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Value investing by Tim Price

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge ?

Trains, Trade & Ore by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It was interesting to hear the French moaning about their trains for a change.

Beef, (Horse) or Salmon? Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners

On the reasons he is invested in salmon, and the reasons the price of salmon will remain elevated

Positive Signs Resonate Worldwide in Early 2013 -RESEARCH

U.S. housing sales, retail sales and job numbers strengthening - Germany, Italy and Spain showing signs of economic improvement - Growth in China expected to exceed 7.5 per cent in 2013 - Canadian investors seeing better returns on equities

Coutts Wealth Watch - Currency weakness is a sign of strength

Currencies down = stock markets up

Value of money falls by two-thirds over the past 30 years - RESEARCH

£1 million in 1982 would provide the same spending power as £3 million today.

Global Businesses Look to 2013 with Renewed Confidence - FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting found that 77% of respondents are optimistic

Why HMRC could find itself out on the street trying to avoid the tax avoiders

And finally…. by George Bull

Coutts Wealth Watch - Sterling to take a further pounding

Sterling’s sharp fall has outstripped our bearish forecast for the year. And with UK policymakers indicating support for further weakness, we now see the pound falling further, to $1.48 by year end.

European Fixed Income Back to normal or back to stress? - Pioneer Investments

In our opinion the major risk right now for peripheral countries is political. We believe that the current increase in peripheral spreads is temporary and that the trend towards a normalization of financial conditions and structural reforms in the periph

Libor setting 'still not clean' despite scandal

He suggested that the rate was often "completely made up"

Financial crisis just a 'blip' for bankers

The financial crisis has been “little more than a blip” for London bankers who were being paid more three years after it hit than before and were more likely to be employed than other workers, a report has found.

Retirement: a reality check - Simon Williams, Group Head of Wealth Management, HSBC

Many people are still not saving enough for old age

Threadneedle: Economic and market update from CIO, Mark Burgess

We start 2013 with a slightly more optimistic outlook for the global economy than we had towards the end of last year.

Corporate bonus pools in financial services expected to be relatively flat - RESEARCH

20% of banks had recouped ‘deferred bonuses’ in 2012

Mansion Tax - A silly way to tax wealth

Taxing property unlikely to yield much success says one commentator.

Optimistic Outlook Among Fund Managers for 2013, Towers Watson Survey Finds

But risk of sovereign defaults lingers and concern about government intervention grows.

As bond markets are challenged, alternatives gain in attraction - HSBC Private Bank

Safe haven bonds have become more volatile and are likely to suffer from gradually rising yields this year.

ECU Group and SLJ Macro Partners announce new strategic joint venture

Currency overlay, often referred to as “hedging”, enables an organisation that has cross-border assets or liabilities that it deems risky or volatile to reduce or eradicate the currency risk generated by these exposures.

Offshore markets experience healthy uptick in M&A Activity to round off 2012

Appleby Reports Offshore M&A Activity for Q4 2012

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