02/10/2013
Practicality trumps personality in the language of banks - RESEARCH
Personality is crucial in attracting customers
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/10/2013
The Chinese Snake needs to wisely manage a rapidly changing world by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It’s going to be a delicate new year for the Chinese authorities and they may well need all the guile of “the water snake” to see them through it.
02/10/2013
Perspectives from the Sarasin Group: On liberty, debt and overregulation
Three regulatory deficiencies were leading contributing causes of the financial crisis
02/10/2013
What’s next for global capex? - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Timely indicators have been brightening up, painting a picture of strengthening global investment spending in the short term.
02/07/2013
Scandinavian corporate profits to rise 10% in 2013
"We have good reason to view the prospects for our Scandinavia Portfolio with optimism."
02/07/2013
Banks Need to Reduce Risk: Sallie Krawchek
Krawcheck said that the problem was not being addressed
02/06/2013
Coutts - Wealth Watch - Politics spook European bonds...again
The spectre of political risk has returned to European bond markets as scandal embroils the Spanish government and anti-reform sentiment grows in Italy.
02/06/2013
Harrison's move to Schroders sparks succession speculation
But the advent of an experienced executive in a senior role at Schroders, shortly after chief executive Michael Dobson passed his 11th anniversary in the job in October, has sparked talk about succession.
02/06/2013
HMRC ‘connects’ to clever technology
HMRC has said it will be spending February looking to identify more people whose income and wealth does not match – and they’ve got some snazzy new technology to help them too….
02/05/2013
Lafferty report reveals high levels of Greek household exposure
The worsening position of Greek households is also reflected in negative net deposit flows. In the first nine months of 2012 these increased a further 40 percent compared to the position in the previous year.
02/04/2013
Reasonable behaviour? by Mike Fleming, Straughans
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world”, said George Bernard Shaw.
02/04/2013
Global Economic Update by Ian Kernohan, Economist at RLAM
Investor sentiment improved somewhat during the final quarter of 2012, in response to better economic data trends in the US and China, and a view that central bank actions had reduced downside tail risks.
02/04/2013
Feeney: Skandia Select range will challenge DFMs on price
The Select range is made up of around 50 funds from leading fund groups
02/04/2013
Time for a cease fire in the global “currency war” - Coutts
Recent euro strength should also reverse in coming months as economic and political headwinds re-emerge. This suggests moderate dollar gains as the US outlook improves.
02/04/2013
A few high conviction emerging markets - Esty Dwek, Investment Strategist, HSBC Private Bank
Our preference for the emerging market (EM) assets – be it equities, bonds or currencies
02/04/2013
New research from Credit Suisse and London Business School
Based on 113 years of international evidence, the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook examines how stocks and bonds might perform in a world witnessing a resurgence of risk appetite and concerns about inflation.
02/03/2013
Gung Xi Fa Cai (May Prosperity be with you) by Justin Urquhart Stewart
A date for a celebration is next Sunday (the 10th) when we can welcome the Chinese lunar New Year, say goodbye to the Dragon and hello to the Year of the Water Snake.
02/03/2013
The anti-gold bandwagon is getting more and more crowded
The article argues that the 2011 peak of $1921 was the top, and that now the run of the cult metal is coming to an end.
02/03/2013
S&P report sees Gulf banks replacing European banks as major acquirers in Middle East And North Africa
As acquirers in MENA, Gulf banks are taking the place of European banks that are shoring up their balance sheets in the aftermath of the financial and sovereign crises.
02/03/2013
Ethics at Barclays Went Into the Shredder
There are two ways to look at the news that Antony Jenkins, the chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, will turn down his $1.6 million bonus this year.