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St James's Place Weekly Market Bulletin

Global stock markets in the final months of 2013 look set to continue to move to expectations of central bank policies as further signs of recovery emerge across the advanced economies.

Some Financial Mutterings by Justin Urquhart Stewart

A week in New York is an invigorating experience with an opportunity to breathe deeply the strength of positive and creative thinking.

BlackRock Market Vision: Washington Drama Drives ETF Flows

October 2013 BlackRock ETP Landscape Report

France may be 'major pothole' in '14, says hedge fund star Hintze

CQS founder Michael Hintze, one of Europe's most influential hedge fund managers, has warned that France's struggling economy could present a "major pothole" for investors in 2014.

Multi-Asset Insights

Emerging market debt: is there more pain to come?

Here's the evidence that QE has harmed the UK economy

Pretty terrifying reading it makes too, hammering home the point that QE has been extremely beneficial to indebted governments and other borrowers, but on the whole very damaging to households, particularly elderly ones reliant on fixed income forms of sa

It’s time to look beyond traditional markets for sustainable world exports

Recent data continue to point to signs of an improving recovery in the UK

Standard Life launches study of successful adviser businesses

Standard Life today launches A Measure of Success, an in-depth study of best practice in market leading financial advice firms.

Coutts' commentary - Wealth Watch - Demand grows for physical gold

The latest quarterly report from the World Gold Council shows that demand for gold fell in the third-quarter, in large part due to redemptions of ETF holdings.

Less Yellen, More Prayin? - Neil Staines

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading” - Lao Tzu

Merchant banks no longer rule the City but their influence hasn’t gone

When the First World War broke out, an interesting meeting took place in the City to assess its implications.

The Christmas gift that keeps on giving (or taking) by David Wilson

We all love a bargain when we’re Christmas shopping, but be warned – additional tax costs could mean your bargain prezzie ends up with a price tag more Prada than Primark…

Competing on integrity by Martin Wheatley,FCA

Speech by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive of the FCA, at the CFA European Investment Conference. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.

Trust and confidence − ensuring firms’ ethics are built around their customers by Clive Adamson

Speech by Clive Adamson, Director of Supervision, at the Insurance Institute of London, London. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version.

Newton's Nick Clay happy with contrarian stance

Don’t believe the hype – we are not witnessing a fundamental change to the investment backdrop, according to Nick Clay, a member of the team managing the Newton Global Higher Income Fund.

Coutts Million Pound Donors Report: UK million pound donations rose 9% to £1.35bn in 2012

The proportion of larger donations increased. With more than half (56%) of all million pound gifts being worth £2m+

Bank Austria turns more upbeat on emerging Europe

Central and eastern Europe's biggest lender, Bank Austria, said business prospects were looking up in its core market, where an economic slump has weighed on demand for loans and triggered big writedowns for banks.

Old Mutual sells Skandia Poland to Vienna Insurance

The transaction is part of Old Mutual Wealth's commitment to simplify its operations in Europe and focus on a select number of core growth markets.

Home truths from abroad by Tim Price

“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”

Bitcoin: Teenage Truant Comes of Age

As part of our glacial evolution we are hard-wired to expect linear growth rates and peripatetic progression.

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