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Balls - I'm planning a proper wealth tax

A future Labour government could bring in a wealth tax on high-value properties to safeguard the NHS and invest in the economy, the Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls reveals today.

ECB finds the big gun, but is missing the ammunition - Schroders

“After months of delay and inaction, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi has today announced the restarting of sovereign bond buying after earlier announcing no change in interest rates (0.75%).

New BBA chief aims to restore trust in banking sector

Mr Browne said the BBA, the leading trade body for the bank sector, would work to regain public trust.

Leading government bonds offer little in search for investment returns - Rothschild

ROTHSCHILD WEALTH MANAGEMENT’S ASSET ALLOCATION REPORT SEPTEMBER 2012

Lib Dems will continue to push for Nick Clegg's 'wealth tax', says Vince Cable

Last week the Deputy Prime Minister said that “people of very considerable personal wealth have got to make a bit of an extra contribution” towards what he describes as the “national effort”.

Phew what a relief! We are all still here by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Well unlike last summer, it seemed that the world decided not to fall apart and stock markets did not collapse by 20% on the basis of useless comments from a credit rating agency

Don’t make wealth tax a habit

So, in normal times, the Treasury jumps from a great height on anyone in government who speculates on tax policy.

What will the wealth tax look like? Will it work? Will it hurt? by George Bull

The announcement that the Liberal Democrat Party is considering the introduction of a wealth tax will be welcomed by many.

Would a wealth tax work?

The imposition of a wealth tax could well lead to a drop in yields from other taxes.

Clegg reveals himself as another tax and spend merchant

But Mr Clegg's demands are not just ideologically at odds with the aims of his Coalition partners, they are also economically illiterate.

Barclays' new chief executive Antony Jenkins: profile

A career banker who started at Barclays almost 30 years ago

Investors, not jewellery buyers, are the key drivers of the gold price - Coutts

The reported 13% fall in jewellery demand over the past year does not explain gold price weakness in this period. Instead, the key has been flat demand from investors, especially from China and India.

The ‘Draghi Effect’ and implications for global investors - Sarasin & Partners

Mario Draghi is proving to be a surprising friend of global markets, with world equities up by around 10% since his appointment to the ECB in November 2011.

Selling love and buying panic

The below charts compare the indicators with the six-month forward return on the Euro Stoxx 50 and S&P 500 respectively, meaning the last blue observation is the return on the index today if one had invested six-months ago.

London's future: The City changes course

A growing litany of scandals is challenging London's position as never before. With capital fast building up in Asia itself, what role does The City have in the future?

Private school fees soar to £10,000

The annual private school fee in Scotland rose from an average £6,039 in 2002 to £9,816 in 2012.

The economy must be reformed, but no one dares to take the first step - Sarasin

We are living in challenging times, characterised by fundamental social, economic and political experiments.

An awful lot has been priced in to equities right now - Coutts

Markets look to have priced in an easing of both the challenges facing Europe and growth concerns in the rest of the global economy.

Reading, tax havens, secrecy and the sale of homely football clubs

Reading, formed in 1871 at a public meeting in the town's Bridge Street Rooms, are owned by Anton, the 30-year old son of the St Petersburg-based pulp and paper billionaire Boris Zingarevich, via Thames Sports Investments, registered in Gibraltar.

Stability in the Eurozone and Moderate U.S. Growth on the Horizon - RESEARCH

Mr. Taylor suggested investors should consider a portfolio that puts a slightly greater allocation to equities than to bonds and cash. He also recommended a greater allocation to Canadian and U.S. stocks than to non-North American equity markets.

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