Managers of Wealth

Asia Pacific property in the Year of the Ox

New retail concepts, such as Burberry’s ‘social retail’ store in Shenzhen created in partnership with Tencent, are likely to prove a new trend

Views From the Floor – The End of the Big Short?

Are we witnessing the end of returns to big shorts?; wage inflation remains the missing piece of the inflation puzzle; and the surprising trend of earnings revisions.

Modern challenges for the modern central bank: perspectives from the Bank of England - speech by Andrew Bailey

He then talks about how central banks can act, whilst maintaining their reputation for independence.

Stranger than fiction by Tim Price

After 30 years in the capital markets, you think you’ve seen everything – and then something like Wallstreetbets and the great short squeeze of 2021 come along.

Longest-Reigning Bank CEO in Europe Has One of Its Worst Records

An uneasy silence fell over the room as Oudea berated the gathering, people with knowledge of the meeting said, signaling the power he held over the board members who are meant to oversee him.

Speculative Fictions: Gamestop, Bitcoin and Beyond by Coutts

Investors are reportedly making fortunes from their sofa using online trading apps to pursue highly speculative assets and trading strategies.

Patchy Economic Recovery – Not to Worry. - Gary Dugan

All eyes will be on the US inflation data given the current hot debate over the nature of any inflation risk to central bank policy and the financial markets.

Amy McMullan named in DMJ Governance HOT 100

Amy has responsibility for leading our company secretarial operations

Bellevue launches Swiss SME private equity fund

Bellevue believes that investors find it hard to access the Swiss SME market because of a lack of investment vehicles.

Lessons for Asian wealth managers from GameStop

Financial advisers have to be very discerning to service investors who want to prove a point

Marilyn Gautier Shares Keys and Examples of Why Women In Leadership Thrive

These examples and analysis was brought up by the CEO of Marilyn Models Agency, Marilyn Gautier; a vibrant example of female leadership herself.

Lessons in how to protect your legacy

Recent high-profile cases illustrate the importance of estate planning, says probate and estate administration provider, Kings Court Trust

Swiss real estate ‘no longer in the bubble risk zone’, says UBS

This happened despite owner-occupied home prices gaining almost 5% compared to the previous year, adjusted for inflation.

Eurozone GDP dips as pandemic restrictions return

GDP beats expectations but there are growing risks around Europe’s vaccination programme.

Don't get caught in the 60% tax trap

There’s a little-known tax ‘sinkhole’ that could catch you unawares and leave you paying more tax than you need to. We look at ways to sidestep it

While the family grieve privately the wider team at The Captain Tom Foundation would like to express our heartbreak at today’s news:

Thank you Captain Sir Tom. Because of you tomorrow will be a good day for so many more.

Five key charts for investing in 2021 - Schroders

As investors consider their positioning for 2021, we have selected five key charts to bring them up to speed on the current investment environment.

BNP Paribas Asset Management, CAIA Association and Liquefy publish research on the future of tokenisation in alternative investments

Tokenisation is the process of creating a digital representation of a non-digital asset.

Weighing Machine by David Miller, Quilter Cheviot

The moving hand of business moves on with company earnings reports laying bare the challenges of last year.

Modest Proposal for the British Private Equity Funds Industry

European AIFs are at least four times more expensive to operate than comparative US funds and this cost differential is only expected to increase with additional social reporting costs.

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