Many banks offer investments services to their customers. These services are generally targeted to very specific customers who have large amounts of money at the bank. If you are just beginning to invest, your bank may not contact you to offer these services, but they may be available to you. The services offered are similar to the role of a financial planner…
Singapore (Listeni/Л€sЙЄЕ‹ЙЎЙ™pЙ”Лђr/), officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the Lion City, the Garden City, and the Red Dot, is a global city and sovereign state in Southeast Asia and the worlds only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with…
A billion-franc initial public offering for a Swiss bank: it should be the crowning achievement to burnish the legacy of Credit Suisse s veteran Swiss investment banking head s long and illustrious career. Credit Suisse plans to list a minority share in its Swiss unit from mid-2017, ostensibly for strategic reasons but also because it desperately needs the 2…
After every U.S. presidential election, disenchanted partisans predictably holler, I m moving to Canada! We heard this collective cry in 2008 and again in 2012, from Republicans who passionately loathe Barack Obama. Now we re hearing it from Democrats who despise Donald Trump. In fact, a surge of visitors crashed Canada s immigration website on the night of…
Most of us hate our banks for gouging us for fee after fee, requiring minimums, and offering teaser rates that turn into nothing more than the same old BS accounts. I’ve studied most of the checking accounts on the market and today, I’ll show you the best one I’ve found. In fact, it’s the one I use as my primary checking account. Why is it important to choose…
Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesWe have new data on how Wall Street banks stack up in every business line, and there is one clear winner. That bank made $12.5 billion. It ranked No. 1 by revenues in investment banking, and within that equity-capital markets. It also placed first in fixed income, currencies, and commodities (FICC), and within that G10 rates, and securitization…
Emolument.com has analysed 706 salary and bonus entries from London-based bankers Overwhelmingly, Business & Finance: as expected most bankers choose business or finance-related degree such as Accounting or Economics, which shows an interest in the financial sector right from their late teens, when they picked their university course; thereby making most…
At the close of 2016, artificial intelligent (AI)-driven investment bank Euklid completed its first-seed funding, with a valuation of $10.5M.[1] Euklid is an investment bank that leverages artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to provide clients with banking and investment services. With an advisor group that spans Banca di Roma to MIT, Euklid is…
I have $65, that I need to invest but I want to make more than the bank is offering. Where can get a high return on a short-term investment with limited risk? This exact question was asked of me just the other day. You would be surprised how often I get asked something similar. It has definitely been more times than I can count! We re in an eventful time where…
I got up before dawn; grabbed a camera; and left our tent to get some photographs of morning arriving at our City of Rock campsite. The morning light and unusual clouds in the sky made for a great way to greet a brand new day. When I returned to the tent my wife was just emerging from the tent and we both smiled at each other as we began day two of our 12 day…
392/48/1334 WATER STREET 392/52/1334 (North side) 28-JUN-52 TOWN HALL (Formerly listed as: CASTLE STREET TOWN HALL) I This list entry has been amended as part of the Bicentenary commemorations of the 1807 Abolition Act. The Town Hall stands on the north side of Water Street. Built 1749-54, by John Wood the Elder; modified, extended and reconstructed late C18-early…
The Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) is the largest Canadian bank by market capitalization, at ~$94 billion as listed on the NYSE. It were incorporated in 1869 as a regional bank, and has since grown to serve customers in Canada, the US, and 37 other countries. The bank s dividend streak is impressive, having paid steady or increasing dividends every year since…
There are several types of annuities, but at the end of the day, purchasing an annuity is on par with making a trade with an insurance company. They re taking a lump sum of cash from you. In return, they are giving you a stated rate of guaranteed return. Sometimes that return is fixed (with a fixed annuity), sometimes that return is variable (with a variable…
Books constitute capital. - Thomas Jefferson The only way to ensure a happy retirement is to become an investing autodidact. Autodidact is a good 50-cent word for a self-educated person, and it s basically what individual investors are forced to become these days. We are increasingly responsible for managing our own retirement plans and fund investments, yet…
