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The Magic of Mincome by Toby Birch

No matter how you stack the numbers, they simply do not add up. It is time to re-visit some radical experiments from the past but first we must examine the barriers.

Coutts: Investors hungrier for risk

With bond yields hitting new depths, global market movements point to growing hunger for risk among investors.

The only people banks are hiring now

Every bank who’s any bank is hiring compliance staff, and experienced junior M&A staff are rarer than unicorns with fuchsia horns.

Emerging market debt approaches turning point - Schroders

James Barrineau, Co-Head of Emerging Market Debt Relative, comments on how the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) announcement could mark an inflection point for emerging market debt:

I am Blind by Tim Price

“Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.” - Edwin Land.

Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers

Last week, dispersion in equities returned with a vengeance.

Investors hungry for risk as yields hit rock bottom - Coutts

With bond yields hitting rock bottom, moves across global markets suggest investors are growing hungrier for risk.

Regulation is a top priority for investment management community - Swift research

The survey was conducted in the spring and summer of 2014 with six of the ten largest investment management firms

80% of banks to replace core systems “within five years”

Four out of five banks believe they will have to replace their core banking system in the next three to five years

The tech helping investors ignore their emotions

However, a new wave of tech start-ups say they can redress the balance

Beware the Ides odf March - Really? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Julius Caesar ignored the warning of the Ides of March and was assassinated later that day. So what has that got to do with investment?

A Greek Tragedy for Modern Times: Tsipras Bound by Daniel Murray, Chief Economist, EFG

EFG’s Chief Economist, Daniel Murray, performs an objective analysis of the situation and discusses the possible paths that Greece could follow.

Vontobel Asset Management named Best EUR Corporate Bond Manager in Germany by Morningstar

The fund research company Morningstar named the Vontobel Fund – EUR Corporate Bond Mid Yield – as the best product in the "Best EUR Corporate Bond Fund" category.

Crowdfund your own London property portfolio

A new initiative from Property Crowd will allow investors to hold a stake in a prime London property for a minimum investment of £5,000

Let’s set the record straight on int’l accounts and banking

The findings revealed that 76 per cent of those surveyed believe people open bank accounts in Switzerland for “underhand reasons”, and just one in 10 consider it is done for “legitimate reasons

Banks Lead Financial Services' Return To Stronger MBA Recruitment

There are signs of a return to more robust financial services recruitment six years after the crisis.

Alternatives Looking Mainstream

Infrastructure comes out tops in poll of 56 European institutions

Young people 'unlikely to attain wealth of parents' generation' – study

London School of Economics-led report says young people have suffered disproportionately big fall in earnings, despite being well qualified

Hedge fund managers eagerly adapt to changing markets investors and products- RESEARCH

The hedge fund industry is transforming, with managers increasingly focused on customised products and solutions, new investors, and emerging markets.

Outcome of the WMA Strategic Review Announced

Following the announcement of a strategic review at the Wealth Management Association’s Annual Conference, CEO Liz Field has been undertaking an extensive programme of meetings with WMA member firms around the country to discuss the challenges and o

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