10/29/2012
Is Europe turning a corner? - Schroders
Has Europe turned a corner? European equities certainly have.
Comment & Analysis
10/28/2012
Get ready for the Asian Century revolution
By 2025 Asia will account for almost half the world's economic output.
10/28/2012
Two Nations, Two Systems, Same Outcome by Justin Urquhart Stewart
All good libertarians necessarily approve of democracy over oligarchy or dictatorship.
10/28/2012
No easy route to the business wealth of Asia
The rise of Asia has been a game changer. Despite short-term volatility, a massive opportunity exists for Australia to engage in business across Asia, but it doesn’t just follow that successfully seizing this prize will happen of its own accord.
10/28/2012
UBS goes under cover
If the news is confirmed in coming days, it marks the withdrawal from "holistic investment banking" of one of the more hallowed names in the world of banking.
10/28/2012
Firing on some cylinders - Gary Dugan, Coutts & Co
Financial Markets were mixed last week as investors continue to wait for the US presidential elections on 6th November.
10/28/2012
QE not an excuse for inactivity
The overall impact of Quantitative Easing (QE) on pension funds has been exaggerated according to global professional services company Towers Watson.
10/25/2012
"Is the global economy close to reaching a tipping point? - Schroders
This is important for investors as the global economy painfully adjusts to new realities and follows a rocky path to normalisation.
10/25/2012
Chaos by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP Wealth Management
“The 99% blame the 1%, the 1% blame the 47%, the private sector blames the public sector, the public sector returns the sentiment.. the young blame the old, everyone blames the rich.. yet few question the ideas behind government or central banks.&am
10/23/2012
Beyond the noise of a US presidential election, there are tax lessons for the UK by George Bull
With our debt soaring, our population aging and our infrastructure crumbling, we stand at a troubling crossroads. And yet politicians sell us low-tax, no-pain fantasies.
10/23/2012
NY hedge fund managers: Boy, how things have changed!
Over the past ten years, the image of hedge fund managers has morphed from being the ultimate money manager with a touch of mystery and a stroke of genius to a rather plain and public figure.
10/23/2012
Succession planning vital in family-owned businesses
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Kevin Tay, managing director, senior adviser and head of wealth and tax planning, Asia, at Julius Baer, a global private banking institution, explains that family-owned businesses in Asia have started to recognis
10/22/2012
Goldman Sachs 'muppet' trader says unsophisticated clients targeted
'Getting an unsophisticated client was the golden prize,' Greg Smith tells CBS News' 60 Minutes
10/22/2012
The news of the euro’s death is greatly exaggerated!
Bruno Jacquier comments on the announcements of new quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank and their impact on exchange rates.
10/21/2012
The Wealth-Market Giants of Tomorrow
There’s little doubt that the independent advisory business is growing rapidly, but the shape and direction of that growth remain one of the industry’s biggest unanswered questions.
10/21/2012
The US Raises the Roof - Well Just a Little! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
If you want to spot an encouraging sign in the US economy, then it's probably worth looking at its most decimated sector for the past few years - property.
10/21/2012
IMF's epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a stroke, and by implication do the same for Britain, Germany, Italy, or Japan.
10/21/2012
The Rich Are Frequently Hated in Europe and for Good Reason
And while the rich are frequently disliked in the USA, they are many times simply hated in Europe.
10/21/2012
Have superstar traders lost their magic?
Hedge fund maestro Greg Coffey is retiring at 41 after a glittering career. And, after a distinctly lacklustre performance recently, many of his contemporaries are following suit
10/21/2012
Asset manager fears industry is losing focus
In the past thirty years asset management has evolved from a profession to a distribution-driven industry, and shifted from a client-driven approach to being product-driven. In the third paper published by the 300 Club,