11/06/2012
Female bosses get bonuses worth half as much as men, CMI warns
Female executives receive bonuses worth less than half those of their male counterparts, a new study has revealed, shedding light on the gender pay gap.
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/06/2012
Ten Trends Transforming the European Financial Services Industry - RESEARCH
The eurozone remains under intense economic pressure; however, European countries outside of the developed EU economies are growing and are looking for ways to attract international capital.
11/05/2012
Glimmers of hope on the economy - Arbuthnot Banking Group
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, takes stock of the latest economic indicators and previews this week’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
11/04/2012
Fame and Fortune: Stay calm and Europe will pay off
Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe, the French wealth manager to the super-rich, is thinking long term with tips on equities — and wine
11/04/2012
A man whom the world's wealthy trust
An asset manager and trainer with London-based Eureka Financial, has been a trusted attendant to some of the most private conversations of wealthy family businesses around the world.
11/04/2012
Meet the Most Indebted Man in the World
Former Société Générale rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel owes the bank $6.3 billion. Here's what his case tells us about financial reform.
11/04/2012
“Thorn in My Side” - View from Psigma
As we wrote in October’s newsletter, financial markets appear to be in a state of “limbo”, following a power-packed summer that improved a first half of meagre returns into something much healthier.
11/04/2012
“Politics paramount” - Coutts
The markets enter a testing week with major political uncertainty in two of the largest economies of the world.
11/01/2012
London Frets Future as Financial Hub Outside Bank Union
London’s attempt to maintain its financial muscle while boycotting Europe’s move toward a banking union risks isolating the city from its major trading partners and undermining its status as the world’s top money center.
11/01/2012
Britain's banks should be our national wealth fund
There are not many leaders of a large public company who would openly say their largest investor might want to put their money somewhere else, but among them are the chief executives of Britain's taxpayer backed banks, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal
10/31/2012
Politicians inflict damage through tax uncertainty by George Bull
HMRC has announced it will be moving data currently held on servers within local tax offices to ‘cloud’ storage.
10/31/2012
Banks threatened to quit UK
Taylor said that keeping both parts of a bank within a group structure would also enable the investment banking arm to rescue the high street division if it got into financial difficulties.
10/31/2012
"The current climate remains an attractive one for Gold investors" - Berry Asset Management
Today many investors hold more faith in the dollar or the Swiss franc….. or if they are diehards perhaps, sterling or the Euro…. than they do gold.
10/30/2012
Currency “wars” and the potential impacts of developed market QE - Threadneedle
Investors should expect greater volatility in foreign exchange markets as the 'beggar thy neighbour' approach of quantitative easing across the developed world triggers economic, political and social consequences for developing economies.
10/30/2012
Wealth Management with Asian Characteristics
So why are so many western private banks and wealth managers failing in Asia?
10/29/2012
Is Europe turning a corner? - Schroders
Has Europe turned a corner? European equities certainly have.
10/29/2012
UK is a nation of Financial Ostriches - Barclays Research
Brits have their heads stuck firmly in the sand when it comes to the state of their finances, according to new research from Barclays.
10/28/2012
Halloween, the time of year when ghastly deeds are generally afoot
This week's third-quarter results will give an indication of some of the financial headaches lurking in the wings
10/28/2012
Two Nations, Two Systems, Same Outcome by Justin Urquhart Stewart
All good libertarians necessarily approve of democracy over oligarchy or dictatorship.
10/28/2012
UBS goes under cover
If the news is confirmed in coming days, it marks the withdrawal from "holistic investment banking" of one of the more hallowed names in the world of banking.