Managers of Wealth

UBS: First China, Then the World?

Once built, the digital bank will widen the 30,000 clients UBS currently banks to as many as 200,000 within two years.

Asset managers failing on human rights abuse, study finds

“Savers in particular will no doubt be shocked to find how little the industry has done to build in safeguards that could prevent their money from being used to fund weapons manufacturers and governments involved in human rights abuses.

Only three countries control over 80% of global diamond reserves

Australia had 13m carats followed by Congo at 12m carats. Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa produced six, three, and 2m carats respectively.

Outsourcing: Not without my processes

Financial institutions are reluctant to give up control when it comes to their own processes.

Hedge Funds, Go Home — Japan Is Closing the Door

Tokyo is playing the national security card against activist foreign investors. They shouldn’t come back.

Buying UK buy to let property after lockdown – expats will have the upper hand, thinks broker

Expat buy to let mortgage brokers Offshoreonline has seen smaller lenders switch smoothly to home working, and desktop valuations, with only minor interruptions to some aspects of service.

CEOs Discuss Emerging Technology and Innovation Projects

When it comes to adopting emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud and Digital, CEOs agree that these technologies can provide immense value across their enterprises.

After Lockdown: Nationalism vs. Sovereign Wealth Fund? Political Interference vs. Corporate Greed? Avoiding both Scylla and Charybdis? by Justin Urquhart

The news flow was all too often universally bad, as these industries staggered on for years with varying levels of support.

Coronacrash Advisor Insights: B. Riley Wealth Management’s Jason Beard & Tony Sirianni

You and your team moved to B. Riley Wealth Management from another firm in February, just prior to the COVID-19 crisis.

Comment: Only looking on the bright side

On the earnings front, the first quarter reporting season is now drawing to a close in the US and last week did see estimates revised up marginally.

Is This the End of Luxury?

The big unknown here is the exact nature of the COVID-19 crisis itself.

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros says coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU

Soros expressed his doubts about the EU's survival as it is an 'incomplete union'

Nothing shows you up like a crisis by St. James's Place

Under the leadership of Christine Lagarde, the European Central Bank has been much bolder and has moved much faster than we have seen in prior crises,” said Michael Power of Ninety One

Key benefits of establishing a captive insurance company

The ability to inﬂuence pricing is another beneﬁt of owning a captive in the current market where successive health, environmental and climate disasters are affecting the balance sheets of insurers and reinsurers, driving up rates.

Influencing behaviour by Rathbones

The government has unveiled its lockdown exit plan to mixed reception. Our chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth thinks attention is best paid elsewhere.

Man is the warmest place to hide by Tim Price

Its special effects, courtesy of Rob Bottin, have lost none of their power to shock over the ensuing four decades.

Four in 10 rich UAE investors plan to invest more in next 6 months, UBS says

The world’s wealthy are largely optimistic about the long-term economic outlook for their region despite Covid-19, according to the findings of a survey by the Swiss bank

Managers see opportunity in emerging markets amid pandemic

Emerging markets are set to contract by 1% in 2020 before rebounding 6.6% next year, according to IMF projections published in April.

V versus U by Gary Dugan

The headlines don't read well, but some economists do point to some good news.

The CIO’s view of the week ahead.

Just as other deals struck pre-crisis are called off or brought back to the negotiating table, the telecoms sector saw a massive international M&A announcement last week.

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