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Wealth Management with Asian Characteristics

So why are so many western private banks and wealth managers failing in Asia?

Credit Suisse Stands by Investment Bank, Chairman Says

Credit Suisse AG (CS) stands by its investment bank, the bank's chairman said in a newspaper interview Friday.

A feral pit of total war by Tim Price

“I was reminded of the advertising slogan for the launch of a new credit card, Access: Access takes the waiting out of wanting.

Go Xi, Go'Bama by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Bunting or black suits? Take your choice.

Hong Kong set to overtake shrinking City

Hong Kong’s finance workers will outnumber those employed in London within three years as City job cuts shrink London to third place in the global rankings of financial centres.

Schroders UK institutional survey reveals economic concerns for 2013

In the current environment attendees were asked if they ‘would consider looking to global and more unconstrained fixed income investing in the future’. Almost 60% of respondents said that they would consider this

Continuity with a hope of more certainty - Coutts

We are increasingly likely to suggest that investors use the weakness in the markets as a buying opportunity for risk assets.

You Can Take The Dragon Out Of The Business - But You Can't Take Business Out Of The Dragon - RESEARCH

59% say it is hard to walk away entirely from being involved with business

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

Is "pay for performance" losing its allure? What do you think?

America’s Ultra Wealthy Swing For Obama - RESEARCH

Wealth-X analysis reveals that contrary to conventional wisdom, President Barack Obama won states with 52% of the America’s total UHNW population, compared to Romney’s 48%.

An investment perspective on the US election - Schroders

Does Obama have the same political capital as when he entered his first term?

Internationalisation of the RMB - Invesco

John Greenwood, Chief Economist at Invesco, shares his views on the internationalisation of the RMB

Multinational taxation: the wisdom of the crowd or the madness of the mob? by George Bull and Kevin Phillips

Companies such as Starbucks, Facebook, Google and Apple appear to be paying relatively little UK corporation tax.

5.5m people could become financial advice ‘orphans’ following Retail Distribution Review - RESEARCH

Research from Deloitte, the business advisory firm, indicates that up to 5.5m people could fall into the financial advice gap after the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Community Banking Execs See Regulatory Requirements Stifling Growth, Driving M&A Activity - KPMG Survey

Wealth Management Expected to be Revenue Driver, Cyberattacks Not Seen as a Major Concern, Capital Needed to Meet Requirements, Troubled Mortgages Remain a Problem

HSBC Will Be UK-based For Decades Yet

Should we rejoice? No

Female bosses get bonuses worth half as much as men, CMI warns

Female executives receive bonuses worth less than half those of their male counterparts, a new study has revealed, shedding light on the gender pay gap.

Ten Trends Transforming the European Financial Services Industry - RESEARCH

The eurozone remains under intense economic pressure; however, European countries outside of the developed EU economies are growing and are looking for ways to attract international capital.

“Thorn in My Side” - View from Psigma

As we wrote in October’s newsletter, financial markets appear to be in a state of “limbo”, following a power-packed summer that improved a first half of meagre returns into something much healthier.

Fame and Fortune: Stay calm and Europe will pay off

Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe, the French wealth manager to the super-rich, is thinking long term with tips on equities — and wine

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