Managers of Wealth

Gold: a temporary correction or the end of a bull cycle?

"While nature essentially controls the quantity of gold in existence, it is men who assign it values in terms of dollars and pounds and rubles."

Cyprus needs carrot and stick to get Russian help - Coutts

Parliament’s complete rejection of Cyprus’ bailout plan has sent policymakers back to the drawing board

Canada's economic growth curbed by cautious business spending - RBC

Canada's economic growth curbed by cautious business spending and increased U.S. fiscal restraint: RBC Economics

RBC Wealth Management - Budget 2013 commentary

Commentary on the Budget 2013 from Louise Somerset, Tax Director, RBC Wealth Management

Investors Increasingly Confident in U.S. Outlook - RESEARCH

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ABN AMRO Private Banking increases exposure to equities and growth stocks

ABN AMRO Private Banking builds on its previous overweight equities position in Staying the course – its new investment outlook for the second quarter of 2013 – published today.

China Showing Symptoms of Financial Crisis

Just as concerns over a hard landing in the world's second largest economy look to have faded

HSBC Trims 2013, 2014 Gold Forecasts, Retains Bullish View

We view this shift as only a short-term phenomenon

The Cyprus Deposit Debacle - Dr Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG Asset Management

Dr Daniel Murray states, “The small size of the amounts involved with the Cypriot bailout suggest that, if the spill-over to the rest of Europe remains contained, then any sell off will be relatively short lived.”

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Ask Vince Cable

“We admit that we doubted the zimbabweconomists who said “this will work, trust us, we’ve never been wrong theoretically,” but the wealth effect is working.

Budget 2013 – it’s time to get personal

With the Budget less than a week away, in this edition of Baker Tilly’s weekly round-up of the most important tax news, we look at who the real winners and losers could be next Wednesday…

Here’s what the wealthiest of the wealthy in Canada earn — and pay in taxes

Western governments have traditionally relied on a variation of Sutton’s Law

Unprecedented bank bailout deal brings unwanted twist to the eurozone crisis The controversial bank bailout deal for Cyprus

The controversial bank bailout deal for Cyprus is unprecedented in that it penalises savers and junior bondholders. The images of frantic customers queuing outside branches in a desperate bid to withdraw their hard-earned savings highlights the precarious

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