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
Our preference for the emerging market (EM) assets – be it equities, bonds or currencies
02/04/2013
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
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 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
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
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.
02/03/2013
We currently believe that the global economy has started a cyclical improvement and confidence is generally improving, meaning that we should have a higher tolerance for equities.
02/03/2013
Since the creation of the OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions) the marked fall in peripheral yields suggests that the risk the euro area posed to the global economy has decreased.
01/31/2013
The New Year has seen a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff in the US, an easing of bank regulations and the adoption of a more aggressive inflation target in Japan. Policymakers have continued where they left off in 2012: prioritising growth and dampening vol
01/30/2013
European fourth-quarter earnings are set to disappoint but we expect the pace of earnings downgrades to slow in 2013. Earnings could even turn positive given most of the bad news
01/29/2013
HMRC has suddenly – and very quietly - announced changes to offshore trusts. But these changes will mean that many people will suddenly find themselves in a taxable position with no consultation, no explanation for the change, and no opportunity to
01/29/2013
M&A has long been considered an enabler to jump start growth at wealth management firms across the globe.
01/28/2013
Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.
01/28/2013
Ashburton’s head of Asset Allocation, Tristan Hanson gives his views on UK’s current economic performance and its effect on sterling:
01/28/2013
Financial advisers come in for a lot of stick these days. So do fund managers.
01/27/2013
UBS Chairman Axel Weber raised the possibility of an industry-wide settlement for the rest of the banks involved in the Libor rate fixing scandal at a meeting of top bankers in Davos, sources familiar with the matter said.
01/27/2013
There has definitely been a change in the air, and I am not talking about that strange pong emanating from that French company plant near Rouen or those noxious niffs floating around the gloomy tunnels of the London Underground.
01/27/2013
The new trend is towards a fee for service model.
01/27/2013
European fixed income fund managers believe that the recession in the Eurozone will deepen in 2013, says S&P Capital IQ’s Fund Research in its latest sector trends paper, available at www.marketscope.com.
01/24/2013
Making the office your home