11/30/2011
Is the Financial Crisis a Male Syndrome?
Testosterone, rather than neurons, may push male egos into ever-more-complex speculative bets, a gambling binge made possible by advanced technology, mathematical techniques, and globalization.
Comment & Analysis
09/29/2011
Why Warren Buffett's View on Taxes Is Irrelevant
Why Warren Buffett's View on Taxes Is Irrelevant
09/19/2011
Set your Swiss watch for the next billion-pound debacle
By my calculations, the next one will be due in 2014 – indeed, you are strongly advised to set your Swiss watch by it.
09/16/2011
Europe should not count too much on Chinese cash
There are tales of desperate Italian and Spanish bankers offering stakes in their banks to possible buyers from the mainland as they plead for cash infusions.
09/16/2011
HSBC lifts gold price forecast
HSBC lifted its 2012 gold price forecast to $2,025 an ounce from $1,625 previously, while GFMS said it could “easily” see gold spiking through $2,000 an ounce by the end of this year.
09/05/2011
World Bank's Zoellick: "World Economy Is Entering A New Danger Zone"
World Bank's Zoellick: "World Economy Is Entering A New Danger Zone"
09/01/2011
A world without growth is a possibility
The author of Extreme Money, Satyajit Das, says that governments are fixated on economic growth strategies to get out of the sovereign debt mess they are in. But he says they don't appear to have considered what will happen if growth does not recover
08/31/2011
7 Ways To Motivate Your Employees
Marketing and strategy might be what initially gets a company noticed, but there is one component in the workplace essential for success: motivated employees.
08/31/2011
New Study Reveals Objective Decision-Making On Promotions A Sham
A study released earlier this month by Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business indicates that connections and relationships play a significant role in employee promotions
08/16/2011
10 reasons why you are not rich
OPINION: You have doubtless read plenty about how to get rich, but have you explored the flipside - the blunders that thwart you from making a fortune?
08/09/2011
Is it too late for gold fever?
Is it too late for gold fever?
08/05/2011
Rothschild Private Banking & Trust Asset Allocation Report August 2011
Unsustainable public debt in the US and eurozone is dominating the headlines.
08/01/2011
What to look for when choosing a wealth management system
Selecting the right wealth management system can be a tricky decision.
08/01/2011
There are no longer 9 million bicycles in Beijing
As usual, the recent Jersey Finance visit to Hong Kong and China was an organised frenzy of meetings, events, breakneck travel and careful diplomacy.
08/01/2011
Commitment, Continuity and Consistency
The Bahamas, while only 38-years-old as an independent country, is rich in history with the oldest democracy and one of the longest established international financial services sector in the region.
07/15/2011
The Guernsey Experiment
A long-forgotten alternative to unfettered credit creation...
07/13/2011
Transparency and HMRC’s accounts
While it is good to see evidence that HMRC is beginning to stabilise the administration of PAYE, it is clear that more work needs to be done on the way HMRC uses its powers to resolve disputes in the HMRC Corporate Programme.
07/11/2011
Ask the ECB
"No credit event, no selective default, no default." -Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, 7 July 2011.
06/30/2011
The impact of the wealth continuum on analytical platforms
In DST Global Solutions’ latest White Paper, Graeme Condie, Sales Director - UK, Europe and Middle East, explores the challenges many wealth management firms are facing in view of increasingly sophisticated investors demanding ever more transparency
01/21/2011
Islamic finance - niche or real opportunity?
A great deal has already been said and written on the subject of Islamic finance