12/05/2012
We believe Wednesday’s Autumn Statement from UK Chancellor George Osborne leaves the UK on the right path, although with the economy stuck in the doldrums, a credit-rating downgrade remains a threat.
12/05/2012
The financial services sector scores lowest on both counts in the Right Management survey that reviewed performance in three key sectors
12/05/2012
Wealth Manager Fleming Family & Partners (FF&P) has picked what it calls five winning and five losing strategies for 2013. Notably, the firm sees opportunities in US mortgaged-backed securities, emerging markets debt and gold.
12/04/2012
New research shows that awareness of ethical investments is growing, and almost half of us are likely to opt for them in the future
12/03/2012
London should be stripped of its status as Europe's main financial hub and sidelined to allow the eurozone to “control” transactions within the 17-nation bloc, the governor of the Bank of France has said.
12/03/2012
“What many investors currently perceive as safe haven assets could turn out to be the snake lurking in the grass next year.”
12/03/2012
According to the latest Adviser Barometer research from Aviva, in the final quarter before the Retail Distribution Review is implemented in January 2013, over a third of advisers (34%) say they are contemplating changing their main platform in the next 1
12/03/2012
“Investors head into 2013 knowing that few of the fundamental economic problems in the developed world have been solved – and many of them could remain unresolved throughout the year.
12/03/2012
Austria's capital offers its residents the best quality of life of any city in the world and Baghdad the worst, according to the latest global survey from consultant group Mercer.
12/02/2012
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) in the UK and the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Act in Australia are examples of a new regulatory regime that embraces the fee-for-service business model in wealth management.
12/02/2012
But below the underlying good news there are still gaps in the boardroom.
12/02/2012
A slightly stronger world recovery in 2013 and 2014 should lead to a slight drop in gold demand, ABN Amro said in a note.
12/02/2012
Will it be a little snowy elf from No11, or an old bank cracker about to go bang?
12/02/2012
Top 10% of households are 850 times wealthier than the bottom, a report by the Office for National Statistics reveals
11/29/2012
"2013 - the year after": low growth, record-low interest rates, an investment Ice Age - further challenges ahead for investors
11/28/2012
Effort is required to tackle the tax gap. But it’s important that the tax gap debate does not mask what should be a primary task for government, namely to foster an environment for sustainable business.
11/28/2012
Asia appears to be relatively resilient in the face of global uncertainty – there are still numerous good investment ideas in the region, particularly in Southeast Asia, where the economies are still developing.
11/27/2012
The study, titled "The Futurewealth Report: The Digital World of the Futurewealthy," surveyed 3,477 respondents from across the world with an average $1.9 million in assets.
11/27/2012
The battle for the UHNW dollar is intensifying, particularly in Asia.
11/26/2012
On-going issues in the Eurozone and the looming US ‘fiscal cliff’ will create an uncertain environment for investors until the beginning of 2013, according to Baring Asset Management.