The road to financial stability.are we there yet?
Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance, gives his expert and unblinking assessment of the controversial draft EU directive aimed at curbing alternative investment funds.
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Unit trust automation comes of age
Tim May, chairman of Euroclear UK & Ireland, outlines his vision for the future of fund settlement and processing, highlighting how Euroclear has enhanced its own service, something May says will lead
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UK gilt curve set to steepen as spectre of UK debt downgrade looms
Bill ONeill, portfolio strategist at Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, asseses the impact of a gilt downgrade on the UK economy and investment markets
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Saturnalia – Episode 3
One of the fund managers finds her friend has discovered the perfect antidote to the recessionary blues…
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Merrill Lynch Survey: fund managers reduce cash, increase GEM exposure
Bullishness in global markets has reached new heights with seven out of 10 investors predicting the world economy will improve in the next twelve months, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund
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Investec exec: reports of Londons demise as financial centre exaggerated
A global strategist for one of the leading international asset management companies has refuted the observations of some other observers who suggest Londons days atop the world financial league table
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Saturnalia Episode 2
MD Rupert is having problems with his pets…
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Saturnalia – Episode 1
At last! We step into the world of Saturnalia Asset Management, in which we meet SAM’s managing director and co-owner Rupert Waterstone, as he attempts to placate a restless but important client…
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Opinion: The Attack on Offshore
The mounting effects of the global financial crisis have sparked some wild accusations as governments, experts and investors alike have tried to identify scapegoats. Predictably, hostility towards of
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Adding US to EU blacklist risks tax chaos
The European Union is risking “geopolitical angst” and “global tax chaos” if it follows through on its threat to add the US to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.