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Wealthy Asians ready to take discretionary plunge

They’re tired of losing money so now is the time for specialised money management, argues the Asia chief of ABN Amro’s private bank, Hugues Delcourt.

What has been is not Necessarily what will be by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Beware the fashion fads.

Barclays Optimistic On Asian Infrastructure and High Yield Bonds

Barclays has revealed its monthly flagship Wealth and Investment Management research dedicated to providing investment advice and recommendation to investors across the region.

Global View From Asia - Still muddling through - Coutts

You sense that investors are watching but are not doing.

China: For Many Expats, It's Not Worth It

“Don’t you think,” asked Kitto in the August edition of Britain’s Prospect, “with all the growth and infrastructure, the material wealth, let alone saving the world like some kind of financial whiz James Bond, that China woul

Bank bashers - it's time to put away those mallets

There is a certain group in society that would like this "hang-your-heads-in-shame" chapter to continue forever.

Sir Mervyn King: several banks involved in Libor

In his first live TV interview the Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King tells Jon Snow several banks have been involved in the Libor rates scandal and that he did not fire Barclays boss Bob Diamond. .

Gold seen luring wealthy

High-net-worth individuals are seeking to buy gold to protect their wealth

Britain could prevent the use of tax havens by ending 'archaic' business rules

Britain could stop firms using tax havens if it got rid of more "archaic rules" for business, the treasurer of the Conservative Party has said.

Swiss bankers aren’t famous for their sense of humour.

So it will come as no surprise that the Gnomes of Zurich were serious when they recently sent a questionnaire to 22 of the richest crooks and liars in Russia, asking them for their assessment of the prospects for Russian wealth management — and prin

French property market remains buoyant over the last year in key expatriate hotspots

At the same time, the numbers of UK buyers in the Paris region has remained stable at around 2% of all transactions, according to data from BNP Paribas, whilst for France overall, the percentage of UK buyers dropped slightly from 11% to 9%.

Treasuries say QE3 is all about inflation, to the benefit of gold - Coutts

The reaction of Treasury prices to the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest round of quantitative easing (QE3) shows that investors are concerned that its open-ended programme will trigger higher inflation. This has also been reflected in the rising pr

America's Richest Hedge Fund Managers

The hedge fund industry is going through tough times. The average hedge fund manager has been unable to beat the market for the last 20 months.

Ex-Adam & Co chair Entwistle: why UK needs a new bank

Ex-Adam & Co chairman Ray Entwistle is considering launching his new UK private bank with backing from a foreign institution and has said that a potential strategy to acquire investment management businesses could be put on ice.

Incompetent bankers 'should be struck off'

Bankers who fail to come up to scratch should be "struck off" in a similar way to poorly-performing doctors, a consumer group has urged.

High Tax Net by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

HMRC and HM Treasury (HMT) announced last week that, as a result of greater scrutiny of the tax affairs of taxpayers in HMRC’s High Net Worth Unit (HNWU) which was set up three years ago

Deloitte survey: CFOs playing bigger role in driving sustainability efforts in their organizations

Nearly one-half (49 percent) of CFOs see sustainability as key driver of financial performance

Bankers should behave at work as they do at home, says Archbishop Vincent Nichols

Bankers and businessmen leave their sense of right and wrong at home when they go to work, according to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

The 20 Most Expensive Cities On The Planet

The rundown takes into account wage levels around the world, and is based on living expenses such as food, rent, clothing, electronics, and services like haircuts and phone charges.

Vanishing secrecy has Swiss banks seeking new model

Without a promise of tax-avoiding confidentiality, the Swiss banks will need to "concentrate on excellence"

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