Point of View
Looking beyond the Greek tragedy
02/17/2012
Central banks continue to ease policy and risk appetite amongst investors has increased. In the very near term however we remain somewhat wary that markets have rallied too strongly and that further profit taking and lower markets are quite possible.
Changing Sentiment Toward's The Euro?
02/13/2012
I am indebted to Chris Charlton from the foreign exchange specialists, Centa Asset Management in Frankfurt who regularly produces fascinating views and opinions on the varying strengths of the differing currencies.
THIS WEEK – NEXT YEAR...
12/30/2011
I have to say that I am sick to death of all the doom-mongers and depressants that seem to be continuously preaching to us at the moment.
Turkey: Emerging Europe’s sweet spot?
10/31/2011
Significantly, Turkey’s geographic situation as the bridge between Europe and Asia means it can boast attractive trade relationships. However, for a long-term investor, there is more to the story.
Bankers fear repeat of 2008 meltdown
09/07/2011
Josef Ackermann, the Deutsche Bank chief executive, said conditions in Europe reminded him of September 2008, when the US investment bank Lehman Brothers failed and the world started its worst recession since the 1930s.
Riding rough waters
09/05/2011
Oman, despite being a politically stable regime with a transparent economy, has had to face its share of protests and unrest as seen in other regional countries.
A world without growth is a possibility
09/01/2011
The author of Extreme Money, Satyajit Das, says that governments are fixated on economic growth strategies to get out of the sovereign debt mess they are in. But he says they don't appear to have considered what will happen if growth does not recover
Commitment, Continuity and Consistency
08/01/2011
The Bahamas, while only 38-years-old as an independent country, is rich in history with the oldest democracy and one of the longest established international financial services sector in the region.
The impact of the wealth continuum on analytical platforms
06/30/2011
In DST Global Solutions’ latest White Paper, Graeme Condie, Sales Director - UK, Europe and Middle East, explores the challenges many wealth management firms are facing in view of increasingly sophisticated investors demanding ever more transparency