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Posted on January 26th, 2012
In Consultation Paper (CP) 11/15 – Client assets sourcebook: (1) Custody liens, (2) Title transfer collateral arrangements (published in July 2011), the FSA consulted on making changes to its rules on inappropriate liens in custody agreements. These rules were originally made following Policy Statement (PS) 10/16 – Client Assets Sourcebook (Enhancements) Instrument 2010 [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2012
According to classical economics, there are no gains to be made in an efficient market. Yet markets are often far from efficient and the gains are often far from insignificant. So should investors follow the herd or rely on best guesses of fair value? This column argues that the optimal strategy depends on [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2012
Curt Custard, head of Global Investment Solutions, discusses the crises affecting politics and markets worldwide, and argues that they must be resolved with bitter austerity sweetened by freshly printed money and fizzing with contentious transfers of wealth – a cocktail he calls ‘Endgame’.
Source: UBS
Posted on January 3rd, 2012
The growth of the art market and its infrastructure in the last 10 years is fuelling an increasing interest in art as an asset class, which means we now can start talking about the early stages of an Art and Finance industry.
The lack of institutional interest in art as an alternative [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2011
If being an investor in the current economic climate is challenging, so is operating a wealth management firm. As grim as this picture is, wealth management firms should resist the temptation to batten down the hatches and wait for the storm to blow over. This paper reflects on the critical issues the wealth [...]
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New light on choice of investment strategy
Topics: financial markets, investment, wealth management
According to classical economics, there are no gains to be made in an efficient market. Yet markets are often far from efficient and the gains are often far from insignificant. So should investors follow the herd or rely on best guesses of fair value? This column argues that the optimal strategy depends on [...]
Endgame
Topics: interactions finance-economy, investment, wealth management
Curt Custard, head of Global Investment Solutions, discusses the crises affecting politics and markets worldwide, and argues that they must be resolved with bitter austerity sweetened by freshly printed money and fizzing with contentious transfers of wealth – a cocktail he calls ‘Endgame’.
Source: UBS
Art & Finance Report 2011
Topics: investment, wealth management
The growth of the art market and its infrastructure in the last 10 years is fuelling an increasing interest in art as an asset class, which means we now can start talking about the early stages of an Art and Finance industry.
The lack of institutional interest in art as an alternative [...]
2012 Financial Services – Wealth & Asset Management Industry Perspective
Topics: wealth management
If being an investor in the current economic climate is challenging, so is operating a wealth management firm. As grim as this picture is, wealth management firms should resist the temptation to batten down the hatches and wait for the storm to blow over. This paper reflects on the critical issues the wealth [...]