Tom Burroughes

Tom Burroughes is Group Editor of ClearView Financial Media, publisher of websites including <a href='http://www.wealthbriefing.com/html/index.php'>WealthBriefing</a>, a web-based news service and information resource for the world’s wealth management industry. As well as writing for the publication, he has also appeared on BBC Television as a commenter on wealth management, tax and economic affairs.

Economics7 September 12<7 September 12

Great diagnosis of credit bubble, not so sure about the cure

Yet another book bemoaning the credit binge – and wondering what to do about it – has hit my desk. Richard Duncan’s effort, The…

Economics12 August 11<12 August 11

Nowhere to run

James Tyler’s recent comments about the negative Swiss interbank rates reminded me of a discussion I had with a private-client lawyer in London yesterday….

Economics17 January 11<19 January 11

Never Mind Keynes, Wealth Managers Should Read Kipling

This article appears courtesy of WealthBriefing, where it was first published. Whenever there is a crisis in financial markets such as that we have…

Economics17 November 10<17 November 10

Bloomberg: Fed May Hesitate on More Easing After Critics Question Mandate

Fed May Hesitate on More Easing After Critics Question Mandate It was with a certain wry amusement that I read on Bloomberg about how…

Economics10 June 10<11 June 10

Cobden Centre Annual Lecture 2010 – honest money and the national debt

Last night, yours truly, along with a number of other Cobden Centre supporters and assorted free marketeers, listened to Toby Baxendale talk about a…

Economics11 February 10<10 February 10

FT.com – Traders make $8bn bet against euro

The Financial Times has an item up about the weight of investor pressure to sell the euro, taking the view, no doubt, that the…