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No ‘sunny haven’ in the Channel Islands

Vince Cable has been back in the press this week referring to offshore jurisdictions as ‘sunny places for shady people’.

Witch Hunt of the Wealthy

Before we embark on another round of the blame game, we should take stock and question the logic of a witch-hunt on the wealthy. It is usually the Witch Finders who have most to hide and stir up the wrath of the mob to disguise their own failings.

Outlook for the global financial markets in the second half of 2013 - Julius Baer

Central banks' flood of money forcing investors into riskier investments and long-term trends

The do-or-die questions boards should ask about technology

Board members should raise nine critical questions when discussing technology strategy with IT and business managers.

How about making RBS into the Royal Bank of Canada?

A hedge fund manager has been photographed walking into Downing Street with plans to try to make Royal Bank of Scotland safer and “more Canadian”.

Gold looks like the ultimate high risk, low reward investment", says Argonaut

With confidence in its antithesis the US dollar returning and the debate over Fed QE shifting to the timing of less rather than of more, the $240/oz question is ‘who needs gold now’?

Valuing data on balance sheets vital for European businesses, economies

SAS, Cebr study: To reflect true value of big data and analytics, European businesses need new accounting practices

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

Taper relief

The G8 summit is a real chance to clean up the mess that is international tax law

Public faith in tax system has been seriously dented by the actions of a few top companies

The warning from minor tremors

The past few weeks have seen markets react to apparently even the slightest hint that their current stimulant of choice might just start to be restricted in its supply in the USA.

The Bank of Mum and Dad is going bust

The house prices generation gap means the Bank of Gran and Grandad is good for £1trillion

Austerity has not been abandoned in the Eurozone: merely prolonged

Concerning public sector deficits, six countries were allowed to delay hitting the 3% of GDP target

Rolling back the contagion clock

The current degree of EM sensitivity to US financial stress is aligned with other post-crisis stress episodes. While changing perceptions of Fed policy and soft

Top women earn more than men

Women who make it to the top job earn more then their male counterparts, a study has found.

What if Britain had joined the euro?

The five tests were arguably Gordon Brown's greatest triumph, for by applying disciplined economic analysis to the issue of whether Britain was ready for the euro,

Barclays is the least trusted bank in Britain - RESEARCH

Nearly one in five consumers say Barclays is the financial provider they trust the least

Is there a big hole in HMRC’s tax gap figures?

A recent, influential report suggests that the shadow economy is costing the UK Exchequer at least £60bn a year – more than six times the cost of the Olympics.

Investors reassessing asset allocations

Speculation that the US Federal Reserve may tighten its quantitative easing policy has caused investors to reassess their asset allocations.

LGT Group Market comment: A Welcome Normalization

Equities appear stuck in consolidation, and some investors fear rising long-term interest rates put the bull market at risk.

Liz Forgan: The City's wealth is not reaching the arts

Forgan talks passionately but realistically about the arts in a broader perspective.

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