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China, Gold, Banks & a Comet by Justin Urquhart Stewart

I have some serious concerns about both private and public Chinese property and some of the infrastructure as well.

Anatomy of a failure

EUROCRATS used to annoy the British by telling them their country was bound one day to join the euro

Barings Bank rogue comes clean

Rogue trader Nick Leeson knows all about crime and punishment

Split RBS into good and bad banks, says Bank of England governor

Mervyn King says current situation 'nonsense' as he lays bare his disagreement with George Osborne over RBS's future

“Back to the Old House” by Nick Mottram, Head of Global Equities, Dalton Strategic Partnership

When Morrissey first wrote the lyrics “I would rather not go back to the old house, there’s too many bad memories there” in 1983, I doubt he imagined them capturing the feelings of investors and politicians thirty years later.

Properties sales under the microscope by Mike Down

As HMRC launches yet another disclosure campaign, we ask whether it’s beginning to feel a bit like Groundhog Day?

Coutts Wealth Watch: It's only halftime, with Bank Rate to stay at 0.5% for four more years

Four years on they remain at historic lows – and there’s no sign they will rise any day soon.

Op-Ed: Can Islamic Finance save us from the Banksters?

It was reported that the banks were lending less, in spite of all the promises by Vince Cable and others of funding for lending and yet more Quantitative Easing.

Global Markets Weekly Outlook - Coutts & Co

US economic surprises have swung back to positive, bucking the weaker trend that continues to mar most other developed markets.

Double whammy for owners of foreign homes

With only five weeks left before the end of the tax year, it’s time to see if you could be making better use of personal and business allowances to minimise your tax liability. Plus a reduction in the top rate of tax is introduced from the 6 April &

Latin Economy & Latin Terminology by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Voting in Italy. About the only clear vote we are going to get this year in Italy is likely to be the selection of the new Pope and, whilst he will be a powerful man, he won’t be able to solve Italy’s financial issues.

Shifting gears across the Atlantic - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Recession seems to be loosening its grip on Europe, but the ongoing stabilization is unlikely to make room for growth.

Why new rules on bankers' bonuses won't work

The news that the EU is to exert control over the size of bankers' bonuses has been met with a mixture of delight, worry and puzzlement.

Coutts Investment Office – Global View from Asia

The ability of markets to absorb bad news seems to have increased even though the world is still beset with problems.

World's Wealthy Need Advisors to Provide Strategic Advice via Digital Tools

"The Futurewealth Report: Helpful Investment Technologies," which surveyed 3,477 respondents globally with an average $1.9 million in net worth, points to an opportunity for wealth managers to improve the client experience by using technology as

Andrew Fay looks to build from the Cavanagh/Close Bros deal

There are a few places in Europe where once glaciers have melted and rivers are high

Virgin keen to launch new bank in SA

If British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has his way, the South African banking sector arena would be making way for a new heavyweight contender.

Austrian Private Banking Market Consolidates

Austria continues to be an interesting growth market in private banking

Coutts Wealth Watch - UK downgrade irony: good for FTSE 100

By adding to sterling’s woes, news of a UK credit-rating downgrade by Moody’s this past weekend may paradoxically benefit FTSE100.

A cap on bankers’ bonuses would be lunacy

Beware of the European Parliament bearing gifts

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