Captain’s knock

For many people, the name of Sir Allen Stanford, the Texan billionaire financier, is most closely associated with private wealth management and merchant banking. Lately however, cricket and in particular the shorter more spectacular version of the game known as 20/20 has also become synonymous with the Stanford name

Blooming portfolio

Blom Bank shows that Lebanon’s problems are no handicap to expansion

The rising sun

Japanese banks take steps overseas, gingerly, according to David Dolan

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A long a painful journey

Banks say they are over the worst, but forecasts indicate that the global economy will struggle to recover from the damage done by the credit crunch. So what, exactly, is the prognosis?

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A different Russia

As Russia’s new president Dmitry Medvedev settles into his new office in the Kremlin, Matt Jones considers the work that lies ahead of him

Old world order

An ageing population will limit economic growth, unless governments take action soon, the IMF has warned

Custodians juggle challenges of risk and reward

Asset-servicing firms are seeking partnerships with prime brokers, reports Richard Greensted

Specialising in economic analysis

Stricter transfer pricing enforcement services is coming to Europe – in a big way – discovers Adrian Holliday

Banks’ losses fail to dampen bonus season goodwill

When the credit squeeze struck last summer, the widespread view on Wall Street and in the City of London was that the five-year boom in investment banking bonuses had come to an end

Forex, the new futures?

As the global credit crisis hits harder, the question is, has the Forex market now become the new futures market? A report by Richard Morrish, MIG Investments Head of Research

Selling England by the pound

As Sterling comes under pressure at the start of 2008, Richard Morrish asks; is this a long-term trend that will see a fundamental shift in the Political landscape as a consequence?

Economies braced for bumpy ride

The consensus among banks is that growth will slow, writes Grant Clelland