12/02/2012
The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) in the UK and the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Act in Australia are examples of a new regulatory regime that embraces the fee-for-service business model in wealth management.
12/02/2012
But below the underlying good news there are still gaps in the boardroom.
12/02/2012
A slightly stronger world recovery in 2013 and 2014 should lead to a slight drop in gold demand, ABN Amro said in a note.
12/02/2012
Will it be a little snowy elf from No11, or an old bank cracker about to go bang?
12/02/2012
Top 10% of households are 850 times wealthier than the bottom, a report by the Office for National Statistics reveals
11/29/2012
"2013 - the year after": low growth, record-low interest rates, an investment Ice Age - further challenges ahead for investors
11/28/2012
Effort is required to tackle the tax gap. But it’s important that the tax gap debate does not mask what should be a primary task for government, namely to foster an environment for sustainable business.
11/28/2012
Asia appears to be relatively resilient in the face of global uncertainty – there are still numerous good investment ideas in the region, particularly in Southeast Asia, where the economies are still developing.
11/27/2012
The study, titled "The Futurewealth Report: The Digital World of the Futurewealthy," surveyed 3,477 respondents from across the world with an average $1.9 million in assets.
11/27/2012
The battle for the UHNW dollar is intensifying, particularly in Asia.
11/26/2012
On-going issues in the Eurozone and the looming US ‘fiscal cliff’ will create an uncertain environment for investors until the beginning of 2013, according to Baring Asset Management.
11/26/2012
The median chief executive salary fell from £60,000 to £58,139 in 2012
11/26/2012
He has often been embroiled in controversy – being both outspoken about the banking industry, but facing accusations that he failed to take appropriate pre-emptive action to lessen the impact of the financial crisis.
11/26/2012
Should taxpayers in debtor countries expect 'solidarity' – or, more bluntly, money – from taxpayers in creditor countries?
11/25/2012
Organizations can manage ethics in their workplaces by establishing an ethics management program.
11/25/2012
The FSA’s client money rules - the rules that govern money a firm receives or holds for a client in the course of investment business - assume that monies are held for immediate repayment.
11/25/2012
Your endorsement of Mr Obama and his policies for a second term reminded me of Samuel Johnson’s aphorism, that getting married a second time represents the triumph of hope over experience.
11/25/2012
HSBC Chairman urges bankers to swear an oath
Douglas Flint, the chairman of HSBC, is pushing for bankers to take an oath similar to that sworn by doctors as part of radical plans to overhaul the way the profession is viewed in the wake of the financial crisis and successive banking scandals.
11/25/2012
Happy Black Friday. So is the US consumer rising in confidence? All will be revealed once the first figures are out following Black Friday.
11/25/2012
It is worrying that prosecutors chose to go after a relatively junior rogue trader rather than prosecuting someone higher up the chain of command.