08/16/2012
Ramanan rounded up some pretty incredible Nicholas Kaldor quotes on Europe from the early 70′s. It’s really remarkable commentary given the time it was written.
08/15/2012
This is not to say that we don't invest in stocks or bonds, far from it.
08/15/2012
In the Soviet era, children were recruited to inform on their parents. While we support HMRC in its reasonable efforts to manage the tax system, recruiting children in to a Stasi-style venture might, we suggest, be going a little too far.
08/14/2012
Shave off £5.8bn and set to bake for one week. Take out of oven right before courtroom hearing. Serve cold to investors.
08/13/2012
There is a no-holds-barred offensive to run each other down, accusing the other side of bias and conspiracies
08/13/2012
If the Olympics have reinforced the UK's reputation for honest competition and fair play, the City of London has a long way to go to reclaim those virtues for itself.
08/13/2012
It is quite a consensus call to have an overweight position on developed market credit, but we think this still makes a lot of sense.
08/12/2012
Until recently most of the torrent of bad headlines concerned the venality and greed of bankers, and how the ills of a world in recession are mostly their fault.
08/12/2012
Peter Sands, the chief executive of Standard Chartered and until last week the High Priest of banking virtue, must be wondering what he's done in a previous life to deserve the attentions of Benjamin Lawsky.
08/12/2012
The former chairman of Morgan Stanley and ex-deputy chairman of Lloyds TSB may tick boxes that cover requisite experience in investment and retail banking.
08/12/2012
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses, firstly, the Bank of England’s latest, gloomy, downgrades to their GDP forecasts and, secondly, trends in Britain’s trade figures.
08/09/2012
The new reality for wealth managers will be characterised by lower margins, increased costs and client caution.
08/09/2012
Offshore arrangements are increasingly in the spotlight as the Government looks to block tax leakages.
08/09/2012
Macquarie Private Wealth reveals why your clients’ global fears may be overcooked, and reveals the investment that has recently held it in ‘very good stead’.
08/09/2012
The bossless office: Is it the wave of the future or an idea that will always be a utopian dream, given the inevitable intrusion of human nature?
08/08/2012
Many global organisations can do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG.
08/07/2012
With banks reeling from numerous scandals and the London financial district under intense pressure to reform itself, Mr Leeson said that unless punishments are increased traders will continue to run amok.
08/07/2012
In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolution, in which he theorized that effective adaptation to their environments led certain organisms to survive and flourish, while those that did so less well fell by the wayside
08/07/2012
The index is not perfect and the relationship does not hold in reality because of a number of factors, but it is useful in highlighting big anomalies. Thus on a light-hearted look, Big Macs are now cheapest in Hong Kong and cost less in London than Zurich
08/07/2012
I'm now left more convinced than ever that US politicians and regulators have a hidden objective in exposing the wrong-doings of UK banks.