Schroders sees profit growth slow dramatically
Profit growth slowed considerably at Schroders joint asset management and private banking divisions in the third quarter. 28.10.08 Profit growth…
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North Korean mischief
Putting a stop to North Korean nuclear proliferation is only half the story. The U.S. State Department has removed the…
ByDerivative hide and seek
Derivates were dubbed “Weapons of mass financial destruction” by Warren Buffett. The collapse of Lehman Brothers is beginning to tell…
ByHSBC details Russian private banking plans
John Nicholls, deputy chief executive of HSBC Russia told a Russo-British Chamber of Commerce forum that the bank is planning…
ByBarclays Wealth strengthens offshore team
Barclays Wealth intermediaries has appointed Richard Gillard as European head of the offshore financial markets team. Barclays Wealth intermediaries has…
ByCredit Suisse appoints new UK private banking CEO
Ian Marsh has been appointed new chief executive of Credit Suisse UK private banking. Credit Suisse has appointed Ian Marsh…
BySpear's Crunches Credit
From our prescient leaders to our warnings to the central bankers of a year ago, Spear’s has been consistently ahead…
ByCredit Suisse slumps in third quarter
Third quarter earnings at Credit Suisse’s private banking unit have fallen by almost 40 percent compared to the same period…
ByA golden era in Moscow
From Stalin to Spear’s, Russia certainly has come along way. To Moscow for the launch of Spear’s Russia. I had…
ByNow or Later: never
The play is as facile as it thinks it is deep. I find it hard to believe that the burghers…
ByUkraine at the Polls
It was hard to believe former Soviet states would join NATO. Looking back to the collapse of the Soviet bloc…
ByHeroes and zeroes in Moscow
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ByOECD to compile new tax haven blacklist
The OECD meeting in Paris has agreed that the international organisation will draw up a new blacklist of uncooperative tax…
ByWhat's happening to the banks?
The mayhem is set to continue, as the bear shakes out every bad bank, every bad debt, every toxic mortgage.…
BySwiss authorities to restrict big bank bonuses?
Acting Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said the Swiss authorities are considering measures to restrict pay and bonuses at big banks.…
ByOh, Mandy
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ByThe end of the affair
There’s always something quite poignant about the end of season at a holiday destination. There’s always something quite poignant about…
ByING receives 10bn Euro bail-out for government stake
Dutch banking and insurance group ING is to receive a government bail-out worth EUR 10 billion, which will result in…
ByNo further job cuts at Singer’s despite market rumours
Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander puts retention scheme in place for the remaining staff. UK administrator Ernest & Young have confirmed…
ByFrench PM calls for ban on offshore banking
François Fillon, French Prime Minister, is calling for offshore centers to be closed down in an attempt to control what…
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