03/21/2013
UK should prepare for wealth exodus after election
A tax hike could be the tipping point for many high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, who are the most mobile in society due to their abundant resources.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/20/2013
Outlook on Cyprus: J.P. Morgan Private Bank
César Pérez, Chief Investment Strategist for Europe, Middle-East and Africa at J.P. Morgan Private Bank comments on the outlook for Cyprus
03/19/2013
BDO: Looming transaction tax is bad news for European fund management
The EU FTT is going to hit the European fund management industry hard.
03/19/2013
Cyprus needs carrot and stick to get Russian help - Coutts
Parliament’s complete rejection of Cyprus’ bailout plan has sent policymakers back to the drawing board
03/19/2013
Canada's economic growth curbed by cautious business spending - RBC
Canada's economic growth curbed by cautious business spending and increased U.S. fiscal restraint: RBC Economics
03/19/2013
Investors Increasingly Confident in U.S. Outlook - RESEARCH
TNS provides market information services in over 80 countries to national and multi-national organizations.
03/18/2013
ABN AMRO Private Banking increases exposure to equities and growth stocks
ABN AMRO Private Banking builds on its previous overweight equities position in Staying the course – its new investment outlook for the second quarter of 2013 – published today.
03/18/2013
China Showing Symptoms of Financial Crisis
Just as concerns over a hard landing in the world's second largest economy look to have faded
03/18/2013
HSBC Trims 2013, 2014 Gold Forecasts, Retains Bullish View
We view this shift as only a short-term phenomenon
03/18/2013
The Cyprus Deposit Debacle - Dr Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG Asset Management
Dr Daniel Murray states, “The small size of the amounts involved with the Cypriot bailout suggest that, if the spill-over to the rest of Europe remains contained, then any sell off will be relatively short lived.”
03/17/2013
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03/17/2013
Here’s what the wealthiest of the wealthy in Canada earn — and pay in taxes
Western governments have traditionally relied on a variation of Sutton’s Law
03/17/2013
Unprecedented bank bailout deal brings unwanted twist to the eurozone crisis The controversial bank bailout deal for Cyprus
The controversial bank bailout deal for Cyprus is unprecedented in that it penalises savers and junior bondholders. The images of frantic customers queuing outside branches in a desperate bid to withdraw their hard-earned savings highlights the precarious
03/17/2013
Osborne's Budget 2013: We Must Energise the 'Wealth Creators'
Osborne positioned himself squarely behind hard-working, "aspirational" families, while promising measures to safeguard provisions for the young and elderly.
03/17/2013
Financial privacy is important to the Swiss population
Protection of financial privacy remains important; solutions regarding unresolved tax and market access issues are called for
03/17/2013
No government, no OMT: what can the ECB do?
European Economic Weekly by BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
03/14/2013
The asset management shakeout
Growth in new money flows will slow to less than 1 percent annually for each of the next five years
03/14/2013
Amundi - Cross Asset Investment Strategy - March 2013
A striking display of vulnerability and tension but not necessarily a reversal in trends.
03/14/2013
Qatar richest country in the world: IIF
Qatar emerged as the world's wealthiest country in 2010 with a per capita income of $88, 559
03/13/2013
The thrill is gone from "The Fear Index" - Coutts
So perhaps there will more reasons to be happy in 2013.