07/15/2014
A new study, Financial Crisis Insights on Bank Performance Reporting, suggests that better reporting of risk, timely loan write-downs on balance sheets, and investor access to comparable reporting of information across jurisdictions, will improve transpar
07/14/2014
Bastille Day is a day for national celebration and pride, and of course the events that followed the original day led to the imprisonment of the head of state and his eventual decapitation.
07/14/2014
Cerulli Associates research finds multi-asset units will play a pivotal role in building bespoke strategies for Europe's discerning institutional clientele
07/14/2014
Competition forcing funds to scrabble for new territory
Intense competition among global fund managers is forcing them to invest in a broader range of instruments, products and geographical areas to squeeze out extra performance.
07/14/2014
The latest ‘Adviser Insight’ survey by Skandia has 963 responses from financial advisers in the UK.
07/11/2014
Baillie Gifford’s Rodger: Why we are positioned for a Widowmaker in the West
Everyone thinks rates are going to go up, but I am probably more of the view things could go the other way
07/10/2014
The index compares the expectations of investors with the actual data released by companies.
07/09/2014
The CIISF will be undertaking an in-depth review of the issues around cryptocurrencies
07/09/2014
UK Equity Income is the favoured UK sector for UK advisers
07/09/2014
Despite rapid growth in capital-raising over the past two decades, emerging country capital markets remain underdeveloped
07/09/2014
"Without a transfer of money from the 20% back into the 80%, we will face a decade of 'Japanisation'.
07/09/2014
I read with interest that Crispin Odey has totally flattened his “book” in recent weeks in anticipation of rocky times for global asset markets; he is considered a predictive genius.
07/09/2014
A survey conducted by Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that only 6% of respondents believe the costs of Solvency II are 'reasonable'. By contrast, the survey finds that more than three quarters (76%) of respondents consider the costs of Solvency
07/08/2014
The research surveyed stakeholders in family businesses with a 2012 turnover and family net worth in excess of US$100 million, as well as stakeholders in non-family businesses with a 2012 turnover and individual net worth in excess of US$25 million.
07/08/2014
Price of Luxury Livinfg Falls For Wealthy Londoners
Beluga caviar, cigars and fine dining are among the luxury goods and services that became more affordable for wealthy Londoners over the last year
07/08/2014
Research conducted by leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that the UK's top retail banks are responding positively to the challenge of delivering improved customer experiences.
07/08/2014
It also highlights Santander’s Max 50% Shares fund and the Old Mutual Voyager Diversified fund, both of which use several of their own funds.
07/08/2014
Investors worldwide are at an impasse on reaching their financial goals, relying on little more than gut instinct as a guide to investing success despite admitted lack of investment knowledge, according to a recent survey from Natixis Global Asset Managem
07/07/2014
US Corporate War Chest by Justin Urquhart Stewart
One of the features of the US recovery from the financial crisis has been the growth in the cash piles amongst many of the corporates.
07/07/2014
“Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.” - Ben Graham.