11/18/2013
Andy Brunner, investment strategist at Morningstar OBSR, believes developed economies will contribute the largest year-on-year increase to global growth in 2014:
11/18/2013
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.
11/17/2013
A week in New York is an invigorating experience with an opportunity to breathe deeply the strength of positive and creative thinking.
11/17/2013
October 2013 BlackRock ETP Landscape Report
11/17/2013
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.
11/17/2013
Emerging market debt: is there more pain to come?
11/16/2013
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
11/16/2013
Recent data continue to point to signs of an improving recovery in the UK
11/14/2013
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.
11/14/2013
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.
11/14/2013
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading” - Lao Tzu
11/14/2013
When the First World War broke out, an interesting meeting took place in the City to assess its implications.
11/13/2013
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…
11/13/2013
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.
11/13/2013
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.
11/13/2013
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.
11/11/2013
The proportion of larger donations increased. With more than half (56%) of all million pound gifts being worth £2m+
11/11/2013
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.
11/11/2013
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.
11/10/2013
Home truths from abroad by Tim Price
“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”