06/28/2012
2012 Mid-Year Economic Outlook - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Following are BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research’s Global and U.S. Economic mid-year outlook reports.
Comment & Analysis
06/28/2012
Tax Avoidance Boon or Bane
The recent Times series on tax avoidance has triggered a huge spike in coverage of the tax affairs of the rich and famous.
06/28/2012
James Moore: From an ethical view, you must dump Barclays
Barclays has not been the best call that this column has made.
06/27/2012
Will HMRC retain disputed tax while schemes are under review? by George Bull
Faced with higher taxes, some people are tempted to become non-resident.
06/27/2012
Bob Diamond: profile of one of the world's richest bankers
The American-born Barclays chief executive was once described by Lord Mandelson as the "unacceptable face of banking" over disputed claims that he had been paid £63 million.
06/27/2012
CISI comment on LIBOR fixing scandal
The CISI is shocked by the participation of Barclays and possibly other banks in the LIBOR fixing scandal which seriously undermines the integrity of the London market.
06/26/2012
Most Asian banks deliver service the traditional way
According to the BRI, this trend will persist down the line and that most banks may not be prepared to meet the new customer requirements or preferences.
06/26/2012
Fate of Eurozone Dominates Cyclical Market Forum - UBS Global Asset Management
Three market scenarios are proposed at each Cyclical Market Forum and debated by UBS investors from across the world
06/25/2012
What’s in Store for the Second Half of 2012 - BlackRock
In 2012’s second half, investors will face “a rocky road” compared with the year’s first few months, with the potential “fiscal cliff” in the U.S. as well as Europe’s ongoing turmoil both posing risk to a still we
06/25/2012
A kind of magic by Tim Price, Director of Investment, PFP Wealth Management
There were plenty of reminders of the gravity of the underlying situation during the past week, for anyone that cared to look.
06/25/2012
The Old Lady is preparing for the prospect of “turbulence ahead” by Ruth Lea, Arbuthnot Banking Group
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest developments in the Eurozone and the actions of the British Authorities to stimulate the British economy and prepare for, in Sir Mervyn King’s words,
06/25/2012
92% of intermediaries cited the Eurozone crisis as their biggest concern- Barings
The Eurozone debt crisis is considered by the overwhelming majority of financial advisers and investment intermediaries in the UK to be the most significant threat to global growth over the next six months.
06/24/2012
A long day in taxes by George Bull
As the summer of sport continues with Wimbledon and the thoughts of hopeful executives turn to corporate hospitality, budget holders might wish to consider the full cost of the swing tags, dining vouchers and ground passes that they hand out. What is the
06/24/2012
Why don't we have better taxes and not just Carr taxes??
The past week has highlighted the efforts that some high profile characters go to in order to avoid - and possibly evade - their tax responsibilities.
06/24/2012
Client Confidentiality in the Cloud by Phil Banas
A great deal has been written about the advantages of cloud-based systems, but what about the disadvantages?
06/24/2012
The Morality of Tax by Mike Fleming, Straughans Chartered Accountants
Moral judgements about tax have been flying around the media like a virus.
06/21/2012
US, China to drive S'pore growth: UBS
He said that the austerity measures currently in place were insufficient as there had to be a "balance between austerity and growth", and that the focus should be on "fiscal discipline", not austerity alone.
06/20/2012
Focus on Asia - Extracting wealth and returns from Mongolia
Some onlookers are already dubbing its capital ‘Ulan-Qatar’ in oblique reference to the Middle Eastern nation that enjoyed a stellar rise off the back of a commodities-fuelled boom in the 1990s.
06/19/2012
China: The World’s Best Opportunity for Asset Managers?
China: The World’s Best Opportunity for Asset Managers?, is the latest installment of Citi’s emerging market thought leadership program.
06/19/2012
Advice for Global Bank CEOs
Strategic planning is back. With so much uncertainty, bank CEOs need to rethink where their institution adds value to customers, who those customers are today and who they might be in the future.