02/17/2013
Despite record levels of central bank buying and still-strong investor demand in 2012, prices have recently slipped back to last year’s mid-point.
02/17/2013
After all we had ten years of boom and thus, as is usual with such cycles, we shall have ten years of lean (as in meat – horse or otherwise).
02/17/2013
The global wealth management industry is increasingly focused on complying with the torrent of new regulations pouring forth from hyper-active legislators and hitherto light-touch regulators.
02/17/2013
The report records a reduction in the ability of Spaniards to save, invest and repay their debt.
02/14/2013
Since we launched our first site (EUBankers) in 2006 we have expanded the group to 5 sites
02/14/2013
“If you like gold, then gold equities is the way to play it."
02/14/2013
Coutts Wealth Watch - "Get real about inflation risks"
Even so, investors must guard against the wealth-eroding effects of inflation. Real assets, not inflation-linked bonds, are the solution.
02/14/2013
Discussion around this research found that there is little evidence to suggest that the EU-wide ban on naked CDS positions will achieve its aims.
02/13/2013
Will the OECD plan solve the problem? We don’t think it will, but it’s a step in the right direction. We summarise the issues and consider how the UK positions itself on international tax developments.
02/13/2013
The baton has been passed to the UK as policymakers around the world begin to look to weak currencies to shore up growth.
02/13/2013
Carried out between March and September 2012, the exercise revealed one in four customers was given poor advice, with as many as one in ten being given unsuitable advice.
02/13/2013
In Europe, Mercer’s delegated assets grew by $7 billion in 2012 and now stand at $17.5 billion as at 31 December.
02/13/2013
The report also highlighted the relatively high level of savings and aversion to debt acquisition in Germany
02/13/2013
Heavily indebted ‘zombie’ companies continue to stalk the UK commercial property market. It will take time, and more importantly growth, to clear them away. But we believe patience will be rewarded.
02/13/2013
Many of the headline-hitting buyouts of the boom era are still sitting in private equity portfolios.
02/12/2013
As a result, many asset managers, including some of today’s market share leaders, may struggle with shrinking revenue and a decaying book of legacy business
02/12/2013
Equity allocations stay high but bias shifts to defensives
02/11/2013
The AIFMD and its Impact on US Fund Managers - Withers
The aim of the AIFMD is to introduce a harmonized regulatory framework across the EU for EU-established AIFMs and to regulate the marketing of AlFs within the EU.
02/11/2013
This month, alongside our usual economic and market reviews, we cover four topics.
02/11/2013
Standard Life Investments suggests that it is much harder for countries to make the transition from emerging to developed economies than was previously commonly thought.