04/28/2014
Misery continues for trend-following hedge funds
By contrast, assets under management in the wider hedge fund market have risen to record highs of $2.07 trillion
04/28/2014
It was by Richard Saunders, a former chief executive of the Investment Management Association, whose opinion was based on research the IMA published in May 2012 that claimed there is no relationship between trading activity and performance.
04/28/2014
Welcome to the Barclays investment bank layer cake
What a difference a year makes. On April 18 last year, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins said that the investment banking division was so important that he wanted to “de-layer” the management structure giving him a “clearer line of
04/28/2014
So what is an IBOR? And why the heck would anyone want one?
04/28/2014
Increased Wage Inflation Likely to be Welcomed by Obama Administration and General Public
04/28/2014
Bank Holiday Blues by Justin Urquhart Stewart
From the days of Tony Hancock, when wet Sunday afternoons were a tedium to be suffered, to sitting in traffic queues on the A303 with whining children, bank holidays and weekends can certainly have their less appealing sides.
04/27/2014
The main challenge facing Islamic economy is poor understanding of Muslim consumers and their needs, according to Professor Laurent Marliere
04/25/2014
This is a reversal from the situation in 2013, when emerging market bonds were hit hard
04/25/2014
“Our expectation is for Gold to reach its next peak in December 2020. We see this as an excellent buying opportunity.”
04/25/2014
Advisers who fail to assess clients’ asset allocation to ensure it remains reflective of risk appetites could be responsible for “disastrous” results, a report from Zurich has claimed.
04/25/2014
Economic uncertainty is now a less commonly cited constraint on growth
04/24/2014
Cumulated net inflows so far this year total 29.1 billion euros
04/24/2014
The answers were analysed using three main criteria
04/24/2014
These include regulation, squeezed profits, lower pay and a besmirched image
04/24/2014
The skills needed to blend income from various sources, including pensions, ISAs, general investment accounts and cash savings when in retirement is akin to the fine tuning required to the engine of a top-of-the-range sports car
04/23/2014
A letter sent to Sky News claiming to be from more than 100 employees of the bank criticises management.
04/22/2014
Ex-Barclays Executive Rudloff Sees ‘Golden Decade’ for Investment Banking
Barclays has retreated from that market since 2011
04/22/2014
Madness by Tim Price, Director of Investment, PFP Wealth Management
James Rickards, ‘The death of money: the coming collapse of the international monetary system’, 2014
04/21/2014
Reinhart and Rogoff’s influential book, This Time is Different (2009), argues that financial crises over the past eight centuries have had similar causes and consequences across diverse societies.
04/21/2014
Jacques de Larosiere says he is an isolated and modest man.