Managers of Wealth

You Officially Have to Be Rich to Rent in L.A.

The housing data was culled from RentCafe.

UK electric and plug-in car registrations rise as renewable energy generation hits new high

The UK is a world leader in tackling climate change

UBS: No More Pale, Stale, Males?

UBS Wealth Management will broaden the dialogue it has with clients to include the purpose of wealth based on four core dimensions

A former professional batsman turned investor tells us the lessons he took from sport to business

While in many ways the worlds of sport and business are hugely disparate, there are skills that can be transferred between the two, and many sportsmen and women go on to successful post-sporting careers.

Millionaires and billionaires are evolving

A year ago the wealth management arm of UBS decided to shake up the financial services sector with the launch of content platform Unlimited, making a play for a new generation of purpose-fuelled millionaires.

The Forgotten Generation X

Generation X marks the spot for wealth managers’ next big fee pool.

How the Wealth Management Workforce Will Change

Today, however, wealth management is one of the industries being rapidly transformed by technology, replacing what were once considered ‘core functions’, such as investment management and trust administration – with machines.

Adam & Company launches Investment Outlook

Dickson Anderson, Head of Adam Investment commented: “As the obsession with Brexit dominates thoughts here at home, we felt it timely to look to China for this Investment Outlook to explore the opportunities and complexities it brings.”

St. James’s Place – “Geopolitical uncertainties stutter markets”

Markets are a rusty weather vane rather than a precision gauge when it comes to global politics, but indices on both sides of the Pacific struggled over the course of the week

'We should never discourage young people from dreaming dreams' by Penny Lovell

Yet again, there were some fantastic ideas this year, but the overall winners were the Craft Brothers team, who created an online drinks service - so a huge well done to them.

Managers will be Managers, Digital or not Digital, OR...?

To what extent can wealth managers become digital and to what extent can they maintain their current identity if they go digital?

BITCOIN: Not your father's currency by Omar Gallina

The first specifications and proof of concept for Bitcoin appeared in 2009 on a cryptography mailing list, signed by Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamoto left the Bitcoin project a year later and his (or her) real identity is today unknown.

Shanghai Tang’s sale shows that chinoiserie is no match for French chic for China’s millennials

Richemont bought the brand four years later, further expanding its footprint into the high streets of New York and London, adding to outlets on mainland China.

How Gulliver fixed the world's best bank HSBC for the future

The share price, return on equity and underlying profits are largely the same today.

Bridging the divide by Henry Brennan, Charles Stanley

Family wealth in the UK has risen from £9.9 trillion before the financial crisis to over £11 trillion, according to a recent report from the Resolution Foundation.

How Bento is democratising wealth management

Even if they have the same amount of wealth, their money might be managed differently.

New Saudi expat levy set to ‘harm’ businesses and families: Riyadh Chamber

The fees will have an adverse effect on the private sector including the contractors, the building material, the food and consumer products and will increase prices,” said Maghlouth.

UBS lists huge opportunities wealthy investors are missing

Ultra high net worth investors really are sitting between two sweet spots

Opportunities for social investment in Asia exposed in AVPN study

The report outlined societal needs across 14 Asian countries and how they deal with those needs.

Why Hong Kong must play to strengths to stay ahead

Hong Kong needs to be aware of the advances being made by Mainland banks, to ensure its competitive edge doesn’t get lost.

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