02/03/2014
I have found it a very interesting contrast this year to last January. Then in 2013 the news was filled with dire warnings of doom and gloom, as the IMF and the OECD both pointed to lower figures
02/03/2014
Denmark's largest bank blacklists Israel's Hapoalim over settlement construction
In an announcement posted on its website, the bank stated that Bank Hapoalim was acting against the rules of international humanitarian law.
02/03/2014
The family office concept has been around for decades, but it is only in recent years that the industry has begun to expand at an impressive pace with new family offices opening every month and the value of assets increasing.
02/03/2014
When seeking solutions for structuring their wealth, Asian investors are fairly open to placing their assets in offshore locations. But there is a tendency for Asian clients – and advisers – to stick to what they know, and for this reason, the
02/03/2014
Lloyds Banking Group will this week set out ground-breaking commitments to elevate more women into senior jobs
01/31/2014
Relendex’s first effort to raise a loan of several million proved over-ambitious, and was unsuccessful. While there is no shortage of potential borrowers, the lenders are all types and want all manner of different terms and yields.
01/31/2014
Although social channels have become powerful and cost-effective tools for customer service, management may be in the wrong hands.
01/30/2014
More than 300 staff volunteered their bonus data to Emolument
01/30/2014
"The banks that embrace change and systematically transform themselves to become more customer-centric will achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace."
01/30/2014
The fourth quarter of 2013 can be characterised by the severe weight of money chasing a limited supply of product, which led to strong capital growth across all sectors and resulted in the IPD Monthly Index achieving its highest level since 2010.
01/29/2014
In 2014, the MINT countries will surpass the BRICSs in the world race for millionaires
01/29/2014
European Property Funds are Back on the Radar but Investor Sentiment is Mixed
01/29/2014
Asset owners are increasingly transforming their governance arrangements to deal with investing in today’s fast-moving environment
01/29/2014
Europe will unveil a blueprint to challenge the power of big banks on Wednesday but critics believe it will change little as it does not strictly separate multi-billion-euro market bets from savers’ money.
01/28/2014
Discussions with HMRC reveal key issues
01/28/2014
Make no mistake, the recovery of the UK economy is not a flash in the pan.
01/28/2014
"It is your concern when your neighbours wall is on fire” - Horace
01/27/2014
Good in theory - poor in execution
01/27/2014
So farewell then, forward guidance. We barely knew you. We were never fans of this policy and said as much. Here, for example, is what we wrote in ‘The Spectator’ last October:
01/27/2014
It was like the 1980s and the fictional world of Gordon Gekko all over again.