Queen’s Bank Woos Wealthy Chinese
The soaring number of wealthy Chinese has led to prestigious private bank Coutts doubling the number of people working in its Asia Pacific Office. Better
Still Years Of Growth Expected From Emerging Markets
Investors wary of putting money into emerging markets have been reassured after a leading merchant bank said that many of the countries still have a
Diamond Values Set To Soar As Supply Dries Up
Diamond investors should see annual returns of around 6% between now and 2020, claims a new report. The annual Global Diamond Industry Report also says
US Unlikely To Crack China FATCA Agreement
China is the latest country to make clear that the government is unlikely to sign up to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Gold Sales Soared To A Record £153 Billion
The demand for gold has seen prices soar to help sales hit a record high of £153 billion in 2012. However, the volume of gold
Emerging Markets Leading Global Growth
China’s economic recovery is stronger than many investment analysts believes and is helping to fuel a wider resurgence across the Asia Pacific region, according to
Life’s Luxuries Cost a Packet for Wealthy Asians
Wealthy Asians will number around 3 million and have combined assets exceeding US$16.7 trillion by 2015 – with around half living in China, according to
Gold loses some shine for investors
Gold has lost a little lustre as worldwide demand for the precious metal dropped slightly, according to the latest research by the World Gold Council.
China’s growth starts to show some cracks
Poor trade balance figures from China sent a shudder across global money markets as mixed messages from the US and Europe gave analysts had already
Look east for equity bargains, fund managers urge
Fund managers are urging investors to look at Asian equities that offer attractive prices and potential good returns. China’s rate of growth may have slowed,
China continues to free up currency restrictions
China is continuing to develop the renminbi as a world currency by gradually relaxing rules limiting exchange and investment. The latest move came from the
Time for investors to look at the bigger economic picture
With everyone looking at the micro moves of foreign currency exchange, it’s time to zoom out and shift the focus to a bigger picture. The
China builds 70 airports as airline profits plunge worldwide
China is flying in to the face of wisdom by investing in airports and planes as airline profits nosedive across the rest of the world.
Shanghai floats junk bonds to ease credit problems
Beijing has green lighted private companies to issue junk bonds to raise capital in a bid to bolster flagging output. Even though China’s GDP has
Euro confusion triggers China’s rate cuts
The phrase ‘laissez faire’ was coined in Europe – and it seems to be the economic policy that works best for the euro. As the