Managers of Wealth

Russian oligarch's widow and daughters fight for a share of his £3BILLION fortune

Mr Bourlakov's will had named his widow as the inheritor of his estate but after he died another one was found

Penguins hold millions in Australian banks: revealing trends from Australian and German banking statistics

This data is insufficient for them to determine the identity of any taxpayer, but it provides basic data for analyses and trends.

Consumer wealth management platforms on the horizon

Holdsworth pointed to Amazon’s recent foray into wealth management with their $40 million investment into Smallcase, an Indian consumer-focused platform which offered technology typically only available to advisers.

The world in 2022

Key events in 2021 and what to look out for in 2022

Gen X and Boomers Expectations for Digital Wealth Management Experience

During his presentation, Kean talks about the expectations vs reality and what wealth managers need to do to meet the expectations of multigenerational clientele.

StanChart: Equity Rotation to Emerging Markets Not Imminent

And within equities, Standard Chartered urges emphasized focus on allocations within the asset class as an increasingly key factor for performance, as opposed to simply investing in broad benchmarks.

No quick fixes: our 2022 outlook

Our Annual Outlook considers whether we should view 2022 as a transition year, enabling investors to position portfolios for the challenges ahead.

Data in private capital: not if, but when

For the rest, the opportunities that data mining presents are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: data promises to save time and resources on back-office functions and help the front office make the right decisions for growth.

New returns: banks move back into wealth management

As the traditional banks grapple with disruptors and an enduring environment of low interest rates, a growing number are piling resources into a new business opportunity – wealth management.

Art Market - How to buy Well?

An interview by our Art Banking expert Laurent Issaurat, Head of SGPB’s Art Banking Services.

Meet our five new Global Visionaries!

Even though we are coming to the end of another year – the UBS Global Visionaries program continues at full pace!

Voting Matters 2021: Are asset managers using their proxy votes for action on environmental and social issues?

On top of this, despite their substantial resources, only six of the world’s largest asset managers filed or co-filed a shareholder resolution at any of the companies we assessed.

Correspondent banking trends persisted in 2020, even as payment landscape changed, new data show

Correspondent banking relationships declined by 4% from the previous year, taking their total contraction to about 25% between 2011 and 2020.

Staying With a Positive Tone

Central banks worldwide are gradually picking up pace on the path to monetary tightening.

Chinese, US policies cross paths, on different headings

This year, China’s economic expansion slowed as the country tightened borders to fight Covid and restricted support, while a rebounding US economy was driven by accommodative monetary policy and historic levels of federal spending.

Year End Wealth Management: 9 Key Opportunities

Here are some things you should consider before December 31, 2021.

ESG analysis of NSE 100

The first cut analysis brings out that there has been an overall increase in the average score of the NSE 100 companies.

Chinese real estate: from idiosyncratic to systemic risk

The Chinese property market has made headlines recently.

Could Credit Suisse Bring Back Disciplined «One-Bank» Business?

But while it wants to intensify focus on culture across risk management functions and its strategy, it is reluctant to shift away from the «one bank» model that has allowed it to holistically serve clients’ business and family needs acro

Financial Wellbeing in 2021 – Family, Tax and Inflation

As you can see in the graph below, the primary concern in 2021 is a potential deterioration in mental and physical health, a timely reminder that financial wellbeing is much more than just a number.

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