Managers of Wealth

Magical Mantelpieces: 7 Festive Decor Ideas That Will Wow your Guests

From classic ideas to fresh takes on festive design, find all the inspiration you need to give your home a holiday glow up this season

François Pauly: «We Aren't Where We Want to Be in Zurich»

What’s behind this unusual step on to the operational side of the business?

Billionaire Space Race Turns Into A Publicity Disaster

Bezos's Blue Origin rockets are estimated to create 75 tons of emissions per 11-minute flight, more than the average person creates during their entire lifetime.

Special Report – Metaverse: overhyped or the next internet revolution?

When Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms1 in October, the word ‘metaverse’ moved from the domain of tech geeks to the mainstream.

PIMFA welcomes extension of 10% depreciation notification rule flexibility but calls for longer term reform

This was always a rule that had more relevance for European Union financial markets than it did for the UK and our departure from the EU presents our industry, and the FCA with an opportunity to enact reforms that better fit our own domestic markets.

Seven Black Swans a Swimming: Tail Events That Could Shape Markets

As Christmas approaches, we have taken inspiration from the old carol and selected seven ‘black swans’ that could have an outsized effect on markets over the coming years, for both good and ill.

Bubbles, inflation, negative breadth: which market myths matter for 2022?

This issue of Simply Put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, tests their validity.

Health becomes a hot topic issue in high networth families’ financial planning

Generational wealth planning needs to take pointers from pandemic lessons

From Covid-19 to new normal-22: What's in store for 2022?

One can never be certain what lies ahead but we remain cautiously optimistic about the prospects for 2022.

To Win the Platform Placement Game, Figure Out What Distributors Need

National accounts leaders are well aware of the importance of keeping their firm’s product set fresh and relevant to distributors

Deck the halls with interest rate rises

This will be our last Weekly Bulletin of 2021.

State Street's Irfan Ahmad: «Finance is Transforming to a Digital Economy»

The division focuses on digital assets and technologies and encompasses the set up of a new integrated business and operating model to support clients’ entire digital investment cycle from pre-trade, trade, and post-trade, as well as other initiativ

Will wealth managers ever get on board with crypto?

Will wealth managers learn to love bitcoin and its ilk, or will the associated volatility risks and lack of regulation remain a strong deterrent for most in the sector?

The ‘cowboy cocktail’: How Wyoming became one of the world’s top tax havens

An oligarch, a dictator’s aide and a beverage tycoon turned to America’s least populated state to shelter assets, the Pandora Papers show.

Central Banks In Action Mode

The Bank of England raised interest rates last week in an abrupt U-turn. At the previous meeting, the BoE’s monetary policy committee had voted 7-2 in favour of no action.

Charity or philanthropy?

Highlighting the difference between charitable giving and the philanthropic structures needed to support ad-hoc giving alongside longer-term goals.

The importance of intergenerational wealth management: how to do it and why should you?

Below, Phill and Craig tell us more about the benefits of planning for your financial future at an early stage.

Big data related deals in the private banking industry increased in H1 2021

In the first six months of 2021, the overall number of announced deals in the private banking sector increased by 10.9%, from the last six months of 2020.

Island Insight: The State of Luxury Real Estate in Ibiza and Mallorca

Christie’s International Real Estate affiliates in the Balearic Islands share the new trends and investment opportunities to know about in their respective marketplaces

What It May Be Like To Manage Next Year’s Workplace

As the coronavirus crisis is about to enter its third year, eight experts shared their predictions about what it could be like for business leaders to manage the ever-changing workplace in 2022.

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