05/29/2018
Whipsawed Investors by Gary Dugan
A prudent government budget has enabled the country to hold its government debt to GDP ratio at the very low levels
Comment & Analysis
05/29/2018
Are Asia’s wealthy inching into DPM?
Globally, Pictet Wealth manages around $250bn in assets.
05/29/2018
What do millennial must-haves cost around the world? the answer might surprise you
While doing our study we thought – wouldn't it be interesting to know how much the typical millennial shopping basket costs around the world?
05/28/2018
Global business growth expected despite protectionism – HSBC
“Strategies include increasing regional trade, establishing joint ventures or local subsidiaries in more markets, and capitalising on trends in consumer demands and digital technologies.”
05/28/2018
Deutsche bullish on wealth management
The announcement of 7,000 job cuts and a significant financial loss will not deter Deutsche Bank from its global strategy to increase its wealth assets under management, says its new CEO.
05/25/2018
Dearth of women on investment trust boards revealed
More startlingly, there are 69 all male boards of investment trusts, compared with eight for companies in the FTSE 350.
05/23/2018
Inflation falling? Really? - Coutts
Attention is now turning to domestic inflationary pressures, such as wage growth.
05/23/2018
Turning technology against criminals by Megan Butler
Our hope is that this event will alleviate some of those fears because technology is increasingly essential to combatting financial crime.
05/23/2018
Investment hubs lead to higher tax income and growth in developing countries
Investment hubs are jurisdictions that facilitate the flow of international investments, thanks to their stable legal and political environment, a sound financial infrastructure, and a professional ecosystem.
05/23/2018
Barclays, Join the List of Jilted StanChart Suitors
A sexy PowerPoint proposal isn’t enough to win this bride.
05/22/2018
From Teslas to rust belts: China’s yawning wealth gap
China’s rich-poor divide has narrowed by about half by some measures but there’s still a big difference between life in a top-tier city and the hinterland
05/22/2018
Women Are Becoming Billionaires at a Faster Rate Than Men
The ranks of women billionaires are growing faster than men, Focus adds a team of former Merrill advisors and Securian Financial launches its first national ad campaign.
05/21/2018
I hear there's a football match on? by Penny Lovell
Interestingly, there is also growing support among Millenials for pre-nuptial agreements.
05/21/2018
Market conditions starting to favour active managers by By Anthony Torr
Active managers have historically performed better on a relative basis when intra-market correlations are lower, dispersion levels are higher, and market leadership is not excessively concentrated.
05/21/2018
The Mafia Reporter With a Police Escort (and the 200 Journalists Like Him)
Angering the mafia as a journalist in Italy makes for a lonely life.
05/17/2018
Revealed: The world's largest banks by assets
This is up $1.727 trillion since last year’s ranking, with half of this growth due to a strengthening yuan against the US dollar.
05/17/2018
Flights of fancy: eight tips for stylish travel - Coutts
Tired of the hustle and bustle of airport terminals? It doesn’t have to be that way.
05/16/2018
UAE ‘as competitive’ for international wealth as the US
Deloitte compares the centres based on business environment, provider capability, stability, and tax and regulation.
05/16/2018
How wealthy S'poreans are preparing to live to 100
A recent survey by UBS Investor Watch found that the majority of affluent Singaporeans believed that they could live to a 100.
05/16/2018
Five Predictions On The Future Of Wealth Management
From robo-advisors and the digital transformation to shifting demographics within advisories themselves, here are five of the biggest changes that we see on the horizon for wealth managers across the board.