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The anti-gold bandwagon is getting more and more crowded

The article argues that the 2011 peak of $1921 was the top, and that now the run of the cult metal is coming to an end.

S&P report sees Gulf banks replacing European banks as major acquirers in Middle East And North Africa

As acquirers in MENA, Gulf banks are taking the place of European banks that are shoring up their balance sheets in the aftermath of the financial and sovereign crises.

Ethics at Barclays Went Into the Shredder

There are two ways to look at the news that Antony Jenkins, the chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, will turn down his $1.6 million bonus this year.

View from Psigma - Currently Markets are like Crystal, and break easily

We currently believe that the global economy has started a cyclical improvement and confidence is generally improving, meaning that we should have a higher tolerance for equities.

FX update from J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Since the creation of the OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions) the marked fall in peripheral yields suggests that the risk the euro area posed to the global economy has decreased.

Schroders: Currency Wars - comment by Keith Wade and Clive Dennis

The New Year has seen a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff in the US, an easing of bank regulations and the adoption of a more aggressive inflation target in Japan. Policymakers have continued where they left off in 2012: prioritising growth and dampening vol

Coutts Wealth Watch: Bullish overtones for European equities

European fourth-quarter earnings are set to disappoint but we expect the pace of earnings downgrades to slow in 2013. Earnings could even turn positive given most of the bad news

Offshore trusts – no consultation, no explanation and now retrospective taxation… by Gary Heynes

HMRC has suddenly – and very quietly - announced changes to offshore trusts. But these changes will mean that many people will suddenly find themselves in a taxable position with no consultation, no explanation for the change, and no opportunity to

Over USD1.1 trillion in HNW AUM changes hands in 2008-2012 through M&A as global valuation averages have halved

M&A has long been considered an enabler to jump start growth at wealth management firms across the globe.

Every Hedge Fund Manager In The World Is Probably Mad At George Soros Right Now

Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.

“Britain in a bind” by Tristan Hanson, Ashburton

Ashburton’s head of Asset Allocation, Tristan Hanson gives his views on UK’s current economic performance and its effect on sterling:

Wealth managers have taken on bad habits

Financial advisers come in for a lot of stick these days. So do fund managers.

UBS Chairman proposes industry-wide settlement over Libor

UBS Chairman Axel Weber raised the possibility of an industry-wide settlement for the rest of the banks involved in the Libor rate fixing scandal at a meeting of top bankers in Davos, sources familiar with the matter said.

New Atmospherics? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

There has definitely been a change in the air, and I am not talking about that strange pong emanating from that French company plant near Rouen or those noxious niffs floating around the gloomy tunnels of the London Underground.

Global trends in the fee-for-service model in wealth management

The new trend is towards a fee for service model.

European Fixed Income Fund Managers Foresee Deepening Eurozone Recession - RESEARCH

European fixed income fund managers believe that the recession in the Eurozone will deepen in 2013, says S&P Capital IQ’s Fund Research in its latest sector trends paper, available at www.marketscope.com.

Coutts Wealth Watch: News rules give commerical property boost

Making the office your home

Barclays Wealth: Little More Than A Boiler Room?

The cover up is often worse than the crime.

Another crackdown on tax evasion – but could CDF be the answer? by Mike Down

The Crown Prosecution Service has announced it will dramatically increase the number of tax evasion cases it takes on over the next two years.

The Perils of Fashion Fads and Tank Tops by Justin Urquhart Stewart

When it comes to watching asset classes year by year it is always amusing to see how this year’s hot tip can so easily become next year’s embarrassment.

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