Managers of Wealth

Party on! (Or not.) by Tim Price, Director of Investment, PFP Wealth Management

One may be doomed, but one can still party on

The High Lords of Google by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The informal corporate motto of Google was originally 'Don't be Evil' - reflecting the young, fresh and enthusiastic tone of the business blowing away the cobwebs of dark corporate halls.

Are diamonds the new gold for individual investors?

Investors and couples alike can buy diamonds on the retail market, but now there's a movement to create a way for individual investors to buy diamonds like gold.

The charitable giving debate by George Bull

We may therefore see a transition from lifetime giving to legacies on death, to take advantage of the new inheritance tax relief.

The Seven Pearls; A Financial Guide To Empower Women

They take the mystery out of money, creating a map of how to make the best decisions possible to achieve your financial goals. I find this book to be revolutionary in its efforts, for if the female energy can come to balance the male in this economic syst

Feeding the Dragon by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The Year of the Water Dragon, whilst normally providing good joss for those followers of Chinese astrology, is also proving to be a challenging one on various fronts.

Women break into the City's old-boy network

The number of women trading the stock market is on the rise, according to City Index, one of the UK's leading providers of spread betting and foreign exchange trading.

Reality bites: The truth about investment banking in Asia

For all Asia’s promise, investment bankers in the region face a host of challenges.

The unbelievable truth by George Bull, Baker Tilly

In a variation of the theme, we thought we would begin this Weekly Tax Brief with a quick round of ‘true or false’?

The Science and Art of Investing Can Harm Your Returns

The complex details are exhaustively set forth in the report. No one could quarrel with the stated goal, which is “to add alpha, or risk-adjusted excess returns, of greater than 2 percent annually to readily available indexes over a market cycle.&am

How the top bankers earn their fat salaries

Gary Dugan, chief investment officer for private banking at Emirates NBD, is primarily responsible for the investment products and portfolios of the bank's high-net-worth clients.

The UK’s exciting growth prospects! – And the world’s worst Easter egg

So is the UK economy flat-lining?

Millionaires Taking Over the World Through Real Estate?

Monaco, U.K. and Switzerland are just some of the countries facing this dilemma but now there’s a new country ready to join their exclusive party: Singapore.

Billionaire on U.S. tax code: It's "a disgrace"

Billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, says he's willing to pay more in taxes, but lawmakers need to do their job and change the law.

They cough, swig - and handle your money. Who makes up the financial sector?

THEY like a smoke and a drink, they shun vegetables and exercise, they have high blood pressure and cholesterol levels and are more at risk of developing diabetes and having heart attacks. And they're handling your money.

Marc Faber's "Wealth Destruction" Fears Shouldn't Scare The Wealthy

I suppose it can be fun to stand for something.

A Best Practice Approach to Suitability and Assessment By Daryl Roxburgh

what does all this really mean for the investment process, the end-investor and the investment community?

Gold Seen ‘at Risk’ as UBS Cuts 2012 Forecast 18% to $1,680

UBS cut one- and three-month targets for gold earlier this month.

Roll up, roll up — everything in Britain is for sale

Part of RBS could be sold to Abu Dhabi. That’s no cause for alarm — we benefit from being open to investment

Charities backlash against the Budget By George Bull

The Budget proposal to restrict the availability of unlimited tax reliefs to a quarter of an individual’s income has aroused a great deal of concern that it will result in a fall in large scale donations to charity.

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