10/29/2018
Brian Balleine: «Wealth Succession is Always a Matter of Trust»
Not only do you have to have it structured properly, but you have to have a health check on the structure on a regular basis.
Comment & Analysis
10/29/2018
9 things bankers fear this Halloween season
There's clearly more than one bogeyman haunting the industry.
10/29/2018
Millennials and sustainable investing – a guide for the sceptical
And what about millennials, the very people this new investing culture has rushed out to greet?
10/28/2018
The spy who came in from the void
On Thursday, Hasanah was charged with committing criminal breach of trust (CBT) over US$12 million worth of government funds.
10/26/2018
Global billionaire wealth soars 19% to record £6.8 trillion
Now in its fifth edition, the report draws on UBS and PWC’s extensive client network and access to data, and aims to promote a deeper understanding of the billionaire population globally.
10/26/2018
China is minting a billionaire every three days as tech boom unlocks 'stealth wealth'
The total number of billionaires reached 2,158 last year, up 9% from 2016, according to a new report from UBS and PwC.
10/26/2018
From the UK to Australia to Canada, Responsible Investment weeks highlight growing demand for more sustainable investing
The demand from individual investors is becoming an ever-greater driver of this growth, with more and more clients asking their banks, pension funds, investment managers and financial advisers to align their finances with their own personal values.
10/25/2018
Trade war, slowing economy and market rout wipe out billions from China’s 400 richest people on Forbes list
The median wealth of China’s 400 richest people shrank by US$300 million in 2018, compared with last year, according to Forbes
10/25/2018
A banker's woe: Chinese wealth may get harder to snag for global bankers
The Swiss bank on Tuesday rescinded its travel guidance and said in a statement it was business as usual in China.
10/24/2018
Tossing Out The Rule Book
Private banks that plan to be around for the long-term are embracing digital transformation and sustainable practices.
10/24/2018
Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary: its dominance will decline, but crypto market will rise by 5000%
“As such, the market will have grown beyond recognition when Bitcoin celebrates its 20th anniversary.”
10/24/2018
Clarity Clinic: Mario Knoepfel, UBS Wealth Management
UBS Wealth Management’s Mario Knoepfel outlines what is driving the growing interest in sustainable investing among Asian investors, and describes how UBS is responding
10/24/2018
Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains But Outlook Is Uncertain
Littlejohn highlighted sharp increases in exports to India and China, along with other emerging markets.
10/24/2018
Barclays’ third quarter update beat expectations
Having completed the restructuring of Barclays in 2017, our transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank is now delivering. We are prudently managing risk and our balance sheet, and benefitting from our diversified model with earnings resilience.
10/24/2018
The whole wealth management industry has had to adapt
We have one simple goal: to protect and grow our clients’ wealth
10/23/2018
HNWs ‘more resistant’ to one size fits all wealth solutions
Advisors could be left out in the cold as trust, technological change and intergenerational wealth transfer plays on the minds of HNW families, writes Arun Kakar
10/22/2018
Going green: the FCA’s developing approach
When we look to the future, we see a financial services market that could be transformed both by climate change itself and the transition to a low carbon economy.
10/22/2018
Bank of Singapore: Refining its Proposition, Enhancing its Added-Value
A veteran private banker, Bahren knows that the bank must keep evolving and re-inventing itself to continue its success in the wealth management universe of the future.
10/22/2018
Have We Effectively Recreated The Bretton Woods Gold Standard System?
The last two decades of the gold standard era, the Bretton Woods period of 1944 to 1971, were among the most prosperous of all of American history.
10/22/2018
A Silicon Valley Banking Executive Wanted to Show Off Her Wonderful Life. It Didn't Go Well
No banking executive can be without her daily yoga. And game of tennis.