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The City, the EU and a very inconvenient truth

Enoch Powell once said that the best way to keep a secret was to announce it on the floor of the House of Commons, so little notice was taken of anything that went on there.

What can banks learn from retail giants and the porn industry?

New Lafferty report applies retailer best practice to banks in an effort to make them 'loved'

Coutts Wealth Watch - Gold exposure trimmed for first time since global crisis

We are reducing our exposure to gold for the first time since June 2009 because we believe that several key risks to the global economy that underpinned the precious metal are being addressed. But we remain positive on gold and believe it has a place in p

Investing in the recovery in US residential property - Coutts

We are looking for opportunities to participate directly in US residential property for both rental income and capital appreciation.

A Happy Financial Christmas? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So in the world of investment and banking, what do I want for Christmas and the New Year?

Goons versus Gold by Tim Price

My intent is not to show why these economists will fail (bigger and brighter minds such as Hayek, Mises, Friedman, etc. have already done this) – but rather to review the impact that the misguided manipulation of the price of money (exchange and int

Top UBS shareholder pins rebound hopes on private wealth

"We have seen some awful scandals in businesses much weaker than UBS and they manage to survive."

Are taxes driving millionaires overseas? by Karen Clark, Baker Tilly

We hear all the time that rising income tax rates are driving high earners overseas. But is it really higher taxes that are getting them racing to the nearest airport?

2013 - A Year in Global Emerging Markets - Schroders

"Despite the fact that there has been little progress in resolving the underlying structural issues in the developed economies, 2012 has been a decent year for risk assets.

Survey Identifies Factors Shaping the Growth of Institutional Boutique Asset Managers - RESEARCH

The SunGard Asset Arena 360 Boutique Asset Manager survey recently examined the prospects for institutional boutique asset managers, the obstacles that lay ahead, as well as strategies for growth in an increasingly challenging cost-pressured industry.

Investors Bullish on Global Growth as They Look Beyond Fiscal Cliff

A net 40 percent of investors believe the global economy will strengthen in the year ahead

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

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