02/11/2013
The AIFMD and its Impact on US Fund Managers - Withers
The aim of the AIFMD is to introduce a harmonized regulatory framework across the EU for EU-established AIFMs and to regulate the marketing of AlFs within the EU.
02/11/2013
This month, alongside our usual economic and market reviews, we cover four topics.
02/11/2013
Standard Life Investments suggests that it is much harder for countries to make the transition from emerging to developed economies than was previously commonly thought.
02/10/2013
Shocking figures reveal the growth in UK's wealth gap
Inequality has grown sharply over the past 15 years
02/10/2013
Can a fund get too large for its fund manager to handle?
02/10/2013
The $98.5 billion takeover of ABN proved to be a disastrously mis-timed acquisition, defining the M&A peak of the credit bubble in 2007.
02/10/2013
Personality is crucial in attracting customers
02/10/2013
The Chinese Snake needs to wisely manage a rapidly changing world by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It’s going to be a delicate new year for the Chinese authorities and they may well need all the guile of “the water snake” to see them through it.
02/10/2013
Three regulatory deficiencies were leading contributing causes of the financial crisis
02/10/2013
Timely indicators have been brightening up, painting a picture of strengthening global investment spending in the short term.
02/07/2013
"We have good reason to view the prospects for our Scandinavia Portfolio with optimism."
02/07/2013
Krawcheck said that the problem was not being addressed
02/06/2013
The spectre of political risk has returned to European bond markets as scandal embroils the Spanish government and anti-reform sentiment grows in Italy.
02/06/2013
Harrison's move to Schroders sparks succession speculation
But the advent of an experienced executive in a senior role at Schroders, shortly after chief executive Michael Dobson passed his 11th anniversary in the job in October, has sparked talk about succession.
02/06/2013
HMRC has said it will be spending February looking to identify more people whose income and wealth does not match – and they’ve got some snazzy new technology to help them too….
02/05/2013
The worsening position of Greek households is also reflected in negative net deposit flows. In the first nine months of 2012 these increased a further 40 percent compared to the position in the previous year.
02/04/2013
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world”, said George Bernard Shaw.
02/04/2013
Investor sentiment improved somewhat during the final quarter of 2012, in response to better economic data trends in the US and China, and a view that central bank actions had reduced downside tail risks.
02/04/2013
The Select range is made up of around 50 funds from leading fund groups
02/04/2013
Recent euro strength should also reverse in coming months as economic and political headwinds re-emerge. This suggests moderate dollar gains as the US outlook improves.