07/07/2013
Enter the Guv’nor
It is difficult to know quite where to start in extolling the virtues of this semi-mythical godlike being who has just descended to earth to take up his new position at the central bank of the United Kingdom.
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/07/2013
Great Freight by Justin Urquhart Stewart
For those who know me, they will understand that I am a big fan of trains and am often to be found enjoying an afternoon’s heavy shunting somewhere outside Newark
07/07/2013
“Forward guidance”, Spending Round 2013 and some better economic news
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses “forward guidance”, the “Spending Round 2013” and some encouraging economic news.
07/06/2013
The smart money is quietly buying more gold
The herd is selling gold – so should you be buying, asks Richard Dyson.
07/04/2013
Joint purchases by charities and non-charities
Charities are exempt from SDLT on purchases of property which they are to use either in their charitable work
07/03/2013
FCA targets wealth managers and private banks with new division
Speech by Clive Adamson, Director of Supervision, the FCA, at the APCIMS Compliance Conference, London.
07/02/2013
PCI and Charity Estimates – Q2
The Q2 2013 performance estimates for the ARC Private Client Indices and ARC Charity Indices are now available.
07/02/2013
S&P Cuts Ratings of Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank
Standard & Poor's announced that it is cutting the credit ratings of three major European banks: Credit Suisse, Barclays and Deutsche Bank.
06/30/2013
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? -
The major central banks have made small policy mistakes over the past month, but the good news is that they are reminding investors they are in no rush to head for the exits.
06/30/2013
Summer slump or Summer sale?
Well what a week.
06/30/2013
That deflating feeling by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP
“For all its problems and excesses,” he writes, “the credit-boom era was still better than the current nightmare of having asset prices effectively set by governments.”
06/30/2013
Fewer International Buyers of French Property; but They're Spending More
"This is the 5th edition of this invaluable research which allows us to fully understand the actions and desires of international buyers.
06/30/2013
investment manager profit soars to 24-year high - RESEARCH
The 95th CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey shows that the industry’s recovery is gaining momentum.
06/30/2013
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches the Spring edition of its corporate magazine Quintessence
BNP Paribas’ latest edition of Quintessence addresses a number of ‘hot topics’ ranging from regulation challenges, collateral management and outsourcing, as well as new perspectives on global developments in the financial world.
06/30/2013
Coutts' latest Global Markets Weekly
Central banks soothe uneasy markets
06/30/2013
France's triumphant 'Joan of Arc' vows to bring back franc and destroy euro
The euro ceases to exist the moment that France leaves, and that is our incredible strength
06/30/2013
World's richest bank is Chinese
The dismal performance of the British banks is illustrated in the latest edition of The Banker's Top 1,000 World Banks
06/29/2013
Secret to long, healthy life revealed
Researchers found that people in their 30s and 40s who looked on the bright side of aging were less likely to develop cardiovascular disease later in life-and had lower mortality rates-than those who were more pessimistic.
06/27/2013
Continuing government schizophrenia over tax avoidance by foreign multinationals
Mixed messages and double standards – how the protracted debate over taxing the multinationals is creating uncertainty and confusion for business.
06/27/2013
Shadow of Europe darkens bankers' Paris meeting
The plush backdrop of the Westin Vendome hotel in Paris had champagne on ice on the bar throughout this week's Institute of International Finance (IIF) conference but no bankers were spotted popping the corks.