07/14/2013
Patsies by Tim Price, Director of Investment at PFP Wealth Management
So the OBR reckons that the PPI repayments have done more to help the economy than all the other stuff the chancellor is trying to do put together!
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/14/2013
Getting real value out of the Royal Mail
Certain stockbrokers will be licking their lips at such potential volumes of trades if the Royal Mail privatisation actually goes ahead
07/14/2013
Goodbye to the end of the world by Chris Darbyshire, 7IM
The investor habitat is changing.
07/13/2013
Hedge Fund vs. Family Office
The SEC, having feasted upon the flesh of Swiss bankers, stood upright, wiped its blood-stained mouth on the back of its hand, cleared its throat, spat, pulled up its collar against the bitter north wind, and chuckling softly under its breath, slipped uns
07/10/2013
Global growth rate to remain supportive of High Yield bonds in 2013 - Tim Dowling, ING
ING IM expects key short-term interest rates to stay low for a prolonged period as monetary policy remains accommodative until the private sector revives
07/10/2013
Barry Norris, Argonaut Capital Partners makes the case for Absolute Return Funds
"You never truly appreciate the value of a properly hedged Absolute Return fund until a market puke, the like of which we witnessed in June"
07/10/2013
Campervan fame for fund manager
READERS may remember Seven Investment Management co-founder Justin Urquhart Stewart as the fund manager who chatted sock colours with the new Bank of England boss Mark Carney on the central line last week
07/09/2013
Have tax havens had their day in the sun?
Daniel Ben-Ami examines the moral offensive against tax avoidance and the part played by offshore centres.
07/09/2013
Wealth gap narrows as richest feel squeeze on earnings
The gap between rich and poor has narrowed over the past year, according to a long-running survey tracking the issue.
07/08/2013
Labour brand Osborne and Cable 'weak' as key reforms to banking system are thrown out
Ministers reject several recommendations of the commission set up to prevent future bailouts
07/08/2013
Carney: a roar not a whimper - St. James's Place
Carney: a roar not a whimper Words, as central bankers and markets know, can have a devastating effect.
07/08/2013
Interview with Ingo Bleier, Head of Investment Banking, Erste Group and Manfred Burdis, Head of DCM Origination, Erste Group
Our aim is not to be a separate investment bank from Erste Group
07/07/2013
Enter the Guv’nor
It is difficult to know quite where to start in extolling the virtues of this semi-mythical godlike being who has just descended to earth to take up his new position at the central bank of the United Kingdom.
07/07/2013
Great Freight by Justin Urquhart Stewart
For those who know me, they will understand that I am a big fan of trains and am often to be found enjoying an afternoon’s heavy shunting somewhere outside Newark
07/07/2013
“Forward guidance”, Spending Round 2013 and some better economic news
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses “forward guidance”, the “Spending Round 2013” and some encouraging economic news.
07/06/2013
The smart money is quietly buying more gold
The herd is selling gold – so should you be buying, asks Richard Dyson.
07/04/2013
Joint purchases by charities and non-charities
Charities are exempt from SDLT on purchases of property which they are to use either in their charitable work
07/03/2013
FCA targets wealth managers and private banks with new division
Speech by Clive Adamson, Director of Supervision, the FCA, at the APCIMS Compliance Conference, London.
07/02/2013
PCI and Charity Estimates – Q2
The Q2 2013 performance estimates for the ARC Private Client Indices and ARC Charity Indices are now available.
07/02/2013
S&P Cuts Ratings of Credit Suisse, Barclays, Deutsche Bank
Standard & Poor's announced that it is cutting the credit ratings of three major European banks: Credit Suisse, Barclays and Deutsche Bank.