03/20/2015
Grant Thornton wins award for best leadership development programme
Managing Partners' Forum recognises Grant Thornton's Advanced Manager Programme which allows Grant Thornton people to unlock their potential for growth
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/19/2015
The Magic of Mincome by Toby Birch
No matter how you stack the numbers, they simply do not add up. It is time to re-visit some radical experiments from the past but first we must examine the barriers.
03/19/2015
Coutts: Investors hungrier for risk
With bond yields hitting new depths, global market movements point to growing hunger for risk among investors.
03/18/2015
The only people banks are hiring now
Every bank who’s any bank is hiring compliance staff, and experienced junior M&A staff are rarer than unicorns with fuchsia horns.
03/18/2015
Emerging market debt approaches turning point - Schroders
James Barrineau, Co-Head of Emerging Market Debt Relative, comments on how the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) announcement could mark an inflection point for emerging market debt:
03/18/2015
I am Blind by Tim Price
“Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.” - Edwin Land.
03/17/2015
Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers
Last week, dispersion in equities returned with a vengeance.
03/17/2015
Investors hungry for risk as yields hit rock bottom - Coutts
With bond yields hitting rock bottom, moves across global markets suggest investors are growing hungrier for risk.
03/17/2015
Regulation is a top priority for investment management community - Swift research
The survey was conducted in the spring and summer of 2014 with six of the ten largest investment management firms
03/17/2015
80% of banks to replace core systems “within five years”
Four out of five banks believe they will have to replace their core banking system in the next three to five years
03/17/2015
The tech helping investors ignore their emotions
However, a new wave of tech start-ups say they can redress the balance
03/16/2015
Beware the Ides odf March - Really? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Julius Caesar ignored the warning of the Ides of March and was assassinated later that day. So what has that got to do with investment?
03/16/2015
A Greek Tragedy for Modern Times: Tsipras Bound by Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG
EFG’s Chief Economist, Daniel Murray, performs an objective analysis of the situation and discusses the possible paths that Greece could follow.
03/16/2015
Vontobel Asset Management named Best EUR Corporate Bond Manager in Germany by Morningstar
The fund research company Morningstar named the Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield – as the best product in the "Best EUR Corporate Bond Fund" category.
03/16/2015
Crowdfund your own London property portfolio
A new initiative from Property Crowd will allow investors to hold a stake in a prime London property for a minimum investment of £5,000
03/15/2015
Let’s set the record straight on int’l accounts and banking
The findings revealed that 76 per cent of those surveyed believe people open bank accounts in Switzerland for “underhand reasons”, and just one in 10 consider it is done for “legitimate reasons
03/15/2015
Banks Lead Financial Services' Return To Stronger MBA Recruitment
There are signs of a return to more robust financial services recruitment six years after the crisis.
03/13/2015
Alternatives Looking Mainstream
Infrastructure comes out tops in poll of 56 European institutions
03/12/2015
Young people 'unlikely to attain wealth of parents' generation' – study
London School of Economics-led report says young people have suffered disproportionately big fall in earnings, despite being well qualified
03/12/2015
Hedge fund managers eagerly adapt to changing markets investors and products- RESEARCH
The hedge fund industry is transforming, with managers increasingly focused on customised products and solutions, new investors, and emerging markets.