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Real estate investors braced for tide to turn

A crucial question is the direction of investor appetite. A wave of institutional capital has surged into real estate over the past two years, driven by the search for returns.

London house prices: Iranian billionaire investors poised to splurge £6bn on properties around the world - and London is one of the top destinations

The top five most popular locations within London are expected to be the usual suspects: Knightsbridge, Mayfair, South Kensington, Hampstead and St John’s Wood.

Revealed: Scotland’s largest aristocratic landowner holds land in offshore tax haven

  The aristocratic estate, run by Richard Scott, the 10th Duke of Buccleuch, confirmed that an offshore ownership group, Pentland Limited, acts as an offshore contact to the family’s vast land business empire.

How London’s booming ‘butler class’ takes care of the wealthy elite

The capital is home to 1,000 ‘family offices’, made up of lawyers and financiers who service every need of the super-rich

Fund house forecast 2016: grey and rainy

The professional services firm, predicted strong growth in the run-up to 2020, with assets under management forecast to exceed $100tn.

Brexit need not harm the expat mortgage market, thinks Offshoreonline

The EU has not shied away from issuing directives in the personal financial services sector, believing that banks need to be ever more tightly regulated.

Fund manager migration to Jersey highlighted as exciting trend at annual conference

The net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey grew over the final quarter of last year to stand at $334bn

Ending the Era of Tax Havens

Ending the Era of Tax Havens, published ahead of Wednesday's Budget, calls for a crackdown on tax havens that enable rich individuals and companies to avoid paying their fair share of tax in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries.

Banks almost tripled bonuses for junior staff to keep hold of their young employees

Director-level payouts took a 33% hit, down from £150,000 to £100,000 on average.

Germany’s intensely private and immensely wealthy Reimann family

At the same time, the deal sparked another round of interest in the principal owners of JAB Holding: four members of Germany’s intensely private and immensely wealthy Reimann family: Wolfgang, Stefan, Renate and Matthias.

"likely to be kicking the can further down the road to a more politically apt time" - Andy Cumming, Close Brothers

Whatever is announced, the vital thing is that people continue to save, and we need some consistency in the pensions market for this to happen.

Catella: Increasing competition in the French property markets shows demand from investors

As a result, take-up has revived enough to see the year ending slightly better than 2014.

Jersey confident as offshore financial centre despite credit downgrade

S&P, the credit rating agency, announced last month it had lowered its rating to double A from double A-plus, citing “growing concerns” over increasing regulatory complexity and a rising focus by larger countries on low-tax regimes.

Chinese investment in Europe hits $23bn record

Concerns about China’s economy have dragged down global financial markets, affecting prospects for the eurozone and many others.

Thomson Reuters Announces Enhanced Content and Workflow for Analysts and Portfolio Managers in its Flagship Platform Eikon

New enhancements offer powerful analytical tools and workflow capabilities to professionals across all segments of the buy-side on an open, customizable platform

The Optimist from Rome

Last year, Mr. Messina raised earnings and dividends at Intesa Sanpaolo.

ECB decision: investors to expand portfolios

However, it is likely that many rational investors’ focus and approach will be different.

WealthBriefing Research Reveals Worrying Gaps In Client Screening Practices

There are worrying gaps in the practices used by wealth managers to screen clients, new research from this news organisation shows.

Miton’s Anthony Rayner: Is this a classic bear market rally, or have markets turned the corner?

“Fear plays a central role in financial markets. After fear, once the danger is perceived to have passed, comes relief, be it in financial markets, or in life more generally."

The hunt for additional sources of return continues by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist LGT Capital Partners

The idea that central banks have run out of ammunition is commonly held again, but it may be missing the point: monetary policy seems to be shifting focus on creatively boosting the actual money supply to the economy, rather than just expanding the inacti

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