12/20/2013
EFG’s 2014 Outlook: Opportunities & Traps
Year-ahead assessments of where the world economy and financial markets are heading customarily start with the US. In 2014 the path of the US economy and policy appears, for once, fairly settled.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/19/2013
Terry Smith warns on liquidity risks of emerging market funds
In an interview for Money Observer TV marking Fundsmith Equity's third anniversary, Smith explains that he is worried that investors in emerging market funds could be caught in a 'liquidity trap' if there is a run on the asset class.
12/19/2013
Investment behaviour drivers and the wealth management industry in 2014 - RBC Wealth Management
Few private investors were prepared for the equities markets doing so well or the fixed income markets performing so poorly in 2013.
12/19/2013
Money Market Mayhem
Death by European regulation and monetary policy
12/19/2013
Five Investment Tips For 2014: Coutts
Investors must step up the risk ladder to see gains, says the private bank.
12/18/2013
Strong Global Economic Sentiment for 2014 - BofA Merrill Lynch
Investor Appetite for Japanese and European Stocks Steps Up
12/18/2013
2014 Outlook: Time for financial markets to stand on their own feet again - Threadnee​dle Investment​s
Emerging markets are a “wildcard” and likely to remain volatile.
12/18/2013
Brewin Dolphin’s top 10 Investment thoughts for 2014 and other tips
Brewin Dolphin is one of the leading wealth managers in the UK with over £28 billion of funds under management for more than 100,000 clients
12/18/2013
Coutts Investment Outlook 2014: How to make money in an era of low growth
Coutts today launches its 2014 Investment Outlook entitled Today & Tomorrow, which highlights Coutts’ view of the economic landscape and key investment themes.
12/17/2013
Market integrity a key concern for investment professionals
Respondents in China are the most cautious, with only 48% expecting the global economy to expand in the coming year.
12/17/2013
BNY Mellon Investment Boutique Warns of Deflationary Risks in Europe
Standish Sees Global GDP Accelerating to 3.5 Percent in 2014
12/16/2013
Another FTSE Fad Goes – Annuity Warnings & Pay by Justin Urquhart Stewart
The FTSE100 is a remarkably unreliable friend.
12/16/2013
2013 Christmas party season for London's financiers is about decency over debauchery
London financiers plan low key Christmas parties
12/16/2013
Erste details sovereign exposure at end-H1
Erste detailsErste Group Bank said on Monday its largest sovereign exposure at the end of the first half was to home country Austria.
12/16/2013
Hargreaves Lansdown: Five themes to watch in 2014
This year has contained some surprises that have caught both markets and investors off guard - the burst of activity from Abenomics, slowing growth numbers in China and the ‘tapergate’ inspired volatility in the US and markets around the world
12/16/2013
“There is never a bargain in glamour”
Europe has been the last place many people have wanted to invest for the past few years, with the sovereign debt crisis, the future of the euro, austerity and recession all raising concerns about the viability of the region.
12/15/2013
The old banks are returning but without their managers
The public face of an industry in desperate need of a reputational makeover will live on
12/15/2013
How a canny hire turned Old Mutual from a £160m straggler to a £1bn heavyweight
The group has been catapulted to the seventh biggest in net retail sales – last year, it wasn’t even in the top 20.
12/15/2013
Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—in 2 Charts
Bitcoin could be Paypal 2.0, but it will never be the dollar 2.0. Not when prices would have had to fall 98.5 percent the past year if they'd been set in terms of Bitcoin.
12/12/2013
Death of a Lloyds Salesman
The perverse world of sales incentives created by Lloyds Banking Group's controversial staff pay schemes saw some employees resort to desperate measures to avoid taking a salary cut