04/04/2014
Economic upswing vs. geopolitics
Economic recovery despite geopolitical tensions
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/03/2014
T3 Online unveils new offshore investment management platform
For brokerages to successfully meet such impending reforms, embracing the need for better technology in the way of an online platform is essential.
04/03/2014
Recent risks a reminder of the dangers of complacency - and overheating signals in the tech space - Rothschild Market Perspective
Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.
04/03/2014
Europe's share Of Wealth Has Grown
Europe now accounts for 29% of the world's largest fortunes, up two percentage points in 25 years, and emerging Europe accounts for 42% of the continent's fortunes.
04/02/2014
More Than Half Believe Wealthy Starts at £10m or More: 'Millionaire' is a Dated Term as 'Celebrity' Wealth Skews Perceptions; Today, it's More About Being a 'Tenmillionaire'
In contrast to previous decades when the term 'millionaire' indicated significant personal wealth, it is clear that our perceptions of what it means to be wealthy have changed.
04/01/2014
Spring rebound? by St. James’s Place
The developed world’s major stock exchanges have been unable to sustain the advances of 2013 over the first quarter of the year
03/31/2014
Don't be April Fooled by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The UK consumer is a powerful part of the UK economy.
03/31/2014
Property Taxes – Over extended? by Baker Tilly
Last week’s Budget introduced three phased changes for properties bought by a company or an arrangement that includes a company.
03/31/2014
Barclays Showdown With Investors Looms as Jenkins Targets Recede
Antony Jenkins replaced Robert Diamond as Barclays Plc chief executive officer 19 months ago, pledging to control costs at the investment bank and boost returns.
03/31/2014
Barclays report reveals surge in growth at Midland firms
Paul Keiser, regional director of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in the Midlands, said: “The findings in this edition of the Entrepreneurs Index confirm that the economic recovery in the Midlands is gathering pace.
03/31/2014
Investment Strategy for 2014 by Guy Wagner, chief investment officer, Banque de Luxembourg
The core aspects of our investment strategy for 2014 have seen little change in the first few months of the year.
03/31/2014
Our Risk Outlook 2014 - FCA
View our video to find out more about how we assess risk and why.
03/31/2014
Economics - No pain no gain for eurozone banks - Couuts
Financial fragmentation remains a problem in the eurozone – Spanish businesses face borrowing costs close to 5% while French counterparts can borrow at 2%.
03/31/2014
Asset managers report improving business conditions
Asset management business continued to improve in the opening three months of 2014 with optimism growing for the ninth consecutive quarter
03/31/2014
Carmignac's brand value falls in selector survey
The Paris-based manager, famous for products such as its Patrimoine fund, fell from second last year to seventh in this year's Fund Brand 50 report, which is based on interviews with 920 fund selectors.
03/27/2014
Regulation Again Tops List of Asset Manager Concerns
Regulatory change projects are the main priority for 93% of asset managers polled by investment consultancy Investit at a conference in London.
03/27/2014
Global Markets Overview - March 2014 - Towers Watson
No discernible overall trend in global asset markets.
03/27/2014
Bank of Cyprus CEO says ‘bad bank’ plan “too early”
Plans to split Bank of Cyprus into a ‘good bank’ with core operations and a ‘bad bank’ with all its liabilities, as suggested by advisors HSBC, are not a priority, with the main issue at present being the restructure of the island&
03/26/2014
Sovereign funds wary of hidden emerging market exposure: Templeton
Sovereign wealth funds see emerging market turbulence as a long term buying opportunity, but are wary of excessive exposure via some of their Western holdings such as luxury goods makers
03/26/2014
Global investor confidence drops in March, index says
Global investor confidence fell by 2.5 points in March to 120.2 with the decrease primarily driven by European institutional investors