02/05/2014
Legendary investor Sir John Templeton once said: "It is impossible to produce a superior performance unless you do something different from the majority." No one encapsulates this more than Richard Buxton, one of the most successful fund manager
02/05/2014
Global pension fund assets have now grown at over 6.7% on average per annum (in USD) since 2003.
02/05/2014
Tinker, Taper, Soldier ... Slide? by Neil Staines, Head of Trading and Execution, ECU
Does the equity market dig in and soldier on from its current level ... or slide further?
02/05/2014
Standard Life Investments have today issued a report with practical recommendations to stimulate change and build momentum for improvements to build on the success of the UK’s Stewardship Code and raise the bar from compliance to excellence.
02/04/2014
The revolutionary changes sweeping jurisdictions like the UK with their "Tesco law" changes have begun to radically alter the way in which law firms are structured and owned.
02/04/2014
The risk is most acute for six European banks BBVA, Erste Bank, HSBC, Santander, Standard Chartered, and UniCredit according to analysts.
02/04/2014
While there are undoubtedly strains in some emerging markets, to read the headlines would suggest there was a pending meltdown.
02/04/2014
Abu Dhabi investment fund Aabar has been approached to invest in the world’s oldest bank, Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena
02/03/2014
I have found it a very interesting contrast this year to last January. Then in 2013 the news was filled with dire warnings of doom and gloom, as the IMF and the OECD both pointed to lower figures
02/03/2014
Denmark's largest bank blacklists Israel's Hapoalim over settlement construction
In an announcement posted on its website, the bank stated that Bank Hapoalim was acting against the rules of international humanitarian law.
02/03/2014
The family office concept has been around for decades, but it is only in recent years that the industry has begun to expand at an impressive pace with new family offices opening every month and the value of assets increasing.
02/03/2014
When seeking solutions for structuring their wealth, Asian investors are fairly open to placing their assets in offshore locations. But there is a tendency for Asian clients – and advisers – to stick to what they know, and for this reason, the
02/03/2014
Lloyds Banking Group will this week set out ground-breaking commitments to elevate more women into senior jobs
01/31/2014
Relendex’s first effort to raise a loan of several million proved over-ambitious, and was unsuccessful. While there is no shortage of potential borrowers, the lenders are all types and want all manner of different terms and yields.
01/31/2014
Although social channels have become powerful and cost-effective tools for customer service, management may be in the wrong hands.
01/30/2014
More than 300 staff volunteered their bonus data to Emolument
01/30/2014
"The banks that embrace change and systematically transform themselves to become more customer-centric will achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace."
01/30/2014
The fourth quarter of 2013 can be characterised by the severe weight of money chasing a limited supply of product, which led to strong capital growth across all sectors and resulted in the IPD Monthly Index achieving its highest level since 2010.
01/29/2014
In 2014, the MINT countries will surpass the BRICSs in the world race for millionaires
01/29/2014
European Property Funds are Back on the Radar but Investor Sentiment is Mixed