02/09/2012
Don’t shoot the goose
No reasonable person contests the idea that we should all pay our proper dues. Nevertheless, in a week when it has emerged that HMRC wrote off £10.9 billion last year (with the Treasury expressing ‘some surprise’ according to the Public
02/06/2012
Is the demise of Swiss private banking gathering pace?
Beyond talk at the time from a few consultants that difficulties at the banks would herald in a period of consolidation in Swiss banking, not much thought was given to the wider implications of what was going on at Sarasin and Vontobel.
02/06/2012
Oh please stop wringing your hands, politicians, and apparently blaming everyone else except yourselves.
02/06/2012
Stephen Hester signed a contract with the previous government in good faith which detailed how he would be paid for his troubles.
02/05/2012
United tax evasion defences start to crumble
All eyes will be on the year end results from Switzerland’s biggest banks this coming week, but thoughts will also be turned to the fallout from tax evasion scandals.
02/03/2012
The recent Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) from the European Central Bank (ECB), which enabled banks to borrow money at 1% for three years, has restored a degree of confidence in markets and boosted risk assets.
02/01/2012
Rothschild Wealth Management Asset Allocation February 2012
01/31/2012
So just how much sweet and sour can we take in a week?
01/23/2012
George Osborne's efforts last week to try and establish London as the Western centre for the trading of the Chinese currency should be congratulated however, some of the headlines seemed to get a little enthusiastic over something which is going to b
01/22/2012
The Government believes there is scope for more direct and useful reporting on pay, to make it easier to outline the link between remuneration and performance.
01/20/2012
We’re always told to mind the traffic. This is never truer than in the case of speeding tax vehicles.
01/19/2012
Risk Appetite Back to Pre-Third Quarter Crisis Levels
01/10/2012
Incentive schemes continue to inflate fat-cat salaries to extraordinary heights. But to what extent do they truly reflect performance?
01/09/2012
While the first quarter of 2012 will likely be the weakest for the base metals, prices should improve as the year progresses, the bank added.
01/09/2012
I can only presume that most of the population must have comforted themselves with excessive amounts of alcohol to try and negate the seemingly unremitting gloom that was aired throughout the holiday period.
01/02/2012
The chief executive of Standard Chartered has warned that there is an increasing likelihood of a country falling out of the eurozone because of the inability of politicians to resolve the crisis.
01/02/2012
Some 92 per cent of party believe PM's vetoing of a new EU treaty was his best moment, poll shows
12/30/2011
But looking ahead to 2012, based upon a number of analysts' projections and two surveys -- one from mining executives and another from coin dealers, the next 12 months should be a strong period for gold, silver and platinum prices.
12/30/2011
HSBC’s The Future of Retirement programme is a leading independent study into global retirement trends. It provides authoritative insights into the key issues associated with ageing populations and increasing life expectancy around the world.
12/26/2011
International investor Jim Rogers says he is short emerging markets including Singapore, where he now lives.