- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

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.

Free banking: what are the alternatives to the high street banks?

Until the meltdown at NatWest last month, most of us no doubt took it for granted that our salaries would automatically appear in our bank accounts, direct debits would be paid on time and we could withdraw our own money from a cashpoint when we needed it

Comment, Analysis & Research