09/30/2015
US$7.6tn hidden in tax havens - almost half annual US GDP
Oxfam in a report published last January said that in 2013 the number of billionaires holding the same amount of wealth as the bottom 50% of the global population of 7bn was at 92.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/30/2015
Emerging Markets and CE – the ‘slight’ difference
China’s growth and US interest rate hike have little effect on CE/SEE
09/30/2015
Emerging Markets and CE – the ‘slight’ difference
China’s growth and US interest rate hike have little effect on CE/SEE
09/30/2015
Swiss are world’s wealthiest – and most indebted
Switzerland has topped the ranking since 2000.
09/30/2015
Taking Stock: Accountants in 'sex ban' shock
The research, conducted among 1,705 accounting professionals during July-September 2015, crushes Taking Stock's previously held belief that accounting firms were in fact hotbeds of seething sexual tension.
09/30/2015
Sovereign-Wealth Funds Oppose Asset Manager ‘Super-Profits’
Sovereign-wealth fund chiefs who manage hundreds of billions of dollars say outsize fees charged by the finance industry have lowered their investment returns and created “super-profits” for a few asset managers.
09/30/2015
Global funds cut equity holdings as growth fears mount
The uncertainty and mixed messages from Fed officials over the last week has helped push global equity markets to a two-year low.
09/29/2015
Why the advent of an “expert committee” doesn’t make Corbynomics any less scary
The first outing for this new type of agenda – McDonnell’s conference speech – was less radical than Corbynomics 1.0, certainly.
09/29/2015
Market upheaval forcing many sovereign-wealth funds to adapt
The multibillion-dollar government-owned funds known as sovereign-wealth funds have enjoyed a strong run of results
09/29/2015
Global private wealth pushes past 100-trillion-euro mark
Spurred on by increased household saving, global private assets break the 100-trillion-euro barrier for the first time.
09/29/2015
Brand Beckham is now worth more than the Queen
The unofficial royal family of the UK are now richer than the actual Queen.
09/29/2015
Poland falls in Global Wealth Report
Switzerland, the US and the UK are in the top three of the ranking.
09/28/2015
Supply and demand drives adviser valuations to all-time high
Back in autumn 2010, the ratio of sellers to buyers was nearly 20 to 1.
09/28/2015
Looking for income in a low yield world - Coutts
US interest rates are now on hold for at least another month and bond yields are set to rise only slowly at best.
09/28/2015
The average UK boss is a 54-year-old white guy called Andrew
This boss archetype cuts a predictable figure
09/27/2015
Alternatives See Absolute Gains in Europe
Liquidity helps fuel growth of alternative UCITS vehicles
09/25/2015
Family Offices Pay More For Non-Family CEOs
The prevailing belief is that family office compensation is made up from performance-based bonuses or tax benefits.
09/25/2015
Spain is top target for commercial real estate investors in Europe, new poll shows
Prime CBD office rents have risen by 20% over the past 12 months
09/24/2015
If Ambani gave away his wealth, each Indian poor would get $59: Robin Hood Index
The index shows how the net worth of each country's wealthiest person compares with the livelihood of his fellow countrymen
09/24/2015
Liquidity remains central banker’s tipple of choice, says Momentum Global Investment Management
This serves to remind us that safe haven government bonds remain unsustainably expensive at present levels and, as a result, we retain low allocations to these securities, instead preferring to achieve fixed income exposure via elements of the credit mar