12/23/2017
Twelve Days of Christmas for Investors - Day Eight by Gary Dugan
Some simple rules of investment
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/21/2017
The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018
Co-authored by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice (T&C), the report considers developing countries as both sources and recipients of FDI. The analysis examines the a
12/21/2017
Coutts says Europe and Japan behind its investment returns
Solid performance from Coutts Investments
12/21/2017
Lloyds reports investor confidence is at a high, EM among 'winners'
December saw UK investor confidence increase for the third month in a row
12/21/2017
Europe's Biggest Asset Manager Needs to Look East
Vanguard, for example, has taken in more than $330 billion this year, with second-placed BlackRock Inc. snagging about $200 billion.
12/21/2017
The Big Picture for Business - 2017 review and 2018 outlook
There were two notable bounce-backs from recession in Brazil (from -3.6% last year to 0.7% growth) and Russia (1.8% growth forecast).
12/21/2017
Net sales of worldwide investment funds rise to record level in Q3 2017
Balanced/mixed funds represented 18 percent of the worldwide total, whereas the asset share of money market funds was 11 percent.
12/21/2017
Increased Focus on Data Management for 2018
In many cases modernization of data management and internal control procedures is required.
12/21/2017
What is Christmas?
It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. Agnes M. Pharo
12/20/2017
11 things that could change banking jobs dramatically in 2018
What remains to be seen is precisely how many jobs will move.
12/20/2017
Wealth and Asset Management Firms Are Ahead of Banks in Race to Embrace New Technology
65% of respondents working on the buy-side believe technology is fundamental to the survival of their business
12/20/2017
Twelve Days of Christmas for Investors - Day 7 by Gary Dugan
The overriding need is it to improve the quality of global growth making it more inclusive and sustainable.
12/19/2017
Ming’s report on banks not so mighty
Irish MEP’s document asks whether ECB and Irish banks colluded to hide losses
12/19/2017
Twelve Days of Christmas for Investors - Day Six by Gary Dugan
Fixed Income: looking down the barrel of lower returns
12/19/2017
Is it possible to put a value on Bitcoin?
The geeky economist in us is inclined to say that we can, but the real world is often more complicated than models allow.
12/19/2017
St. James’s Place – 'For now, there is no stopping this bull market'
Bears – even a few bulls – worry that the current bull market is already mature.
12/19/2017
No tax haven, but this label can cost Malta untold harm
One can speculate that the EU was somewhat tolerant of Malta’s system when accepting our membership bid
12/19/2017
How Europe's top institutional managers will pay for research
Amundi will directly foot the bill for external investment research, as will several major Dutch asset managers
12/19/2017
German business confidence falls
Companies assessed their own current situation as better
12/18/2017
GUEST ARTICLE: Now where did I put those carrots?! by Penny Lovell
I’ve come up with a list of favourite Christmas things to do together, both at home and in London