Managers of Wealth

No longer the top dog

Once the gold standard in life and investments, Old Mutual is struggling to regain its place among its peers

Investors more confident in Asia Pacific and Europe region than UK and US

Confidence in the UK stock market was lowest at 56.8%.

Impact investing move across asia

What had they come to discuss? A burgeoning network of committed, passionate investors and entrepreneurs who are focused on using capital to achieve both a social and financial return.

Hedge funds start to face up to extreme gender imbalance

Questions mount over diversity in an industry dominated by male fund managers

Why wealth managers need to take the lead in financial education

The nomenclature that has grown around the world of banking, savings, investment and wealth management has become a barrier.

Specialist addiction treatment for the rich and powerful

Extreme wealth and power provides a buffer from many of life’s difficulties

Challenger shows the banks how it's done on wealth management

The best way to illustrate the failure of the banks to adequately capitalise on the wealth-management opportunity is to compare their recent performance in wealth against life insurer and funds manager Challenger.

What do the rich worry about? Surprisingly, it's money

They are all trying to estimate whether they will have enough income to support their current lifestyle, he says.

St. James’s Place – “Ten years on – the state of the global economy”

On the tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis, the greatest risks appeared to be geopolitical rather than financial.

All that jazz and the financial crash connection by Penny Lovell

A strange question to be asking, perhaps. How could there be there be any real link between the financial crash that brought the global economy to its knees and an influential bebop Jazz musician who died in the 50s?

Active management stages a comeback

Industry has closed the gap on passive’s rapid growth since the start of the year

The CEO of Formula 1 brand McLaren brought his supercar to Salford. This is why...

Over more than three decades the hard-working northerner has migrated from the production lines of Ford to CEO of supercar brand McLaren.

Don't underestimate the risks from Korea by Gary Dugan

Throughout history when nations build-up their weaponry they almost feel emboldened to fight someone.

How Will Blockchain Benefit the Wealth Management Industry?

Here are some of the ways blockchain could revolutionise wealth management.

Tensions between N Korea and the U.S. is a timely warning for investors

He continues: “There are few better illustrations as to why a long term investor, keen to maximise returns while keeping portfolio volatility low, should hold core government bonds in their portfolio as part of a balanced portfolio.

Banking on Virtual Reality - Coutts

They say VR will transform many markets: starting with gaming, but moving to travel, education, work communication and retail.

World's largest hedge fund says buy gold as tension mounts

There's also an overall hesitation to get more involved in the gold market

Largest Transfer of Wealth in History Brings Opportunity and Anxiety for the Wealth Management Industry

The top asset managers in Canada are going to be watching closely

There are 200 million of them and they’re richer than ever. So why aren’t China’s singles doing more for the economy?

China’s swelling ranks of singletons is a relatively new phenomenon brought on by economic development and a profound change in people’s perceptions of remaining unattached.

The power of data – data may be the new oil, but it’s only valuable if you have a reliable engine

The power of data and the dangers to business if marketers continue to misuse data by delivering bad customer experiences were discussed at a recent conference: Data experts agreed how vital it is to use data effectively.

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