07/21/2013
Kleinwort Boss shares Ginger’s view of getting on 'in heels and backwards'
One of the Most Illustrious Names in London Investment Banking has had to Change Its focus to Thrive
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/21/2013
America Lives the Dream
Only a few years ago, when the eminent economists Rheinhart & Rogoff produced their much vaunted papers on the financial future of the global economy, the outlook was far from rosy.
07/21/2013
Wealthy Chinese fork out for high-class etiquette
They are paying handsome sums to learn such skills as they seek to match their high-end lifestyles with high-class etiquette.
07/20/2013
Now, Mr Pepys about that overdraft request
The South Sea bubble taught Hoare’s a lesson that is making the private bank more attractive than ever
07/20/2013
The most boring investment advice ever
Why really good investment gurus keep repeating themselves.
07/17/2013
Performance and risk may be eroded in 2014 as regulation reshapes remuneration - RESEARCH
European banks disadvantaged by pay regulation in competing for talent outside the EU
07/17/2013
High-level global coordination needed to manage QE tapering risks, developing market strains - BMO Financial Group
We view the Q2 instability in key Asian and other developing market currencies largely as a healthy correction away from speculative excess, and a tempering of “QE-related” capital flows
07/16/2013
Finance maven Krawcheck hates managing her own money
Sallie Krawcheck may be one of the most powerful women in American finance, but the former head of Citigroup and Bank of America's wealth management businesses hates doing her own financial plan.
07/15/2013
Vontobel’s Rajiv Jain bets big on India, shuns China
A $9 billion emerging markets fund run by Vontobel Asset Management has a quarter of its money in a handful of Indian stocks.
07/15/2013
China’s Structural Shift in Economy Poses Risks -Anshu Jain
Co-Chief Executive Officer Anshu Jain said Chinese Policy Makers’ Efforts to Bolster Domestic Consumption and Reduce Dependence on the Government’s Infrastructure Spending Poses Some Risks.
07/15/2013
Survey Finds Investors Still Confident In Global Growth Despite China Doubts - BofA Merrill Lynch
Allocations to Equity Rise, Bonds Increasingly Undesired
07/15/2013
Survey: One in Four on Wall Street Open to Insider Trading
If public confidence in Wall Street remains battered from the financial crisis, a new survey of ethics in the financial services industry is unlikely to help.
07/14/2013
Update on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
The SEI Knowledge Partnership spoke with Barry McGrath, partner at Maples & Calder, and Frank Gannon, partner at KPMG, to consider how the AIFMD will affect the way in which non-EU AIFMs are permitted to market AIFs into the European Union and the mai
07/14/2013
Goodbye to the end of the world by Chris Darbyshire, 7IM
The investor habitat is changing.
07/13/2013
China Wealth Eluding Foreigners as Equities Earn 1% for 20 Years
China is a case in point that great GDP doesn’t mean a great stock market
07/10/2013
Have tax havens had their day in the sun?
Daniel Ben-Ami examines the moral offensive against tax avoidance and the part played by offshore centres.
07/09/2013
Thinking About Buying a Bank? Consider Canada
When American investors consider buying stock of a bank, the first ones that usually come to mind are the dominant forces in American banking
07/08/2013
Carney: a roar not a whimper - St. James's Place
Carney: a roar not a whimper Words, as central bankers and markets know, can have a devastating effect.
07/07/2013
Enter the Guv’nor by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP Wealth Management
It is difficult to know quite where to start in extolling the virtues of this semi-mythical godlike being who has just descended to earth to take up his new position at the central bank of the United Kingdom.
07/07/2013
“Forward guidance”, Spending Round 2013 and some better economic news
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses “forward guidance”, the “Spending Round 2013” and some encouraging economic news.