02/13/2013
Yen hands baton to sterling in race to the bottom - Coutts
The baton has been passed to the UK as policymakers around the world begin to look to weak currencies to shore up growth.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/13/2013
More transparency needed to break the cycle of bank misselling says Panel
Carried out between March and September 2012, the exercise revealed one in four customers was given poor advice, with as many as one in ten being given unsuitable advice.
02/13/2013
Mercer’s delegated investment solutions posts strong growth in 2012
In Europe, Mercer’s delegated assets grew by $7 billion in 2012 and now stand at $17.5 billion as at 31 December.
02/13/2013
German households buck the trend on financial wealth - RESEARCH
The report also highlighted the relatively high level of savings and aversion to debt acquisition in Germany
02/13/2013
Coutts Wealth Watch - UK property 'zombies' still on the loose
Heavily indebted ‘zombie’ companies continue to stalk the UK commercial property market. It will take time, and more importantly growth, to clear them away. But we believe patience will be rewarded.
02/13/2013
EU buyouts: Finding a way to exit the boom year deals - Charles Magnay, Altius Associates
Many of the headline-hitting buyouts of the boom era are still sitting in private equity portfolios.
02/12/2013
Investment managers worldwide will grow less than 1% - RESEARCH
As a result, many asset managers, including some of today’s market share leaders, may struggle with shrinking revenue and a decaying book of legacy business
02/12/2013
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Strong Sentiment Consolidating
Equity allocations stay high but bias shifts to defensives
02/11/2013
The AIFMD and its Impact on US Fund Managers - Withers
The aim of the AIFMD is to introduce a harmonized regulatory framework across the EU for EU-established AIFMs and to regulate the marketing of AlFs within the EU.
02/11/2013
Rothschild Market Perspective - Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments
This month, alongside our usual economic and market reviews, we cover four topics.
02/11/2013
Global perspective from Standard Life Investments
Standard Life Investments suggests that it is much harder for countries to make the transition from emerging to developed economies than was previously commonly thought.
02/10/2013
Shocking figures reveal the growth in UK's wealth gap
Inequality has grown sharply over the past 15 years
02/10/2013
When big is no longer beautiful in the fund management world
Can a fund get too large for its fund manager to handle?
02/10/2013
The Ghost of ABN Amro Haunts Europe's Banks
The $98.5 billion takeover of ABN proved to be a disastrously mis-timed acquisition, defining the M&A peak of the credit bubble in 2007.
02/10/2013
Practicality trumps personality in the language of banks - RESEARCH
Personality is crucial in attracting customers
02/10/2013
The Chinese Snake needs to wisely manage a rapidly changing world by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It’s going to be a delicate new year for the Chinese authorities and they may well need all the guile of “the water snake” to see them through it.
02/10/2013
Perspectives from the Sarasin Group: On liberty, debt and overregulation
Three regulatory deficiencies were leading contributing causes of the financial crisis
02/10/2013
What’s next for global capex? - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Timely indicators have been brightening up, painting a picture of strengthening global investment spending in the short term.
02/07/2013
Scandinavian corporate profits to rise 10% in 2013
"We have good reason to view the prospects for our Scandinavia Portfolio with optimism."
02/07/2013
Banks Need to Reduce Risk: Sallie Krawchek
Krawcheck said that the problem was not being addressed