04/07/2014
Pope rules that Vatican bank can stay operative
The bank’s stated purpose is to manage funds for Roman Catholic orders of priests and nuns, charitable institutions and Vatican employees and retirees.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/07/2014
Central banks are incubating a crisis the IMF is disinclined to see
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has urged central banks to launch more QE, which has only succeeded in putting a rocket under asset prices
04/04/2014
The age of asset management? – Speech by Andrew Haldane
In a speech at the London Business School’s Asset Management Conference, Andrew Haldane discusses the risks posed by the asset management industry to financial stability, and the associated policy implications.
04/04/2014
Asset management: performance fees under spotlight
One of the most controversial aspects of fund management is performance fees - payments made in addition to management fees.
04/04/2014
Bank warns of trillion dollar asset management 'run' risk
The world's $87 trillion (£52 trillion) asset management industry is getting riskier and echoes some of the "too big to fail" risks already being addressed at banks
04/04/2014
Regulation Prompts Managers to Change Distribution Strategy
Managers allocate more resources to fund selectors to secure shelf space as competition intensifies in the wake of the Retail Distribution Review
04/04/2014
Europe: Make or Break by Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist and CIO for Saxo Bank
In every sense, this is Europe’s make or break quarter, Saxo Bank writes in its second quarterly insight for 2014.
04/04/2014
Economic upswing vs. geopolitics
Economic recovery despite geopolitical tensions
04/03/2014
T3 Online unveils new offshore investment management platform
For brokerages to successfully meet such impending reforms, embracing the need for better technology in the way of an online platform is essential.
04/03/2014
Recent risks a reminder of the dangers of complacency - and overheating signals in the tech space - Rothschild Market Perspective
Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.
04/03/2014
Europe's share Of Wealth Has Grown
Europe now accounts for 29% of the world's largest fortunes, up two percentage points in 25 years, and emerging Europe accounts for 42% of the continent's fortunes.
04/02/2014
More Than Half Believe Wealthy Starts at £10m or More: 'Millionaire' is a Dated Term as 'Celebrity' Wealth Skews Perceptions; Today, it's More About Being a 'Tenmillionaire'
In contrast to previous decades when the term 'millionaire' indicated significant personal wealth, it is clear that our perceptions of what it means to be wealthy have changed.
04/01/2014
Spring rebound? by St. James’s Place
The developed world’s major stock exchanges have been unable to sustain the advances of 2013 over the first quarter of the year
03/31/2014
Don't be April Fooled by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The UK consumer is a powerful part of the UK economy.
03/31/2014
Property Taxes – Over extended? by Baker Tilly
Last week’s Budget introduced three phased changes for properties bought by a company or an arrangement that includes a company.
03/31/2014
Barclays Showdown With Investors Looms as Jenkins Targets Recede
Antony Jenkins replaced Robert Diamond as Barclays Plc chief executive officer 19 months ago, pledging to control costs at the investment bank and boost returns.
03/31/2014
Barclays report reveals surge in growth at Midland firms
Paul Keiser, regional director of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in the Midlands, said: “The findings in this edition of the Entrepreneurs Index confirm that the economic recovery in the Midlands is gathering pace.
03/31/2014
Investment Strategy for 2014 by Guy Wagner, chief investment officer, Banque de Luxembourg
The core aspects of our investment strategy for 2014 have seen little change in the first few months of the year.
03/31/2014
Our Risk Outlook 2014 - FCA
View our video to find out more about how we assess risk and why.
03/31/2014
Economics - No pain no gain for eurozone banks - Couuts
Financial fragmentation remains a problem in the eurozone – Spanish businesses face borrowing costs close to 5% while French counterparts can borrow at 2%.