09/22/2013
There are times when the French seem to do a far better impersonation of Eeyore than we do
Depressed, lugubrious, and always assuming the worst; normally that is a good reflection of the British domestic attitude to life.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/22/2013
Revenge of the Nerds
Equity markets are showing the most promising prospects
09/22/2013
Five Years On: The New Regulators
The 2008 financial crisis sent shockwaves around the world, prompting the government to reconsider the way the financial industry is regulated.
09/19/2013
Tax avoidance – but who are the real goodies and baddies? by George Bull
The old days were great – you were either a goodie or a baddie – and that was it. Simple. But in the new world of tax, we just can’t work out who’s who any more…
09/19/2013
City Broker’s Ethical Investment Comments ‘Ill-Informed and Naive’
Comments made about the alleged poor performance of sustainable investment funds by a leading asset manager have been described as “ill-informed and naive” by the industry’s trade body.
09/17/2013
Advisers ready to test international investing again
More than half of financial advisers are ready to invest overseas
09/16/2013
Consumer Poll Punishes Scandal-Hit Bank Over PPI Mis-selling and Libor Fixing
We're obviously disappointed with the results of the Move Your Money survey," said a spokeswoman for Barclays
09/15/2013
Look out the Investment Bankers are back! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Good news - companies have been sitting on a lot of cash: bad news - they haven't been spending it.
09/15/2013
Bank Austria plays down emerging market concerns
UniCredit Bank Austria said its business was largely unaffected by market turmoil in Turkey and Slovenia as investors fled from high-yield assets in anticipation of the U.S. Federal Reserve scaling back its stimulus package.
09/12/2013
Five Years on From Lehman Brothers - Schroders
15th September 2013 marks the 5th anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
09/11/2013
A transatlantic view of the G20 meeting by George Bull
Is tax avoidance by multinational corporations a ‘soft’ issue or a ‘hard’ one?
09/10/2013
Five years after Lehman’s collapse, lack of customer confidence is biggest challenge facing banking sector, says CISI survey
A lack of customer confidence is the biggest challenge facing the banking sector, according to a survey carried out by the CISI, five years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
09/10/2013
Man Versus Machine by Standard Life Investment
In the latest edition of Global Horizons Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, examines how investors can use behavioural finance to improve their understanding of markets and enhance decision making.
09/09/2013
How important is the human face of fund managers?
These days the pages of the trade press are awash with stories about individual fund managers.
09/08/2013
UK on the up? And it’s St Leger Day by Justin Urquhart Stewart
As an investment rhyme it is about as reliable as trying to bet on the winner itself.
09/08/2013
At play with the risk market wolves by Tim Price
“We have to turn the page on the bubble-and-bust mentality that created this mess. - President Obama, weekly radio address, August 10, 2013.
09/08/2013
EMEA ratings movement continues to be dominated by Sovereign crisis, according to Aon Benfield study
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc today launches its annual Evolving Criteria report, which reviews the latest developments in rating agency protocol and impact for the insurance industry in the Europe, Mid
09/08/2013
A Dollar is a Dollar is a Dollar by Guy Wagner, Banque de Luxembourg Investments
Since May/June 2013, many emerging market currencies have fallen against the dollar, some dramatically so (source: Bloomberg):
09/05/2013
The Perils When Megabanks Lose Focus
They face tougher regulations than their smaller competitors because of the greater damage their failure could cause
09/05/2013
'Mr. BRIC' to emerging markets: Stop "bitching and moaning"
O'Neill, a former chairman at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, rose to fame after proclaiming in 2001 that Brazil, Russia, India and China were emerging investment magnets that would drive global markets for a decade.