01/06/2013
Schroders 2013 Outlook - A year in global climate change
2013 Outlook: A year in global climate change - Simon Webber and Giles Money, Portfolio Managers for the Global Climate Change strategy
Comment, Analysis & Research
01/06/2013
Coutts Wealth Watch - Bond bear market?
A bear market has potentially broken out in US government bonds, and our favoured response is to continue to rebalance portfolios towards equities.
01/06/2013
Do you trust the policy makers? by Gary Dugan, Coutts
As we enter 2013, the policy makers are very much at the heart of the global economy.
01/03/2013
Should Bank of America Hang Onto Moynihan?
The report details Bank of America's prospects, including three reasons to buy, and three reasons to sell
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
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