09/05/2013
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman: Chances Of Another Financial Crisis 'Close To Zero'
The way these firms are managed, the amount of capital that they have, the amount of liquidity that they have, the changes in their business mix.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/04/2013
2013 Forbes China Rich List Preview: Newcomers In The Making?
Who are some of the big movers in Chinese business we are looking at that are poised to make the list for the first time this year?
09/04/2013
Bronze, Bullion and Bitcoin by Toby Birch
It is all too easy in modernity to sneer at our apparently simplistic ancestors for utilising such an odd medium of exchange.
09/04/2013
Did my banker just tell me the truth about GDP?
Richard Buxton, Schroders’ head of UK equities who quit to join Old Mutual Global Investors this year.
09/04/2013
C Hoare & Co's Robin Jeffrey on juggling old and new
Jeffree was quick to make his own mark on the bank’s investment process, introducing a new method of exactly mapping investment strategies to individual fund selection.
09/02/2013
Swiss banks apologise for assisting tax cheats
Patrick Odier, Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association, emphasised that the industry had to improve the way it lives up to its responsibilities to all stakeholders.
09/02/2013
Hitting a BRIC wall - Keith Wade, Schroders
Schroders’ Chief Economist, Keith Wade, gives his growth outlook for the BRIC markets following weaker data across emerging markets in Q2 of 2013:
09/02/2013
The $10m-revenge of Paul Taubman, the man Morgan Stanley didn’t choose
It was an impossibly tough decision to make: both men were highly regarded.
09/01/2013
How multi-asset managers are coping with spooked investors
Bonds and cash are no longer safe havens, they guarantee a loss.
08/28/2013
Businesses Increasingly Looking To 'Major' Offshore Centers
Major offshore centers have benefited from initiatives led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to crack down on alleged tax avoidance and evasion.
08/27/2013
Secret euro flights to Cyprus
It was carrying €5 billion in notes-not a bailout, but an epic logistical effort to sate the Cypriot desire for paper money
08/25/2013
Experts play down new Asian financial crisis fear
Plunging emerging market currencies on the prospect of US stimulus tapering have stirred memories of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
08/25/2013
Global View from Asia - "Europe has its day" - Gary Dugan, Coutts
Markets remain nervous ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting in September, and we expect equities to remain within their current trading range until then.
08/25/2013
Five Years After TARP, Misgivings on Bonuses
There was such a total lack of awareness from the firms that paid big bonuses during this extraordinary time.
08/24/2013
The Financial Services World Has Changed – And Not For the Better
The Financial Services Authority’s Retail Distribution Review came in at the beginning of this year.
08/22/2013
Key Challenges and Issues Shaping the Banking Industry - KPMG
Culture of embracing change – In today's environment, change is constant, so banks must be nimble and innovative.
08/20/2013
All Quiet On The Eastern Front by Seven Investment Management
China learned a valuable lesson from its high-profile response to the 2008 financial crisis
08/19/2013
Wealth management firm Tier One Capital is breaking the mould
The team have experience of working for a small selection of the most prestigious names in the wealth management industry
08/19/2013
JO Hambro Investment Management's Vision for a New Era
JO Hambro Investment Management is looking to capitalise on new opportunities created by its recent buyout by Bermuda National Limited (BNL), and the portfolio of financial institutions the firm is now partnering with.
08/19/2013
Greece Needs Third Bail-Out, admits German Finance Minister
Just hours before Mr Schaeuble spoke, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted in a regional newspaper dismissing questions about further aid for Greece,