Wealth Management

Equity markets reached their year high this week, with the FTSE 100 rising to 5891, and ending the week at 5872, 1% up on last week. The S&P 500 stayed almost flat this week at 1242 at mid Friday trading. The major concern … Continue reading →

The EU heads of governments and states will meet in Brussels this Thursday and Friday to discuss important policy matters. Jean-Claude Trichet already signaled that the ECB balance sheet needs an injection of equity capital, as assets have tripled over the last ten … Continue reading →

Market Overview Overall it was a positive week for equity markets. The announcement of the extension of the Bush tax cuts in the US was received well by the market as the package looks positive for growth. As a result economists have been … Continue reading →

Next Wednesday, the central banks of Norway and Sweden will hold their last ordinary 2010 policy board meetings. The majority of surveyed economists expect the Riksbank to continue tightening its monetary policy at this meeting and again next year because Swedish inflation is … Continue reading →

As part of the government’s regular auction schedule for Treasury Inflation- Protected Securities (TIPS), a reopening of the current 5-year bond maturing 15 April 2015 took place on 25 October. This security originally came to the market as a new issue in … Continue reading →