Long gone are the days when people expected the Budget to provide all the fresh news about Britain’s economic health and the Government’s spending plans for the year ahead. There used to be a lot of buzz and speculation about … Continue reading
The penultimate budget of this parliament was a relatively calm affair, characterised by token giveaways. Many believe that George Osborne, the chancellor, is saving his big vote-grabbing gestures for his final Budget ahead of next year’s general election. Despite better … Continue reading
With the election set for next year, speculation is rife as George Osborne prepares this year’s budget. Will we see extravagant vote-winning handouts, or is it still too soon to be fishing for the public’s affections with tax breaks and … Continue reading
While online wealth management is driven by the demand from newly minted millionaires in the Silicon Valley, Nick Hungerford discusses how he is pioneering the trend in the UK as the first online discretionary manager. By Caroline Ng.
Wealth management has emerged as a beacon of profit for the private banking industry as leading wirehouses on Wall Street topped off a profitable year.
As a merger wave sweeps the private banking landscape in Asia, the spate of consolidation has created ripples of concern as well as opportunities for players in the industry. Caroline Ng and Sruti Rao investigates the drivers behind the trend … Continue reading
The tide is now turning the favour back to developed markets as emerging markets face the sting of the Federal Reserve’s tapering.
Britain is set to be the fastest growing economy in continental Europe buoyed by central bank support, credit availability and rising property prices, according to UBS.
As family offices rapidly expand in Singapore, private banks are left with little choice but to strike mutually beneficial partnerships to manage the rising fortunes of Asian tycoons, writes Caroline Ng
By Caroline Ng Fundamentals are much better now to invest in the renewable energy sector than immediately after the Global Financial Crisis. Australia is poised to take advantage of global interests in the sector’s sustained growth, according to the Eco … Continue reading
When soaring online sales growth outpace retail turnover, some retail marketers are chasing after where the money is, or in this case, social currency. Caroline Ng investigates how social currency is punching its weight in Australia retail scene. So much for physical, … Continue reading
We have all heard of Sigmund Freud and even if you haven’t, we have all been profoundly shaped by the Feud’s dynasty – their success in controlling the masses subconscious. Sigmund Freud is the founder of psychoanalysis which his American nephew, … Continue reading
Image taken by Olivier Zahm, Purple Magazine Backstage with Karl Lagerfeld’s right-hand woman Standing tall in frame, Virginie Viard wears her long dark hair with a thick fringe. The romantic-looking lady has been working with Karl Lagerfeld since 1987. “It … Continue reading
Baudrillard: “Happiness is found through simulation of a transient simulacrum of reality.” – in other words, happiness can derive from simulation, not reality.
Although I may curl my lips at Dubai sometimes, I can never really resist myself from some of the wondrous tidbits it perpetually seeks to seduce. In my opinion, it is perhaps one of the world’s few places where debauchery exist at its pinnacle. Continue reading
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