12/11/2012
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.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/11/2012
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
12/11/2012
Mixed salary forecasts reveal 'two-speed' Europe
Stagnating economies across Europe can expect only modest salary rises in the new year
12/10/2012
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
12/10/2012
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.
12/10/2012
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.”
12/09/2012
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.
12/09/2012
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.
12/09/2012
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.
12/09/2012
“Good on many fronts, too good on some” - Gary Dugan, Coutts
Check that you are not overexposed to bonds
12/06/2012
Katherine Nixon: 'Decent' Outlook for Stocks in 2013
Katherine Nixon is chief investment officer for the personal financial services business at Northern Trust.
12/06/2012
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.
12/06/2012
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
12/05/2012
A UK sovereign wealth fund?
The UK's pension fund industry is fragmented: there aren't that many huge pension funds with the resources
12/05/2012
Tax Dodgers and cowboys beware – the tax man cometh… by Mike Down, Baker Tilly
HMRC surprised us all with the announcement earlier this week that more funding had been found for additional resources to clamp down on the tax dodgers.
12/05/2012
$31 Billion Revenue Opportunity With Younger, Tech-Savvy Investors - RESEARCH
Wealth Management Survey Reveals Financial Firms Can Avoid Significant Wealth Attrition by Courting Younger Investors With Preferred Technology and Services
12/05/2012
Memo to Starbucks: UK open for business - Coutts
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
Only 2% of financial service organisations believe they’re “very effective” at retaining future leaders
The financial services sector scores lowest on both counts in the Right Management survey that reviewed performance in three key sectors
12/05/2012
2013: Fleming Family & Partners identify winning and losing strategies
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
Ethical investment takes root
New research shows that awareness of ethical investments is growing, and almost half of us are likely to opt for them in the future