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Worst of Global Slowdown Occurring Now, According to BNY Mellon's Hoey

Moderate Strengthening of Global Economic Indicators Expected in Late 2012 and 2013; Euro Will Survive

Henderson Global Investors : Recruiting in challenging markets

The Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor registered a 33% month-on-month drop in the number of jobs available in June 2012 across the City's financial services sector.

A Remarkable Quote From The 1970s That Perfectly Predicted Why The Euro Would Be A Disaster

Ramanan rounded up some pretty incredible Nicholas Kaldor quotes on Europe from the early 70′s. It’s really remarkable commentary given the time it was written.

Tim Price: Great Expectations - Fullerymoney

This is not to say that we don't invest in stocks or bonds, far from it.

And finally… HMRC’s latest weapon – child tax spies?

In the Soviet era, children were recruited to inform on their parents. While we support HMRC in its reasonable efforts to manage the tax system, recruiting children in to a Stasi-style venture might, we suggest, be going a little too far.

Standard Chartered's $340m fine is not the last dish on the menu

Shave off £5.8bn and set to bake for one week. Take out of oven right before courtroom hearing. Serve cold to investors.

Jurisdictions take each other on in banking war

There is a no-holds-barred offensive to run each other down, accusing the other side of bias and conspiracies

UK banks must correct cultural failures

If the Olympics have reinforced the UK's reputation for honest competition and fair play, the City of London has a long way to go to reclaim those virtues for itself.

Why global credit is still our favourite asset class - HSBC

It is quite a consensus call to have an overweight position on developed market credit, but we think this still makes a lot of sense.

FSA's failures allow American regulators to close in on City

Until recently most of the torrent of bad headlines concerned the venality and greed of bankers, and how the ills of a world in recession are mostly their fault.

A US sledgehammer to crack Standard Chartered

Peter Sands, the chief executive of Standard Chartered and until last week the High Priest of banking virtue, must be wondering what he's done in a previous life to deserve the attentions of Benjamin Lawsky.

James Ashton: Barclays' new chief may be old but he skips a generation

The former chairman of Morgan Stanley and ex-deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB may tick boxes that cover requisite experience in investment and retail banking.

Amidst the near-term gloom, Britain’s trade is shifting from Europe towards the world’s faster growing markets - Arbuthnot Banking Group

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses, firstly, the Bank of England’s latest, gloomy, downgrades to their GDP forecasts and, secondly, trends in Britain’s trade figures.

Wave of private bank M&A set to break

The new reality for wealth managers will be characterised by lower margins, increased costs and client caution.

Out of sight, out of tax – right? by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

Offshore arrangements are increasingly in the spotlight as the Government looks to block tax leakages.

Macquarie: why we’re not facing another GFC

Macquarie Private Wealth reveals why your clients’ global fears may be overcooked, and reveals the investment that has recently held it in ‘very good stead’.

Going Boss-Free: Utopia or ‘Lord of the Flies’?

The bossless office: Is it the wave of the future or an idea that will always be a utopian dream, given the inevitable intrusion of human nature?

Global Organisations Unaware Of Their Online Risk Exposure

Many global organisations can do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG.

Leeson: Rogue trader culture is more rife than ever

With banks reeling from numerous scandals and the London financial district under intense pressure to reform itself, Mr Leeson said that unless punishments are increased traders will continue to run amok.

The Evolution of Investment Reporting by Phil Banas

In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolution, in which he theorized that effective adaptation to their environments led certain organisms to survive and flourish, while those that did so less well fell by the wayside

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