mansion tax is to be sustainable year by year rather than simply bleeding a section of society, then it has to rely on continuing economic growth.

Buffett’s Gold Aversion Baffles State Street’s Goolgasian

Buffett, in his annual letter to shareholders last month, said investors should avoid gold because its uses are limited and it doesn’t have the potential of farmland or companies to produce new wealth.

Euro treads water, at the deep end - Coutts & Co

We believe the potential for negative events in Europe will keep the euro on the defensive against the dollar and sterling, but the downside looks limited in the near term given investors in general are already broadly holding negative positions.

Ten reasons to give ethical investment the green light

it’s becoming the chosen vehicle for many investors who demand more than just financial growth from their money.

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