08/12/2012
Peter Sands, the chief executive of Standard Chartered and until last week the High Priest of banking virtue, must be wondering what he's done in a previous life to deserve the attentions of Benjamin Lawsky.
08/12/2012
The former chairman of Morgan Stanley and ex-deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB may tick boxes that cover requisite experience in investment and retail banking.
08/12/2012
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses, firstly, the Bank of England’s latest, gloomy, downgrades to their GDP forecasts and, secondly, trends in Britain’s trade figures.
08/09/2012
Sir David’s appointment is also a surprise, given his age.
08/09/2012
The new reality for wealth managers will be characterised by lower margins, increased costs and client caution.
08/09/2012
Offshore arrangements are increasingly in the spotlight as the Government looks to block tax leakages.
08/09/2012
‘$upercapitalist,’ Hedge Fund Trader in Hong Kong
08/09/2012
Macquarie Private Wealth reveals why your clients’ global fears may be overcooked, and reveals the investment that has recently held it in ‘very good stead’.
08/09/2012
The bossless office: Is it the wave of the future or an idea that will always be a utopian dream, given the inevitable intrusion of human nature?
08/08/2012
Financial centres in those regions should benefit from growing wealth in the APAC region.
08/08/2012
Many global organisations can do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG.
08/07/2012
With banks reeling from numerous scandals and the London financial district under intense pressure to reform itself, Mr Leeson said that unless punishments are increased traders will continue to run amok.
08/07/2012
In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolution, in which he theorized that effective adaptation to their environments led certain organisms to survive and flourish, while those that did so less well fell by the wayside
08/07/2012
The index is not perfect and the relationship does not hold in reality because of a number of factors, but it is useful in highlighting big anomalies. Thus on a light-hearted look, Big Macs are now cheapest in Hong Kong and cost less in London than Zurich
08/07/2012
RBS Private Banking research suggests that at current high yields, bonds will have an important role to play in hedging equity exposure and the global deflationary environment.
08/07/2012
I'm now left more convinced than ever that US politicians and regulators have a hidden objective in exposing the wrong-doings of UK banks.
08/07/2012
He also worked as a special adviser to ex-chancellor Denis Healey between 1976 and 1979.
08/06/2012
The latest offering¹ in the increasingly crowded pantheon of financial crisis porn stands apart from its competitors for at least three very specific reasons:
08/05/2012
With the Olympics, Paralympics and holidays, it can only be hoped that there is enough going on elsewhere to stop some of our more populist media from getting into a frenetic frenzy over the financial markets again.
08/02/2012
In any case, one wonders why a sovereign wealth fund is needed in such a tearing hurry when we don’t have the kind of money China has.