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?
Comment, Analysis & Research
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 .
04/23/2013
Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights
The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone
04/22/2013
The currency wars are over
Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .
04/21/2013
Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism
It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth
04/21/2013
Wealth management bid bound to fail
To establish a new qualification which appears to run the very real risk of giving credibility to those who do not deserve it, simply exposes the consumer to greater, not reduced, risk.
04/21/2013
Revision of the European Investment Bank’s anti-fraud policy happens outside of political reality
But contrary to the revision of its anti-fraud policy in 2008, the EIB has not engaged in a genuine consultation process with civil society this time.
04/21/2013
Swiss-British Round Table calls for open, consistently regulated
Given the challenging economic environment, investors and businesses need reliable access to liquid markets, products and services.
04/21/2013
Church of England vows to use shareholdings to block big bonuses
Most high profile investors to put pressure on News Corp in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.
04/18/2013
Security and pension doubts revealed by affluent investors in Asia and Middle East - RESEARCH
The Investor Attitudes Report, which surveyed wealthy investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and United Arab Emirates and looks at numerous investment attitudes across the regions.
04/18/2013
UBS's Zeltner targets new revenue streams for wealth management
He is pleased with his division’s re-emergence as an active asset manager
04/18/2013
Global Markets Rattled by Cyprus Bailout but Canada and U.S. Economies Remain Strong - RESEARCH
BMO Harris Private Banking's April Market Outlook Commentary Report notes that the recent bank crisis in Cyprus shows the Eurozone has not yet resolved its rooted structural problems.
04/18/2013
Barclays tries out trendy joint rule
Forget the predictable departures of Mr Ricci and the former head of Barclays Wealth, Tom Kalaris.
04/17/2013
Wide implications for Inheritance Tax changes
Proposed changes to the way Inheritance Tax is charged could have huge implications for some seemingly innocent situations.
04/17/2013
Now Is The Time For Investors To Dial Back Risk
The old market adage "Sell in May and go away" has worked pretty well in recent years.
04/16/2013
Security over Art
A number of particular issues and difficulties arise for lenders in taking security over art as opposed to other assets, especially in relation to art owned by natural persons.
04/16/2013
FATCA: better news for Lenders
FATCA was introduced by the US legislators to counter tax evasion by US tax payers holding assets outside the US
04/16/2013
Gold, What’s happened? - Rothschild Wealth Management
Gold is now dramatically underperforming other assets and it is one of the few with negative performance (in US dollar terms) over the past twelve months.