07/10/2020
From Failure to Phoenix by Justin Urquhart Stewart
One reason is the unreliability of previously trendy brands, which turn from haute couture to tank top in a matter of weeks.
Comment & Analysis
07/09/2020
Building Remote Teams – All You Need To Know
As companies grow, they might acquire a smaller one located elsewhere that becomes a team within your business.
07/09/2020
How to Make Effective Business Decisions in the Midst of Chaos
These values resonate a lot in today’s world.
07/09/2020
Intangible Assets – Why it’s Important for Executives to Understand the Economic Value of Intangibles
Technology, brands, and data typically comprise the most valuable intangible assets.
07/09/2020
The Current State Of The Yacht Sales Market
The number of yachts listed on the market during the first quarter was 28% lower than in previous years, with 482 yachts listed during the same period in 2019.
07/09/2020
Four Ways to Help Your Children on to the Property Ladder
How the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is more useful than ever
07/09/2020
Man Capital’s Mansour: Coronavirus will see family offices emerge from the shadows
Family offices have developed over the past decade to become sophisticated investors ready for the next stage of growth
07/09/2020
World’s Rich Question Fees With Wealth Hitting $74 Trillion
The majority of investors weren’t satisfied by the quality of personalized information they receive and about three-quarters of those surveyed said they would consider offerings from non-traditional providers like the big tech firms.
07/09/2020
Investment Update: The Future of Hong Kong
In recent months, however, the mood music has been changing. President Xi Jinping’s assertive policies have caused a steep loss in popularity and suspicion of China.
07/09/2020
Reinvention Required: Five Steps That Asset Managers Should Take Now
The picture is even gloomier when you look at the last five years, with gross margins contracting by 31%.
07/09/2020
Covid Crash Risk — What's in a Number?
Even by the standards of prior crises, the Corona Crash of 2020 has been an unprecedented event, not only in terms of the speed and scale of the economic event, but also in terms of volatility and correlation – the two key components of many Value a
07/08/2020
Rapidly Changing Behaviours In 2020 Are Accelerating Consumer Embrace of Digital, Health, and Sustainability Trends, Says PwC
The survey results reveal that the pandemic and the ensuing social distancing measures put in place have led to fundamental changes in how consumers work, eat, communicate, and take care of their health.
07/08/2020
The State Of M&A Activity In The Wealth Management Industry
The average assets under management of a firm acquired during the quarter was just over $1.5 billion – the largest levels since ECHELON Partners began tracking this data in 2014.
07/08/2020
Millennials in Malaysia: An Opening Emerges for Asset Managers
Right now, asset managers and distributors are vulnerable to being displaced by some of the big technology firms
07/08/2020
Sanlam UK's Lovell: There are some scenarios I have never witnessed before
Life under lockdown and ESG investing
07/08/2020
Family Office Feature: In Conversation With Heather Maizels
Increasingly families are setting up new funds, becoming multi-family offices, or developing a wider investor base, and here Jersey’s fund capabilities are important with choice of structures and importantly, a real understanding of the world of sus
07/07/2020
Now What? by Gary Dugan
That said many an equity investor is taking a positive view of developments.
07/07/2020
Review of the week: Tally ho!
Call it pluck or devil-may-care recklessness, the UK has committed to diving out of the EU completely in 2021, deal or no deal.
07/07/2020
Stock Take by St. James’s Place
Whether it takes the form of a V, a U, or an L, the shape of the global recovery will be illuminated in coming weeks.
07/07/2020
Premium Passports Lose Their Shine in a Post-pandemic World
Although not reflected in the latest ranking, which does not take temporary travel bans into account, it is eye-opening to consider what travel freedom currently looks like for the holders of once-prestigious passports.