05/12/2022
UK GDP highlights quagmire BoE is trying to tackle, as things will only get worse for consumers
Ultimately things are only going to get worse for consumers.
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/11/2022
Asset protection and trusts- How much control will tip the balance?
In most jurisdictions, trust assets will be more vulnerable to attack from a settlor’s creditors
05/11/2022
Why Are We Still Looking for Nazi-Looted Art?
This statement of 11 nonbinding principles was designed to support and encourage each country to make the resources available to aid in the identification and registration of Nazi-looted art.
05/11/2022
Embedded finance: the ultimate battle for the client
Institutions that hold banking licenses sell their services to non-financial businesses
05/11/2022
They Don’t Know What They are doing
What’s even more intriguing is the fact that two members of the committee voted to leave the policy rates unchanged, while three other members were in favour of raising the rates more substantially.
05/11/2022
Research finds frontier markets critical for diversification
In terms of which factors were most important when selecting a frontier fund manager, more than nine out of 10 investors said track record (95 per cent) and fund longevity (93 per cent).
05/10/2022
They Don’t’ Know What They are Doing
The equity market has traded sideways after recovering from the precipitous fall in mid- March.
05/10/2022
War in Ukraine and inflation slow growth in EBRD regions
The Bank’s new research also suggests that Ukraine’s economy will shrink even more than was forecast earlier in the conflict.
05/10/2022
EBRD forecasts economic slowdown for 2022 in the southern and eastern Mediterranean
However, a slowdown of 1.2 per cent is expected in 2022 due to unfavourable weather effects on agricultural output and the impact of the war on Ukraine.
05/09/2022
The End Of History
“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” - Attributed, probably falsely, to Charles Holland Duell, Commissioner of the US Patent Office from 1898 to 1901.
05/09/2022
Market Update 9th May 2022
The Bank of England’s quarter point rise in the UK bank rate was also fully expected. We should though add a little critical commentary on its powers of forecasting.
05/08/2022
Bringing balance back to capitalism: the next decade
This asymmetric capitalism is one of the four main excesses of modern times that we believe − and which history suggests − must reverse.
05/08/2022
Ukraine Conflict – What is the Outlook for Asia?
The geopolitical risk barometer has risen to a level last seen during the Cuban missile crisis, with Russia stating readiness of their nuclear arsenal.
05/08/2022
UBS Investor Sentiment: Investors Concerned About the War Yet Stay the Course with their Portfolios
The survey found business owners tempering their hiring and investment plans and are focusing on increasing their employee benefits, IT spending and upgrading talent.
05/08/2022
Russia hit tops $8bn for European banks
European banks are counting the rising cost of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as they brace for a wave of defaults and write down the value of their operations in the country.
05/06/2022
Discover what influences philanthropic giving by the ultra wealthy
The report begins with an exploration of global philanthropy, charting the significant role played by the ultra wealthy because of the scale of their giving.
05/06/2022
Could UK economy be more fragile than BoE believes?
The economy may be less robust than Bank of England has concluded, possibly impacting the outlook for further rate hikes.
05/05/2022
Five financial truths about Millennials at 40
Results from the 2021 Natixis Global Survey of Individual Investors reveal how Millennials are changing.
05/05/2022
Future bright for Shell as energy worries helps oil and gas taps flow
Shareholder’s will also be able to continue to benefit from the higher commodity prices via the dividend which was increased and the implied increase to the full year share buyback program.
05/05/2022
Mirabaud Asset Management Announces the Closing of the Mirabaud Grand Paris Strategy
Clients are also able to invest in commercial real estate and logistics buildings through pooled real estate club deals, attracting over €500m in investment, bringing total private assets to close to €1bn.