04/23/2015
American Activist Investors Take Another Charge at Europe
For many American funds, the appeal of Europe may be that it is less crowded than the U.S.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/23/2015
On billionaire altruist lunatics by Tim Price, PFP Wealth Management
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” - Aldous Huxley.
04/23/2015
Groundhog Day for Gold by Toby Birch
Over a period of five years US shares prices have risen by a stunning 70% while gold has gone nowhere from $1,200 to $1,200.
04/23/2015
Wine Lovers Pay Premium For French Wine
The average price of a liter of French wine is more than double the global average
04/22/2015
Scandal-hit HSBC is branded Britain's most secretive bank by study
HSBC has been accused of being Britain’s most secretive big bank.
04/22/2015
Santander has been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015
In its fifth year, the 2015 awards are published in partnership with Opportunity Now, the workplace gender campaign from Business in the Community, during Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Week.
04/21/2015
Aberdeen multi-manager funds see rating drop
Morningstar said the performance of Multi-Manager Diversity and Multi-Manager Select Boutiques had been “mixed” and “generally disappointing since 2008”.
04/21/2015
Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers
In his 10-day stay in Athens, he observed 5 riots, far-right party assault squads and the completely unhindered 3-week occupation of a university in downtown Athens, with the sole demand to abolish prisons.
04/21/2015
Goldman’s research into its ideal recruits. And J.P. Morgan pays most in London
What does the perfect Goldman Sachs hire look like?
04/21/2015
German HNWI Wealth Worth $6.6 Trillion by 2019: 2015 Germany Wealth Market Report
MarketReportsStore.com adds Germany Wealth Report 2015 that reviews the performance and asset allocations of German HNWIs and ultra-HNWIs
04/21/2015
The Platforum: How ‘open’ are open architecture platforms really?
In the UK and, indeed, across Europe, investment platforms have been hugely important in powering open architecture for institutions (banks and insurers), financial advisers and the end investor.
04/20/2015
Investors Grow Wary of Emerging-Market Debt
Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed
04/20/2015
Survey: Record number of Britain's richest donate more than 1% of their wealth to charity
A record number of Britain's wealthiest people donated at least 1% of their wealth to charity last year, according to a survey published in The Sunday Times.
04/20/2015
Do not trust the horse, Trojans by Justin Urquhart Stewart
"Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts." Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:
04/20/2015
Taking the temperature of the independent legal market - RESEARCH
The series and is based on interviews with 118 independent lawyers and more than 500 private clients across England.
04/20/2015
Larry Fink Thinks ‘The Market Is Wrong’ on Greece
There was a sense by Friday morning that the coming weekend would prove decisive in a crisis that has been in the making so long one forgets when it wasn’t
04/20/2015
Asking prices reach record highs in London’s property market
The price of homes coming to market in London has reached an all-time high
04/20/2015
£12.8 billion to be sent through digital banking by 2020
Banks must be prepared to meet the 24/7 needs of digital banking customers
04/20/2015
What GS, JPM, MS, BAC and C say about your banking job in 2015
So, you want to work for a US investment bank? Or, you already work for a US investment bank and want to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.
04/19/2015
Best-paid fund management chief executives revealed
An ocean divides the offices of the chief executives at the biggest asset management houses in New York and London but a gulf, it seems, divides their pay.