06/12/2012
I've written in the past about how hiring more women can reduce risk. Several studies have shown that women are more profitable investors, money managers and hedge fund managers, and they incur less risk in the process.
06/11/2012
Spain is the top expat destination for a happier life • Canada and Germany come in second and third • New Zealand highlighted as best country for quality of life • Tax-conscious expats enjoy financial happiness in UAE
06/11/2012
It is not controversial to propose that humans have come pretty far in the last 225 years.
06/11/2012
In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest developments in the Eurozone
06/08/2012
European investors save and invest more than 35% of their household income each month - more than three times the amount they set aside to service debt - according to new research from Schroders.
06/06/2012
While there is some truth in the assertion that the top end of the wealth continuum is increasingly looking for institutional-style performance analytics, it is a fallacy to see the needs of wealth managers as some kind of “institutional lite”
06/06/2012
Analysis uncovers global trends that have advanced the strategic role of human resources; Reveals common traits of organizations that successfully undergo transformation
06/04/2012
Just like Alice in her glorious Wonderland, all is seemingly not quite what it seems. Certainly this appears to be the case when it comes to the economy.
06/04/2012
History can be seen as a long battle between creditors and debtors, and the financial crisis that erupted in 2006-2007 is just the latest skirmish.
06/04/2012
“He was a tough gig and he got more and more tough. He was a very clever guy but unforgiving and highly demanding.
06/04/2012
Sixty years are two generations so it would be pretty surprising if things had not changed a great deal during that time.
06/01/2012
The vast majority of honest charities and donors will hope that today’s announcement draws a line under this episode.
05/29/2012
Yet Britain should feel a bit queasy – for failing to heed the right lesson could cost HM Treasury.
05/28/2012
Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England's executive director, called it last week when he said free banking as we know it should end.
05/28/2012
Gold, a traditional safe haven asset in troubled markets, has been out of favour recently amid growing fears of deflation.
05/28/2012
The flotation of the world's largest social network has, appropriately, become a social event.
05/28/2012
The changing property landscape for non-domiciled UK residents
05/24/2012
Please note most of the funds mentioned below are within higher risk sectors so will appeal to adventurous investors taking a long term view.
05/24/2012
Anybody who studies the way in which new tax law is made knows that impact assessments are undertaken at key points in the process.
05/24/2012
In some sense, the only hope for the eurozone is to lower monetary policy further, which would also push the value of the euro lower.