12/20/2013
Bernanke bows out shunning Cold Turkey
Equity markets have experienced relief rallies on news of the Fed decision to wind down the asset buying programme by an initial $10bn dropping from $85bn per months to $75bn
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/20/2013
EFG’s 2014 Outlook: Opportunities & Traps
Year-ahead assessments of where the world economy and financial markets are heading customarily start with the US. In 2014 the path of the US economy and policy appears, for once, fairly settled.
12/20/2013
RBC recognized as a 'Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality' by the Human Rights Campaign
The Royal Bank of Canada announced today that RBC Wealth Management-U.S. and RBC Capital Markets-U.S. each received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index.
12/19/2013
Investment behaviour drivers and the wealth management industry in 2014 - RBC Wealth Management
Few private investors were prepared for the equities markets doing so well or the fixed income markets performing so poorly in 2013.
12/19/2013
Is wealth management a good fit?
It’s an attractive option, but to make it work, you need all the right pieces, including scale, people, and patience
12/18/2013
Strong Global Economic Sentiment for 2014 - BofA Merrill Lynch
Investor Appetite for Japanese and European Stocks Steps Up
12/18/2013
Advisors Rank Home-Office Research Team as Preferred Source of Support for Managed Account Platforms
"When advisors look for information on managed account platforms, their primary inclination is to approach the home-office research team," comments Patrick Newcomb, senior analyst at Cerulli.
12/18/2013
Low-Volatility Anomaly Shows No Signs of Weakening - BMO Global Asset Management White Paper
Investor Psychology and Manager Benchmarking Contribute to Ongoing Trend
12/17/2013
BNY Mellon Investment Boutique Warns of Deflationary Risks in Europe
Standish Sees Global GDP Accelerating to 3.5 Percent in 2014
12/15/2013
Why Bitcoin Will Never Be a Currency—in 2 Charts
Bitcoin could be Paypal 2.0, but it will never be the dollar 2.0. Not when prices would have had to fall 98.5 percent the past year if they'd been set in terms of Bitcoin.
12/12/2013
Ivy League Budget Deficits Prompt Harvard, Yale To Seek Cuts
At least half of the eight Ivy League schools ran budget deficits in the past fiscal year
12/12/2013
Pope Attacks Mega-Salaries and Wealth Gap in Peace Message
Pope Francis said in the first peace message of his pontificate that huge salaries and bonuses are symptoms of an economy based on greed and inequality and called again for nations to narrow the wealth gap.
12/11/2013
Coutts Views - investment outlook for 2014
Potential opportunities for hedge funds and for UK commercial property
12/09/2013
Wells Fargo Named Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality
A total of 934 businesses were rated in the CEI this year. Wells Fargo was one of 304 considered to be best-in-class, an accolade it has earned every year since the company began participating in 2003.
12/05/2013
Goldmark: Nelson Mandela focused on the horizon
A generous and principled giant has died.
12/04/2013
Central banks on divergent tracks
The global recovery continues
12/04/2013
2014 Market Outlook - State Street Global Advisors
SSgA Bullish on Growth in 2014; Uncovers Diversification and Return Opportunities
12/03/2013
The Outlook for 2014" - Manulife Asset Management
The Outlook for 2014" is designed to identify trends and key issues that may impact investors in the coming year
12/02/2013
How much do those ‘12 days of Christmas’ gifts cost?
Prices for most of the items in the song, including the partridge, two turtle doves, three French hens and five gold rings, remained steady from last year.
12/01/2013
Looking ahead: what's next for global and UK property? - Schroders
Global Property Securities Fund Manager, Jim Rehlaender, and Head of Property, Duncan Owen, give their outlooks for global and UK property markets in the year ahead.