01/02/2013
More Silver Linings than Clouds - BMO Global Asset Management
In this report, we explore both the clouds and the silver linings in these three major world economies
Comment, Analysis & Research
01/02/2013
Congress hands America a Wile E Coyote moment…
The Fiscal Cliff has been averted but not without America experiencing a Wile E Coyote moment
01/01/2013
Soaking the rich won't work
Governments that are raising tax rates on the wealthy to plug budget holes are doomed to disappointment.
01/01/2013
"Acquiesce" and “Hung in a Bad Place” by the US politicians - Tom Becket, CIO Psigma Investment Management
Fittingly, given the confidence-crippling chaos and subsequent submission in US Congress the first song to be shuffled on to my iPod on my New Year’s Day run was the magnificent “Acquiesce” by Oasis.
12/30/2012
'Women will save US economy', predicts billionaire investor Warren Buffett
According to the Telegraph, Buffett's remarks came during an interview with fellow philanthropist Melinda Gates, with BBC Radio 4.
12/30/2012
The Biggest Billionaire Scandals Of 2012, According To Forbes
“Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald in his short story The Rich Boy in 1926. “They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them…”
12/26/2012
What can banks learn from retail giants and the porn industry?
New Lafferty report applies retailer best practice to banks in an effort to make them 'loved'
12/26/2012
Coutts Wealth Watch - Gold exposure trimmed for first time since global crisis
We are reducing our exposure to gold for the first time since June 2009 because we believe that several key risks to the global economy that underpinned the precious metal are being addressed. But we remain positive on gold and believe it has a place in p
12/25/2012
Nobel Laureate Has Most Awkward Dinner Ever With Financial Advisers He Just Destroyed
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman claims in his book Thinking, Fast And Slow that the stock picking industry is built largely on an "illusion of skill."
12/19/2012
The Beverley Hillbillies and the Fiscal Cliff by Terry Smith
As the US Fiscal Cliff melodrama heads towards its climax I thought I would offer an observation based upon the 60s US TV sitcom series-the Beverley Hillbillies.
12/16/2012
How I Helped the North Koreans Launch their Rocket by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It is going to be interesting to see just how well they really want to know their Mexican and Columbian gangster customers.
12/16/2012
KPMG Survey: Senior Execs Weigh In on Fiscal Cliff
The survey reflects the responses of more than 2,500 members of the Tax Governance Institute.
12/16/2012
Michael G. Palin's 15th Annual Christmas Fun Quiz
Welcome to my fifteenth annual Christmas Charity Quiz! Internet search is acceptable these days - so some sections don’t have easy or straightforward answers! For competitors please submit your answers to me by 15 January 2013.
12/11/2012
Banks Improve Customer Satisfaction - RESEARCH
Customer satisfaction at Bank of America is at a 10-year low, according to a study due out Tuesday.
12/05/2012
$31 Billion Revenue Opportunity With Younger, Tech-Savvy Investors - RESEARCH
Wealth Management Survey Reveals Financial Firms Can Avoid Significant Wealth Attrition by Courting Younger Investors With Preferred Technology and Services
12/05/2012
U.S. household wealth rises to near 2007 high
Rising home prices helped drive the increase in the latest quarter
12/02/2012
Morgan Stanley CEO: More bank deals on the way
James Gorman says 'Too Big to Fail' isn't a problem in the U.S.
11/29/2012
What Millionaire Women Want - RESEARCH
What millionaires are thinking and doing can be a strong indicator of certain financial trends. Fidelity's fifth Millionaire Outlook reveals how millionaires' background, financial outlook and goals have greatly impacted their investment behavio
11/29/2012
Outlook for the global financial markets in 2013 - Julius Baer Gruppe
"2013 - the year after": low growth, record-low interest rates, an investment Ice Age - further challenges ahead for investors
11/27/2012
Buffett renewing call for millionaire’s tax
As the country approaches the fiscal cliff, Obama has insisted that Bush-era tax cuts — set to expire at the beginning of 2013 — expire for families making $250,000 and above.