09/22/2016
How can private investment take space travel to new frontiers? By Andrew Pemberton
The race to space is on (again). But will the new frontier for private investment in Space deliver returns?
Comment & Analysis
09/22/2016
How will young entrepreneurs change the face of wealth? By Amy Guttman
How is the new generation of millennial entrepreneurs changing the face of wealth?
09/22/2016
Trillion-dollar global fund industry faces pressure to tighten belt
Eight firms posted a fall in the revenue generated by each employee between 2014 and 2015
09/21/2016
How to hide it: inside the secret world of wealth managers
They know more about their clients than the clients’ own wives. They are loyal in the face of appalling behaviour. They are the brains behind the most ingenious tax avoidance schemes. And there are more of them than ever
09/21/2016
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
The Asian private banking industry needs a new formula via digitalisation and an unrelenting focus on customers' needs and experiences, as it strives to adapt and evolve in how it interacts with clients, according to senior industry practitioners.
09/21/2016
Job Satisfaction and Employee Retention: The Importance of Salary Evaluation against Salary Guides
For benchmarking, companies can access salary information from publicly available salary surveys or annual company reports.
09/21/2016
Brexit: A Financial Free Zone Within the City - Shearman & Sterling
It is hoped that the arrangements will be appropriate for the UK and London’s position as a leading international financial centre.
09/21/2016
The top 9 luxury brands in the world
As the data shows, just ten brands count for a staggering 78.5% of traffic to the luxury category.
09/21/2016
Help, I’m almost rich!
These kinds of corporate bonds are usually pushed on HNWIs instead of the public, due to the large minimum investment sums (around $200,000).
09/20/2016
Is Marijuana Becoming Big Business?
This is in addition to the -4 states that permit medical marijuana.
09/20/2016
Most active fund managers struggle to beat the market…again
It’s yet another sorry indictment for active fund managers that charge large management and performance fees and then fail to beat the index they are tracking.
09/20/2016
St. James’s Place – “Brexit, bank notes and Bratislava”
Economic indicators and market sentiment continue to suggest that the Brexit vote has not caused a short-term downturn.
09/20/2016
Look Before You Leap - Tips For Investing In The Philippines
Whilst there is a drive from the top to streamline processes within the government, as of today, investors need the sound guidance to navigate the myriad of bureaucracy successfully.
09/19/2016
Elizabeth Warren is still mad about the financial crash, and we should be too
She points out that of the nine individuals named referred for possible prosecution, only one has ever faced any penalties.
09/19/2016
Jeff Salway: Don’t let fund managers off the hook
It’s become clear over the past year, however, that the powers that be want to take the banks off the naughty step.
09/16/2016
More pressure could come to break up the banks
More heated calls to break up big banks. The scandal over Wells Fargo's illegal sales practices are causing concern that the damage could spread. Wells Fargo's image has taken a beating over the past several days, and the scandal over its ille
09/15/2016
Meet the banker behind the biggest deal of 2016
The upstart bank landed 2016’s biggest deal, advising agricultural giant Monsanto in connection with an unsolicited takeover bid from German drug-and-chemicals-maker, Bayer.
09/15/2016
CISE increasingly attractive for firms seeking listings outside of EU
The regulations, in force since July, have added to the red tape for issuers using EU-based exchanges, but the Guernsey-based Channel Islands Securities Exchange falls outside of their scope.
09/15/2016
Outsourcing: Experience is Key
SS&C is one of the leading fund administrators for both onshore and offshore hedge funds.
09/15/2016
Today’s Investors Demand More From Their Hedge Funds By Ron Tannenbaum
Investors want to know that their hedge funds use the industry’s best service providers and many insist on initial and on-going due diligence reviews.