01/15/2014
Super-rich shaping world property market
Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009.
01/15/2014
Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009.
01/15/2014
Developed Market Strength Persists The once much-feared “Fed taper” triggered strong and broad gains in developed equity markets – the US economy is finally seen as robust enough to eventually continue to grow even without its monetary
01/15/2014
Having maintained world growth at acceptable levels throughout the current crisis, emerging Asia will become the world’s primary weak spot in 2014.
01/14/2014
Regulatory changes should allow Greek banks to increase CT1 ratio prior to the release of the Blackrock review results.
01/14/2014
ECU's Investment Blog - Shaky Legs and Hidden Strength! - Neil Staines
01/13/2014
Recruiter Astbury Marsden found 1,336 new jobs in December, up 67 per cent on the same month of 2012.
01/13/2014
The typical way to get out of debt problems in the past was not to grow your way out, but instead by default or inflation….be warned.
01/13/2014
The findings suggest there is an opportunity for financial advisers to help investors consolidate their assets or pool savings within a family to get the most out of their investments.
01/12/2014
The bank, 80 per cent owned by the taxpayer following its 2008 bailout, is expected to revamp its pay policies after the European Union imposed a cap on banker bonuses.
01/09/2014
One year on from the RDR and 11 months in his present role, Conway says he is not surprised that the doomsday prediction of advisers deserting the industry en masse failed to materialise.
01/07/2014
Warren Buffett, ‘How inflation swindles the equity investor’, May 1977.
01/06/2014
Furthermore, just 12 per cent of respondents believe that regulators fully understand how the financial crisis happened in the first place.
01/06/2014
The residents of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf are preparing themselves for what, for many, could be the first sizeable bonuses since the start of the crisis.
01/06/2014
Asset managers should be adopting a simple New Year’s resolution for 2014. Speak up.
01/06/2014
Still plenty of reasons to hold gold
01/06/2014
Now that the New Year is here, we can look with hindsight at a festive stockmarket phenomenon: the so-called 'Santa Claus Rally'.
01/06/2014
More than a third (35%) of global financial services professionals working in banks, asset management and hedge funds believe that executives should be held criminally liable for the actions of staff.
01/06/2014
Alliance Trust Savings last week announced it would be increasing its fees by up to 87 per cent from February. Its pricing revisions included some dealing discounts for long-term customers.
01/02/2014
Gold had a tumultuous run in 2013 but don't expect any respite in the new year
01/02/2014
Bridging the Gap