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Christmas pudding and changes to monetary policy - Royal Bank of Scotland Group

I guess it helps to be an economist. Yet both can be divisive. You either like it or you don't.

A good year after all -HSBC Private Bank

It may have seemed like a difficult year, and a lot of challenges still loom, but 2012 has turned out to be a good year for investors, with strong performances across most asset classes.

Crystal Ball Gazing into 2013 -London & Capital

London & Capital gives its outlook for markets and the principal asset classes

How I Helped the North Koreans Launch their Rocket by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It is going to be interesting to see just how well they really want to know their Mexican and Columbian gangster customers.

Michael G. Palin's 15th Annual Christmas Fun Quiz

Welcome to my fifteenth annual Christmas Charity Quiz! Internet search is acceptable these days - so some sections don’t have easy or straightforward answers! For competitors please submit your answers to me by 15 January 2013.

"Politics to trump fundamentals again in 2013" - Pau Morilla-Giner, CEO, London & Capital

In 2013, the developed world will continue to suffer the hangover of a rather heady cocktail - deleveraging, rising unemployment, low corporate and consumer confidence, and financial retrenchment.

Nearly half of sell-side firms scrambling to prepare for OTC reform

Despite sell-side investment of more than $1 billion in IT systems since 2010, the study suggests that many will be scrambling to invest at the last-minute if proposed 2013 deadlines are finalised.

Queen on financial regulator FSA: 'It didn't have any teeth'

She is heard to ask: "But people had got a bit...lax

'Twas the night before Christmas': as rearranged by Jamie Berry, Chairman, Berry Asset Management

The night before Christmas

HMRC – the next emergency service? by Mike Down

Racing to the scene of an emergency with sirens wailing and blue lights flashing – is it a police officer or a paramedic perhaps? Erm no it’s just the tax man….

Coutts: Wealth Watch 13 December 2012

Fed votes for an equity bull market

A more proactive approach to sourcing eligible assets could limit cost impact of new regulations

BNY Mellon - Rule Financial paper highlights pressing need for institutional investors to explore alternative sources of collateral

Coutts 2013 investment outlook - Coutts

Coutts today launches the Coutts 2013 investment outlook, highlighting Coutts’ view of the five main investment risks and ten opportunities.

The taxation of residential property transactions - Withers

Now that (at least some of) the detailed legislation has been published, time is of the essence if action is to be taken before the proposed rules come into force.

Loss of Chinese banks will dent London's ambitions

Donald Gasper says the city is putting its global role at risk with moves to tighten regulation

Mixed salary forecasts reveal 'two-speed' Europe

Stagnating economies across Europe can expect only modest salary rises in the new year

Emerging markets wealth propping up London?

One of the factors behind London’s “good recession” is the sharp increase in wealth in emerging markets, according to one economist

Women with finance skills have 'distinct advantage' over men when applying for board jobs

Women with a finance background are at a distinct advantage over men when applying for board roles, a new Cranfield report looking at women on boards reveals.

Schroders 2013 Outlook - Rory Bateman: A year in Europe

For us, there is a wealth of neglected European ‘stars’, which are offering increasingly good value as fearful investors wait in the wings until the dust settles.”

Beware flying BRICS by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Probably the best investment marketing acronym of the past decade has to be the term BRIC or more recently BRICS with the addition of the S.

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