04/29/2013
Rising to The Challenge
In the aftermath of the financial crisis many smart economic scribes wrote that the “new normal” would be low growth for which there would be no quick fix whatever the central banks threw at the situation.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/29/2013
Intermediaries significantly more positive towards equities - RESEARCH
“The recent pick-up in the markets has led to an increase in positive sentiment towards equities, which is reflected in the latest Barings Investment Barometer."
04/29/2013
Credit spreads: tighter for longer - HSBC Private Bank
As the global economy goes through a soft patch, bond yields should remain lower for longer and credit should remain well supported as well.
04/29/2013
Banking giant predicts gold price collapse
ABN Amro, the Dutch state-owned banking giant, recently revised its global macro and gold outlook
04/28/2013
Barking Banks and Tax
Well it has been described as ‘insane’ and ‘ridiculous’ by both the head of the London Stock Exchange, Xavier Rolet, and Jim O’Neil the highly respected chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
04/27/2013
AXA Wealth comments on the FCA platform paper
David Thompson, managing director of Elevate, AXA Wealth, comments on the publication of the final platform paper
04/27/2013
Thoughts on the FCA Platform Paper - Hargreaves Lansdown
The FCA have published their long awaited Platform Policy Paper
04/25/2013
Has the Developed World Gone Ex-Growth? - HSBC Global Asset Management
Emerging markets have become the engines of global growth as their global influence increases, leaving developed markets in their shade, according to HSBC Global Asset Management .
04/25/2013
March 2013 Another Record Month For Client Investment Into Funds, Says Barclays Stockbrockers
The analysis revealed March 2013 saw the highest ever value invested into funds by Barclays Stockbrokers clients
04/24/2013
The next steps for the euro - what is needed to ensure its survival?
We have to find other means of redistributing the gains and losses.
04/24/2013
Billionaire Paulson says he’s staying the course on gold Add to ...
By his thesis that gold will some day be a powerful hedge against inflation, and it was no different on the investor call
04/24/2013
Swiss accuse EU of protecting financial markets
Markets should be kept open to keep EU industries fit and competitive.
04/23/2013
Oxford University Tops Ultra Wealthy Alumni Universities List
The 18-page report features 20 universities with a total of 2,318 UHNW alumni.
04/23/2013
Beware – the Financial Transaction Tax cometh!
If Europe has its wayhe Financial Transaction Tax will be introduced in the UK in just over eight months. It’s had a lot of bad publicity recently, but how seriously should we take its description as a ‘threat’ to the City?
04/23/2013
Europe's TARP moment is approaching - Coutts Investor Insights
The strength of the euro is a new headwind for the beleaguered eurozone
04/22/2013
Bring In The Old: London’s New-Builds Stagnate
With February alone seeing over £300m spent on London new-builds, are overseas buyers making sound investment choices?
04/22/2013
The currency wars are over
Loose monetary policy is no longer viewed suspiciously as part of a “currency war” .
04/21/2013
A tax on tax? It sounds like the stuff of nightmares!
A tax on tax? It sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it does happen where Stamp Duty Land Tax is charged on the purchase price of a commercial property.
04/21/2013
Gold's Plunge Is Cause For Optimism
It signals strength in the dollar that could reorient investment away from hedges and toward economic growth
04/21/2013
Majority of Germans consider gold a safe investment
Savings accounts are the most popular form of investment