09/09/2012
Al Gini, a professor of business ethics at the School of Business Administration at Loyola University in Chicago, has a different perspective. He argues that business is not inherently bad, it just happens to offer many temptations – to counter this
09/05/2012
Doug Morgan, president of SunGard’s institutional asset management business discuss the top trends affecting the fund management industry in 2012
09/03/2012
Real GDP expanded but ongoing political unrest continues to dampen the country’s growth.
09/02/2012
A total of 194 M&A deals worth $29.7 billion have been announced in the Middle East and North Africa so far this year, down 5.3 percent from 219 deals worth $31.4 billion in the same period last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
09/02/2012
The collective assets of the largest 50 banks in the region increased by 7.7% in the year to 30th June 2012, reaching US$1.28trn.
09/02/2012
Hay Group reports that employers in Bahrain are succeeding in retaining employees for the long term and providing equitable, competitive packages.
09/02/2012
Gulf Arab investors are also targeting options closer to home as they look for places to park their cash.
08/08/2012
Many global organisations can do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG.
08/07/2012
In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolution, in which he theorized that effective adaptation to their environments led certain organisms to survive and flourish, while those that did so less well fell by the wayside
08/07/2012
The index is not perfect and the relationship does not hold in reality because of a number of factors, but it is useful in highlighting big anomalies. Thus on a light-hearted look, Big Macs are now cheapest in Hong Kong and cost less in London than Zurich
07/18/2012
In spite of his doom and gloom about America and the world economy, when pressed Faber did recommend some China REITs.
07/16/2012
Avoiding Worldwide Recession by Addressing Fiscal Imbalances
07/15/2012
It’s easy to be cynical about mobility in wealth management.
07/10/2012
Researchers evaluated each organisation in terms of the steps it takes to fight corruption and the openness of its financial self-reporting.
07/09/2012
Despite the necessary expansion of central-bank balance sheets, Bank Sarasin does not see any threat of inflation as long as households and governments still need to deleverage.
07/08/2012
We don't need good banks, we need great banks - and we certainly don't need bad banks and bad bankers.
06/25/2012
In 2012’s second half, investors will face “a rocky road” compared with the year’s first few months, with the potential “fiscal cliff” in the U.S. as well as Europe’s ongoing turmoil both posing risk to a still we
06/24/2012
A great deal has been written about the advantages of cloud-based systems, but what about the disadvantages?
06/18/2012
Strategic planning is back. With so much uncertainty, bank CEOs need to rethink where their institution adds value to customers, who those customers are today and who they might be in the future.
06/18/2012
At a press briefing in New York, Katie Nixon, the firm's chief investment officer for personal financial services, spelled out “windows of opportunity” for investors.