07/17/2014
MRC wins another battle in its war against tax avoidance by George Bull, Baker Tilly
After weeks of speculation in the press, HMRC today published a list identifying more than 800 schemes it believes were deliberately set up to avoid tax.
07/17/2014
UBS is nearly two years into a plan to cut back on riskier debt trading activities and put its private banking arm at the heart of its strategy, a move it says will drive returns for shareholders.
07/17/2014
Global Assets Under Management Hit a Record $68.7 Trillion and Profits Surge to $93 Billion, Yet There Is Little Room for Complacency, Annual BCG Study Finds
07/17/2014
Aberdeen Asset Management has been accredited as a living wage employer.
07/17/2014
Over 1,000 high net worth users of the website findawealthmanager.com were surveyed on a quarterly basis during the 18 months ending June.
07/17/2014
Comprehensive overview of the key legal and fiscal requirements and implications of cross-border mergers, including timelines for cross-border mergers in 19 European countries
07/16/2014
The Islamic financial industry is flourishing
07/16/2014
The 2014 Survey represents the views of over 360 investment professionals from 27 countries, making it the most extensive assessment of socially responsible investing (SRI) in the European investment community
07/16/2014
Spain will overtake Ireland as place to buy riskier property, says report
07/16/2014
The softening in fees that was a function of the post-crisis world has reached some kind of a plateau
07/15/2014
The global wealth-management industry delivered a few surprises in 2013. Excellent growth did not always translate into higher profits.
07/15/2014
As European consumers move online, retail banks will have to follow. The problem is that most banks aren’t ready.
07/15/2014
Next 6-12 months provide ideal window of opportunity for further transformational deals
07/15/2014
A net 61 percent of global asset allocators are now overweight equities. This ranks as the survey's highest reading on this measure since early 2011 and represents the panel's second-strongest response ever.
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