06/01/2015
Wealth fund ban betrays Norway’s fossil fuel goals
Western Europe’s biggest oil producer has decided coal is too dirty to invest in.
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/29/2015
UK audits show signs of improvement, says watchdog
The quality of UK audits is improving but there is still work to be done, the UK’s accountancy watchdog will say on Friday in its annual audit review.
05/29/2015
Asset managers need to prepare for end of quantitative-easing sugar rush
Avoid European Equities Leaving a Bitter Taste
05/29/2015
Diversifying with disruptive technology - comment from Miton's Multi Asset team
We have been revisiting some of the macro views represented in our portfolio. To ensure that the portfolio is well diversified, it is important that we blend shorter-term macro views with some of our longer-term themes. One of our central longer-term the
05/29/2015
Trillions of assets still managed on outdated legacy systems finds SimCorp report
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today published a report, Legacy systems: The elephant in the room. Why investment management firms need to tackle the issue head-on
05/29/2015
Billionaires: Master architects of great wealth and lasting legacies
Notably, we believe this period of extraordinary wealth generation may soon decelerate.
05/28/2015
Germans turn their backs on renting with new property boom
Is German property set to soar? On 13 June, Phoenix Spree Deutschland floats in the UK
05/28/2015
Unbundling reforms will reduce research quality and availability
The most radical change under consideration is full unbundling
05/28/2015
Strategy: waiting for opportunities - BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Eurozone economy reaching cruising altitude
05/28/2015
ARC is investment monitoring firm of the year
"Investment monitoring is one element of our business that we are extremely proud of; it complements our research and investment consulting services and supports our primary goal of becoming the leading global private client investment consulting pra
05/27/2015
Private Equity will help drive economic activity in Ireland
Delegates attending the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Annual National Conference were told that Ireland lags significantly behind many other countries in terms of the role and impact of Private Equity.
05/27/2015
On not adding, but taking away by Tim Price
“Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.” - Charlie Munger.
05/27/2015
St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Wednesday 27 May 2015
The deflation news provides those seeking a positive return from money on deposit with some temporary respite; but speculation mounts as to what measures affecting savers and investors will be confirmed or announced in the summer Budget on 8 July
05/26/2015
Sun Setting on 'Gilded Age' for Billionaires
Examining the differences between billionaires’ wealth creation, preservation and philanthropic practices across the U.S., Europe and Asia
05/26/2015
The world is drowning in debt, warns Goldman Sachs
Ageing populations mean countries' debt piles risk growing out of control, warns European head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management
05/26/2015
Jersey’s credit rating confirmed
S&P has affirmed its “AA+/A-1 + long and short-term sovereign credit rating, with a stable outlook” for the States of Jersey.
05/26/2015
Coutts: UK deflation - the good kind
Once again UK inflation, as with most of the developed markets, has been surprisingly weak – unexpectedly dipping into negative territory.
05/26/2015
ACCA and IMA Find Global Economy Improving
The largest economic survey of professional accountants in the world
05/26/2015
Credit, Where Credit is Due by Tom Becket
The best risk-adjusted asset allocation call you could have made in the depths of the financial crisis of '08 was to go long corporate credit and simply hold it for the last 7 years.
05/26/2015
Businesses can now bank on diverse range of funding options
It was a seminal moment in the annals of East of England fundraising. Cambridge-based SyndicateRoom raised £1.2 million on its own crowdfunding site