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Investment Outlook: A good year by Teis Knuthsen, CIO, Saxo Private Bank

The past year has been an extraordinary investment year with exceptional returns on developed markets equities.

A world economy on the brink of fracture by Jeremy Warner

What will happen in 2014? The Chinese economy will slow; the price of oil will sink; Germany will slide into recession; the EU will remain intact and the internet will begin to Balkanise

Latvia joins the eurozone

Latvia's arrival in the eurozone is testament to the Baltic state's success at pushing through structural reform

Cofunds: 2014 Will be About What is ‘Worth Paying For’

Advisers and investors have unprecedented opportunity to influence price and service, platform says.

Coutts Insights - Think small in search for next tech stars

The thrill hasn’t gone from the technology sector, as Twitter’s recent stockmarket float proves. But technology investment faces an inherent challenge: its limited shelf life.

Ireland’s remarkable turnaround offers lessons

Country focused on finding ways out of the crisis and thus save the economy from total collapse

Even if Bitcoin fails, cryptocurrencies are here to stay

Is paper money headed for obsolescence, swept aside by the meteoric rise of Bitcoin?

This year has been challenging, says Standard Chartered finance chief Richard Meddings

Standard Chartered’s finance director talks about unfair levies, the different image of banking in the East and the charity that binds his group

Ex-RBS chief Hourican defends record despite Libor

Hourican, who headed the investment bank, cut its balance sheet by two-thirds and made 10,000 staff redundant following the taxpayer bail-out. Yesterday, he said: “I don’t expect any thanks.

Rothschild Market Perspective January 2014

Developed equities are the only asset class capable of delivering real returns in 2014

Index Winners and Losers for the Year & a 'PC' Christmas celebration by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Now to read the words of the wise

Schroders skipping no details with Cazenove

“People may have thought I was mad,” Mr. Harrison said. “(But) it was about every single person feeling comfortable.”

Russia ’98 Crisis Haunts Deutsche Bank’s Smith Seeing China Bust

China’s expansion is being fueled by soaring corporate borrowing

Bernanke bows out shunning Cold Turkey

Equity markets have experienced relief rallies on news of the Fed decision to wind down the asset buying programme by an initial $10bn dropping from $85bn per months to $75bn

EFG’s 2014 Outlook: Opportunities & Traps

Year-ahead assessments of where the world economy and financial markets are heading customarily start with the US. In 2014 the path of the US economy and policy appears, for once, fairly settled.

Terry Smith warns on liquidity risks of emerging market funds

In an interview for Money Observer TV marking Fundsmith Equity's third anniversary, Smith explains that he is worried that investors in emerging market funds could be caught in a 'liquidity trap' if there is a run on the asset class.

Investment behaviour drivers and the wealth management industry in 2014 - RBC Wealth Management

Few private investors were prepared for the equities markets doing so well or the fixed income markets performing so poorly in 2013.

Money Market Mayhem

Death by European regulation and monetary policy

Five Investment Tips For 2014: Coutts

Investors must step up the risk ladder to see gains, says the private bank.

Strong Global Economic Sentiment for 2014 - BofA Merrill Lynch

Investor Appetite for Japanese and European Stocks Steps Up

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