04/24/2013
Billionaire Paulson says he’s staying the course on gold Add to ...
By his thesis that gold will some day be a powerful hedge against inflation, and it was no different on the investor call
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/24/2013
Swiss accuse EU of protecting financial markets
Markets should be kept open to keep EU industries fit and competitive.
04/23/2013
Oxford University Tops Ultra Wealthy Alumni Universities List
The 18-page report features 20 universities with a total of 2,318 UHNW alumni.
04/23/2013
Beware – the Financial Transaction Tax cometh!
If Europe has its wayhe Financial Transaction Tax will be introduced in the UK in just over eight months. It’s had a lot of bad publicity recently, but how seriously should we take its description as a ‘threat’ to the City?
04/23/2013
Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights
The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone
04/22/2013
Bring In The Old: London’s New-Builds Stagnate
With February alone seeing over £300m spent on London new-builds, are overseas buyers making sound investment choices?
04/22/2013
The currency wars are over
Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .
04/21/2013
A tax on tax? It sounds like the stuff of nightmares!
A tax on tax? It sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it does happen where Stamp Duty Land Tax is charged on the purchase price of a commercial property.
04/21/2013
Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism
It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth
04/21/2013
Majority of Germans consider gold a safe investment
Savings accounts are the most popular form of investment
04/21/2013
Swiss-British Round Table calls for open, consistently regulated
Given the challenging economic environment, investors and businesses need reliable access to liquid markets, products and services.
04/21/2013
1979 the Leadership Changes
Time to remember and respect a great leader who came to power in 1979, and changed the economy of their country irrevocably, reasserting its political strength and overseeing the radical adjustment in domestic society.
04/20/2013
Angela Merkel rejects ECB findings on German wealth
"Be careful: Statistics are misleading"
04/20/2013
Wealth reaches new peaks
The Rich List celebrates its 25th year at a record £450bn high
04/18/2013
Barclays tries out trendy joint rule
Forget the predictable departures of Mr Ricci and the former head of Barclays Wealth, Tom Kalaris.
04/17/2013
Do you work in bed? Almost a third of Brits do!
Over 1 in 5 people who work in bed spend 14 hours a week doing so and admit to checking their emails before kissing their partner!
04/16/2013
Security over Art
A number of particular issues and difficulties arise for lenders in taking security over art as opposed to other assets, especially in relation to art owned by natural persons.
04/16/2013
FATCA: better news for Lenders
FATCA was introduced by the US legislators to counter tax evasion by US tax payers holding assets outside the US
04/16/2013
Gold, What’s happened? - Rothschild Wealth Management
Gold is now dramatically underperforming other assets and it is one of the few with negative performance (in US dollar terms) over the past twelve months.
04/15/2013
Global Markets Weekly
Key data and events this week (15 April 2013)