05/12/2013
Why Tooth Fairy puts tax-dodger Santa, God of Wealth to shame
God of Wealth's operation felt like a tax- reduction dodge
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/12/2013
Tax & Recovery? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Now hang on – there is nothing new about this.
05/09/2013
The “Invisible Touch” of central bankers has changed the world and financial markets, creating both opportunities and worrying distortions. -View from Psigma
It is no exaggeration to say that the world changed after the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-9.
05/09/2013
BNP Paribas sees gold above $1,600 in 6 months
Several factors still support higher gold prices
05/07/2013
Boutique advisor or a big bank? Be very careful when choosing a wealth manager
Investors need to remain involved even if they seek professional advice
05/07/2013
Bankers: Great Artists in Their Own Words – TV review
Banker-bashing has become a new TV sport
05/07/2013
Bank CEOs: Highly Paid, Never in Doubt, Often Clueless
Barclays was caught in a scheme to rig LIBOR at the expense of much of the global economy.
05/07/2013
Billionaire Hedge Funder Paul Singer's 9-Point Plan To Save The Global Financial System
Paul Singer, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Elliot Management,
05/01/2013
Coutts Wealth Watch: Fed to end QE? Think again...
Rumours of the death quantitative easing (QE) in the US have been greatly exaggerated.
05/01/2013
Berry Asset Management repositions portfolios for Q2
“Real assets, such as equities and property, could fare reasonably well during the next phase of the economic and market cycle”
04/30/2013
Gold price and emerging market equity valuations- potential opportunities? - Rothschild Wealth Management
Global economic growth is likely to remain weak. But loose monetary policies, including low interest rates and quantitative easing, should continue to support risk asset prices throughout the rest of the year.
04/30/2013
"Central Bankers are the heroes of our time and the equity investors's best friend" - Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners
The many reminiscences on the passing of Margaret Thatcher contrast her decisive radical economic policies with the consensus-building ineffectiveness of today’s political leaders.
04/30/2013
Another year of 'Sell in May'?, ECB update and Chinese Economy Rebalancing - Schroders
Evidence is building of a slowdown in global growth, repeating the pattern seen in recent years where a strong start to the year fades in the spring.
04/30/2013
Sallie Krawcheck On Just About Everything
You worry about all of it because it's going to be something we don't expect
04/29/2013
Intermediaries significantly more positive towards equities - RESEARCH
“The recent pick-up in the markets has led to an increase in positive sentiment towards equities, which is reflected in the latest Barings Investment Barometer."
04/29/2013
Banking giant predicts gold price collapse
ABN Amro, the Dutch state-owned banking giant, recently revised its global macro and gold outlook
04/28/2013
China Syndrome by Dr. Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG Asset Management
The question on everyone’s minds is: where does the story go from here?
04/28/2013
Western expat CEOs top earners in GCC
Western expatriates working as chief executive officers in Saudi Arabia are the highest paid executives in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, earning on average $ 35,294 a month. Arab CEOs in the Kingdom are the second-highest earners in the GCC, t
04/28/2013
Institutional investor demand for private infrastructure set to flourish, according to Altius Associates
Altius Associates anticipates that institutional investor allocations to private infrastructure funds will grow dramatically over the next decade
04/25/2013
Has the Developed World Gone Ex-Growth? - HSBC Global Asset Management
Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management .