11/15/2019
Burberry – nothing beige about these results
About 70% of the mainline retail store offering is now the newer, ultra-luxe range, which is a remarkable step up from the 10-15% seen in March.
Comment & Analysis
11/15/2019
Syz AM manager on why he favours Italian government bonds
Globally, he favours US and Canadian government bonds.
11/14/2019
China Icebergs: Forces That Could Reshape the World
PineBridge Investments is excited to present a bespoke study, written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, examining China's "icebergs" and uncovering burgeoning trends about to break through.
11/14/2019
3 Strategies for Building a Regional Technology Talent Ecosystem
When examining cities with an abundance of tech talent, we tend to see thriving economic environments and opportunities beyond company growth.
11/14/2019
When focusing on the future, where do you look?
The alternative asset management industry must pivot strategies to focus on the future and make real-time adjustments that control that path.
11/14/2019
Maybe banking culture doesn’t always make people dishonest
They did not identify the bank or its location because they had promised confidentiality, but said it was involved in trading, asset management, investment banking and private banking.
11/14/2019
France Tried Soaking the Rich. It Didn’t Go Well.
A wealth tax and sky-high rates on top incomes didn’t yield much revenue.
11/13/2019
The 20 countries with the most billionaires
The total wealth of those with nine digits in their bank balance fell by £388 billion last year, according to the annual UBS Billionaire Insights report.
11/13/2019
Generation change needs new approaches in wealth management
The wealth transfer going down over the next decades will disrupt the investment industry, but wealth managers and investment service providers can not just start preparing for changing client behaviour and needs when Millennials will take over the wealth
11/13/2019
Overlooking female clients costs industry $700bn a year
Retail and wealth products are not ‘consistently designed for women’s financial lives’
11/13/2019
How much is too much when gifting money to your child?
The urge to help your children is understandable and not to be discouraged but a finance professional has to take the emotion out of the equation to make sure the “gifting” of money makes sense for all parties.
11/13/2019
How should billionaires spend their money to fight climate change? I asked 9 experts.
Is it better to invest in developing clean energy technologies, say, or in trying to get a Democrat elected president?
11/13/2019
World's billionaires lost $388bn last year
Number of billionaires in India has declined by 10.9%
11/13/2019
How climate change will alter the taste of the world's great wines
Be prepared for flavour fluctuations as rising temperatures reduce acidity and boost sugar levels.
11/13/2019
Re/insurance industry must go after underinsured as climate change bites: Bermuda Reinsurance Conference 2019
Most reinsurers have been convinced of the seriousness of the climate change threat
11/13/2019
Credit Suisse Extends Football Sponsorship Deal
With four European Championship qualifications and five World Cup qualifications since the partnership began in 1993
11/13/2019
Digitalisation is essential to Latin America’s blossoming wealth management sector
By 2020, consulting firm PwC expects the global asset management industry to reach $111.2trn in assets under management
11/13/2019
Jersey structures for philanthropy
Philanthropy is important for many families, with increasing numbers establishing new structures to support particular altruistic causes that they identify with, whether those causes are technically charitable or not.
11/12/2019
What Cryptocurrency, Drug Lords and Mafia Bosses Don’t Have in Common
“We don’t like to be taken, we like to take.”
11/12/2019
The most ‘Instagrammable’ hotels in the world
London’s most prestigious luxury hotel is also one of the most instagrammable.