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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.

Sobering stuff by Tim Price

Russell Napier has written the book on bear markets. Specifically, the book is titled ‘Anatomy of the Bear: lessons from Wall Street’s four great bottoms’, and it comes highly recommended.

Europe’s banking union could reignite cross-border bank mergers

From 2000 to 2007, Europe’s big banks pulled off deal after deal across the single currency area.

“Good on many fronts, too good on some” - Gary Dugan, Coutts

Check that you are not overexposed to bonds

Katherine Nixon: 'Decent' Outlook for Stocks in 2013

Katherine Nixon is chief investment officer for the personal financial services business at Northern Trust.

Regulations making UK banks 'uninvestable'

The Government’s mission to create a safe financial system is “unrealistic” and is making the banks “uninvestable”, a group of Britain’s biggest investors has warned.

Britons Spend Big on Luxury Without Covering the Basics

The figures collected by LV suggest that British households do have plenty of room to manoeuvre in terms of cut-backs and financial management, but the professionals advocate a wholesale change of attitude with relation to life insurance in order to avoid

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