05/29/2013
The Guernsey Experiment
Moneyweek published an article earlier this year entitled The End of Britain, making the case for an imminent debt-driven downturn.
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/29/2013
Tax Freedom Day – what will you do with yours?
It’s our favourite day of the year – and it’s a double celebration as Tax Free Day is 65 years old in 2013.
05/28/2013
QE to keep supporting shares - Coutts
QE to keep supporting shares
05/28/2013
Global institutional investor allocations to infrastructure and real estate to rise
Institutional investors are most likely to continue to increase allocations to alternative asset classes, especially direct infrastructure, private equity and listed real estate, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor Report released today.
05/28/2013
Big Hedge Fund vs. Small Hedge Fund
Why the disconnect?
05/28/2013
Modest cheer from the Bank but more gloom from the Eurozone - Arbuthnot
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the Bank’s latest forecasts, the IMF’s recent visit to the UK and the latest GDP data from the Eurozone.
05/28/2013
Schroders Thought Leadership Live underpins the Small Rotation theory
At Schroders first Thought Leadership Live interactive debate hosted in London, a panel of senior investors and experts explored the much-vaunted theory of the ‘Great Rotation’.
05/27/2013
Austerity fails to dent charitable giving
Wealthiest Brits are giving more, not less to charity.
05/26/2013
Does Behavioral Investing Make Sense Anymore?
Value investing has faced a crisis of confidence after five tough years.
05/26/2013
When Little is Large
Despite the best efforts of some of our media, the ability for that hardy legion, the smaller to medium sized UK businesses, to retain its poise has been remarkable.
05/26/2013
Liquid Insight: Carney’s swan song
In what shape will incoming Governor Stephen Poloz find the Canadian economy?
05/23/2013
Ten IT-enabled business trends for the decade ahead
The pace of technology change, innovation, and business adoption since then has been stunning.
05/23/2013
The Bundesliga and Sky Deutschland - 1 / The English Premier League and BSKYB - 0
Whilst a German club is certain to win at Wembley on Saturday; Sky winning in Germany could be a better bet.
05/22/2013
In the tax avoidance debate, actions speak louder than words
Further argument shows no sign of moving the debate towards a conclusion. However, some actions speak louder than words.
05/22/2013
The Tier 1 investor visa: a significant opportunity for wealth managers with the right expertise
London & Capital capture c6% share of Tier 1 investor visa market in first six months
05/21/2013
Aon Hewitt Analysis Shows Modest Improvement in Global Employee Engagement Levels
Career Opportunities, Organization Reputation and Pay are Top Engagement Drivers in 2012
05/21/2013
Signia of the times
Passion both for making money for her clients and running her family’s wine interests in Bordeaux and South Africa, and belief in integrity, taking a punt and following dreams.
05/20/2013
European Asset Allocation survey
LDI strategies and alternatives in focus as migration from equities continues
05/19/2013
“Too big to fail” cannot be “too big to tax”
HMRC will be breathing a huge sigh of relief that the judicial review of the Goldman Sachs tax settlement confirmed that the deal was lawful. With both HMRC and UK Uncut claiming victory, we ask what happens next for big business, the taxman and the Gover
05/19/2013
How many mobile handsets must a human have?!
A stray news item piqued my interest a few days ago, one statistic stood out among the hundreds hurled daily at us by the new, old and adolescent media formats.