Comment & Analysis
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Coutts Investment themes; Nikkei, IMF and Spain
10/17/2017The IMF often tends to lag other economic analysis and there were no real surprises in its report.
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Activist Investor Wants Credit Suisse Broken up
10/17/2017Credit Suisse share price, which has been diluted by raising capital, is barely half what it was when CEO Tidjane Thiam took charge in 2015.
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Does blockchain technology alleviate security concerns or create new challenges?
10/17/2017This is what makes a blockchain environment such a new concept” Damien Jamet, Chief Data Officer at Societe Generale
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Tackling unconscious gender biases in wealth management
10/17/2017Wealth managers that fail to tackle unconscious gender biases based on out-of-date thinking risk losing out on a valuable and growing client base
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Interview with ANZ Wealth Group Executive
10/17/2017The interview was conducted by Andrew Cornell Managing Editor of bluenotes.
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Major geopolitical fears fuel demand for multi-currency accounts
10/17/2017“It was a wake-up call to many across the world; it was a watershed moment.”
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Ex-Fed Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke Lauds Ripple, Says Bitcoin Will Be Squashed by Governments
10/17/2017Ben Bernanke is bullish on Ripple and blockchain payments but says bitcoin will be quashed by governments if it ever grows too large.
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St. James’s Place – 'Stocks continue to rise, reaching new highs'
10/17/2017While developed market growth is reasonable but unexciting, more than 50% of the market return in 2017 has come from emerging markets
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Fraud Isn’t Among the ‘Real Concerns’ RBC Chief Has With Bitcoin
10/17/2017“People have placed value on what it is in different ways -- and they’re fine to do that -- but it’s not fraudulent in its misrepresentation.”
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As the Rich Get Richer, Exotic Carmakers Are Winning
10/16/2017It’s getting harder to impress the neighbors with just a plain old sports car.
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Profit with Principles? by Penny Lovell
10/16/2017More recently, though, there is an increasing confidence that counters the belief that you can’t make profit with principle.
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How To Effectively Transfer Wealth Amidst Asia's Aging Population
10/16/2017This is a dark shadow on Asia’s large wealth sector and the rich elite hoping to protect family legacies.
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You know the rules and so do I by Jim Wood-Smith, Hawksmoor
10/16/2017The striking of the match however is less important than the role of the accelerant.
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Death And Taxes: How To Effectively Transfer Wealth Amidst Asia's Aging Population
10/16/2017This is a dark shadow on Asia’s large wealth sector and the rich elite hoping to protect family legacies.
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Most Large Global Banks Planning Major Investments in Open Banking
10/16/2017Half believe competitive pressure will force them to give data-access to third-parties as a service to customers
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Successful Entrepreneurs Rely On Wealth Managers
10/16/2017When it comes to wealth management the biggest decision is not about the efficacy of a particular product or strategy.
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Moneyfarm is changing the face of wealth management
10/16/2017Technology is an enabler, and through these firms, people are taking their financial affairs into their own hands.
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No substitute for on-the ground experience: HSBC's incoming CEO
10/15/2017Armed with a degree in economics from Portsmouth Polytechnic rather than one of Britain's more prestigious universities, Mr Flint joined HSBC in 1989 and trained in Hong Kong and Calcutta.
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Sustainable investing not big in SA, despite high awareness
10/15/2017This propensity for sustainable behaviour among investors does, however, bode well for the future of sustainable investment in South Africa, Ground says.
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How Asia Pacific's top private banks fared in 2016, according to Private Banker
10/13/2017PBI says this year’s rankings showed that Asian private banks were back in accumulation mode in 2016 with their latest figure.