05/25/2016
As long as indices such as the CPI fail to accurately capture the effects of changing consumer preferences and technological advances, they are likely to overstate inflation.
05/24/2016
Segmentation. That wonderful human instinct of categorising, stratifying and ordering the world in ways that makes sense. But to whom does it make sense and why is it important (if at all)?
05/24/2016
The report highlights that female participation in business angels is still extremely low, with women accounting for just 8% of investors.
05/24/2016
From the findings, customers are happy to switch if they find better offerings demonstrating that playing it safe is the riskiest strategy of all.
05/24/2016
In my last article I covered the growth of early viruses. In this article I’ll cover more recent viruses and the steps you should take to protect yourself from falling victim.
05/24/2016
The Netherlands is a top EU tax haven - RESEARCH
The Netherlands is a top EU tax haven for corporations, an Oxfam analysis of European Commission data shows.
05/24/2016
For the 12 banks as a whole, the Investment Banking division saw a 25 percent drop in revenues to $7.8 billion in the first quarter from the same period last year
05/24/2016
On alert
05/24/2016
This points to favouring a good business, with opportunity to deploy the cash it generates. A contrarian approach can help identify good entry points to buy these types of shares.
05/24/2016
The draw for SWFs, increasingly facing calls from governments to help fund budget deficits, is simply the yield that private debt offers.
05/24/2016
The report concludes that the platforms "will not be significant players in terms of overall volume or share."
05/24/2016
Banks have faced a welter of new regulation since the financial crisis, burdening them with new costs and making them more cautious. Lenders have also been fined hefty sums for breaching anti money-laundering rules.
05/23/2016
It’s said that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella weren’t particularly impressed when Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage to America and presented the royal couple with this strange new ‘cacao’ bean.
05/23/2016
The brokerage blamed the problems affecting the sector on listed hedge funds’ reputation for high fees, poor performance and limited transparency.
05/23/2016
As more common people become first-time buyers of gold coins, counterfeiters have invested in sophisticated means to fool them with fakes.
05/23/2016
Over 72,000 payments made every minute in the UK last year
05/23/2016
The Paris Agreement has provided a major incentive for carbon intensive companies to assess and report on the risks and opportunities facing their organisations as a result of climate change. Investors like Rathbone Greenbank are now bringing the realitie
05/23/2016
Value investing works. Buy bargains.” - Seth Klarman
05/23/2016
Asset managers, including a cohort of UK managers, are also looking into employing the technology to trade directly with each other, cutting out traditional middlemen such as brokers and bringing their costs down in the process.
05/23/2016
Athens is at another pinch point.