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DOOM AND BOOM?

So just how much sweet and sour can we take in a week?

George Osborne's efforts last week to try and establish London as the Western centre for the trading of the Chinese currency should be congratulated however, some of the headlines seemed to get a little enthusiastic over something which is going to b

The great pay debate and curbing 'out of control' pay

The Government believes there is scope for more direct and useful reporting on pay, to make it easier to outline the link between remuneration and performance.

Terry Smith: 'Forget active funds, buy an index fund instead'

The active versus passive debate is not new. Research on which method is best has proved inconclusive.

Anti-avoidance announcements come from all directions

We’re always told to mind the traffic. This is never truer than in the case of speeding tax vehicles.

THE GIFT OF FORESIGHT? NO – THE REALITY OF RETURNS

At the start of the year all the investment houses like to roll out their investment plans with such confidence and aplomb.

SocGen's Edwards: China will collapse in 2012

Albert Edwards, head of strategy at Société Générale and a well-known market bear, said the next 12 months will be the "final year of pain and disappointment", the Guardian reports.

GAAR: Got An Alternative Remedy?

When both the prime minister and his deputy are promising action to curb tax avoidance, we have to believe that the proposed General Anti-Abuse Rule is going to reach the statute book some time soon.

Investors flee from European funds as eurozone debt crisis bites

There was a mass exodus from European and Emerging Market Equity funds during Q4 2011 according to Skandia’s latest Investment Trends report.

Shafts of Light in Leaden Skies

I can only presume that most of the population must have comforted themselves with excessive amounts of alcohol to try and negate the seemingly unremitting gloom that was aired throughout the holiday period.

Funding squeeze to continue for European financial services in 2012

The Ernst & Young Eurozone financial services forecast predicts that solvency will remain an acute concern throughout the region in 2012, despite the recent positive action taken by the European Central Bank.

10 Resolutions Bank Marketers Can’t Ignore in 2012

The biggest impact of all of this noise was that attention was diverted from what should have been accomplished in 2011. As

“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” - View from PSigma

The start of a new year always brings resolutions that are unlikely to be maintained much further than mid-January.

Outlook 2012: Situation Stalemate

In early October 2011, Baker Tilly commissioned YouGov to conduct our ‘Outlook 2012’ survey of the opinions of business decision-makers.

Eurozone is closer to break-up, warns Standard Chartered's Peter Sands

The chief executive of Standard Chartered has warned that there is an increasing likelihood of a country falling out of the eurozone because of the inability of politicians to resolve the crisis.

THIS WEEK – NEXT YEAR...

I have to say that I am sick to death of all the doom-mongers and depressants that seem to be continuously preaching to us at the moment.

Jim Rogers ‘Not Too Optimistic’ About World for Next 3 Years

International investor Jim Rogers says he is short emerging markets including Singapore, where he now lives.

It's hard for Santa to be nice when the world's been naughty

Here's a sneak peek inside his bag of goodies, where lumps of coal appear to figure prominently:

Surprise! Guess Where the World’s Most Profitable Banking Center Is…

If the global financial crisis has taught the world anything, it’s that there is massive weakness running through western banking systems.

Is the Financial Crisis a Male Syndrome?

Testosterone, rather than neurons, may push male egos into ever-more-complex speculative bets, a gambling binge made possible by advanced technology, mathematical techniques, and globalization.

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