Managers of Wealth

Charity tax changes and other Budget U-turns by George Bull, Baker Tilly

The vast majority of honest charities and donors will hope that today’s announcement draws a line under this episode.

The renaissance in US oil and gas creates investment opportunities - Coutts & Co

While higher output weighs on prices, it also creates significant opportunities for companies that service the renewed activity and those that benefit from cheaper fuel.

UBS: The Worst Thing That Could Happen Is That Everything Actually Goes Right

Jonathan Golub, UBS's top U.S. equity strategist, is one of the many names who recommend that investors approach the markets with caution.

JPMorgan Chase: Is it actually London's problem?

Yet Britain should feel a bit queasy – for failing to heed the right lesson could cost HM Treasury.

Going Public, Going German, Going East

The flotation of the world's largest social network has, appropriately, become a social event.

Weekly Gold Report - BlackRock

Gold drifted lower early in the week as the Euro continued to weaken against the US Dollar. By Thursday, the metal had recovered as the euro stemmed its losses after a softer-than-expected US manufacturing report.

Europe should ‘prepare for break-up’, Arbuthnot

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the latest developments in the Eurozone and provides an update on the UK.

Two suggestions to help HMRC reduce tax red tape by George Bull

Anybody who studies the way in which new tax law is made knows that impact assessments are undertaken at key points in the process.

Gold: The World's Friend for 5,000 Years

Last November, the IPO deal of the day was Groupon. On the first day of trading, shares rose to a high of $31 from an initial offering price of $20.

Fact File: The Super-Rich

The combined wealth of the richest 1,000 people in the UK rose 4.7 per cent last year, surpassing a previous high set before the 2008 financial crisis. The result is a new global elite, living lives of luxury and privilege the rest of us can hardly fathom

Making executive pay work: The psychology of incentives

Incentives have become so complex and volatile that they no longer motivate the executives they are aimed at

Repeating is Self-Defeating

Mark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes".

HNWU: increasing tax yields, but is it meeting its objective? by Mike Down, Baker Tilly

The word on the street is that HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) is gaining favour in high places at HM Treasury.

China and the West during the Year of the Dragon - Bank Sarasin

Different images of dragons shape Eastern and Western mythology: the connotation is one of strength and confidence in the East, but threat and chaos in the West.

Private sector still deleveraging, economic growth remains weak

Indeed since 2008-09 and since the depths of the crisis, the recovery that we have had has been driven by massive fiscal and monetary stimulus which cannot be sustained.

Greece threatens euro stability, but risks reflected in safe-haven bonds - Coutts & Co

Political rather than economic considerations are increasingly pushing Greece towards a euro exit.

Early investor in Asia rings the changes

This “east-east” corridor, named after ancient trade routes linking Asia with the Middle East, saw trade volumes quadruple over the past decade.

Asia’s new elite — Shaun Tan

This contrast is all the more apparent with the rise of Asia, and the emergence (especially in China and India) of the nouveau riche.

Two years of the Coalition – how are they doing on the tax front?

To give credit where credit is due, in their first two years the Coalition Government has seen through some tax changes which were already in the pipeline.

Dimon geezers by Tim Price PFP Wealth Management

Imagine you are one of two people playing 'Monopoly'. While you follow the rules religiously, the other player – who also happens to be the banker – does not.

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