Managers of Wealth

Few get upset at footballers’ wages but CEOs’ salaries spark rage

Global market for most professional salaries is rigged, unlike steel and coal workers’ pay

US vs UK bond markets - Christopher Peel, CIO of Tavistock Investments

Looking ahead to 2017 and the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, CIO of Tavistock Investments, Christopher Peel, compares US and UK bond markets and gives his insight into how investors should be re-positioning their portfolios:

Is robotic technology the future of wealth management? Comment from Hugh Mullan, NED of Multrees Investor Services

“Robo-advice as a term is everywhere. Over time, it will undoubtedly help firms offer services at lower fees or in higher volumes. However, using algorithms to drive client solutions for higher value or more complex and sophisticated client needs is

Why Barclays CEO Staley opted for war when Dimon chose surrender

Barclays said to balk at $5 billion penalty for mortgage bonds.

Citi sees business growth coming from GCC reforms and Africa opportunities

The structural reforms that include strengthening of public finances, diversification of economies, building of industrial bases and greater private sector participation across GCC comes with huge demand for funding.

Why Hong Kong start-ups find it hard to raise funds

The paradox in raising funds, as any banker will tell you, is that famous investors love the company of other famous investors. Billionaires like to network with other billionaires. The actual returns really don’t matter.

Panama Papers: What happened next?

How did it happen?

London's biggest hedge funds fall

Some of the largest falls in staff registrations at London hedge funds came at CQS,

British funds see faster growth in 2017

Within their global equity portfolios, asset managers added to their US as well as UK holdings, raising the former by two percentage points to 32.8 percent and the latter by one percentage point to 25.4 percent. Trevor Greetham, head of multi-asset at Roy

Next year's top car tech

Here are some of the top trends from the report:

Is Warren Buffett still calling the shots at Berkshire Hathaway?

But let’s examine more closely Berkshire Hathaway’s recent investments.

The world economy also needs gains in productivity by Mathilde Lemoine, Group Chief Economist, and her team

Productivity must increase in order to drive global economic growth in 2017 and in 2018.

A Lombard letter to Santa Claus

What a selection of UK chief executives want for Christmas

IOSCO monitors growing use of automated advice tools to protect investors

A growing number of retail investors, whether by preference or because they consider the services of traditional intermediaries too expensive or extensive for their needs, also prefer to manage their own portfolios using online tools.

TheCityUK urges focus on maintaining competitiveness of UK legal services industry

It particularly stresses the importance of the English courts remaining a hub for global businesses seeking to resolve international commercial disputes and of reasserting the value of choosing English law in commercial contracts.

2017: An uncomfortable year for the elite? by John Redwood, Charles Stanley’s Chief Global Strategist

John Redwood, Charles Stanley’s Chief Global Strategist, argued that trends seen in 2016 could become more pronounced in 2017.

Space offers 'huge opportunites for investors'

Gulf investors are lining up alongside US and European ‘angels’ with their eyes on the potential of orbital returns, he added.

How to Make the America’s Cup Great (Again)

Having said that, for the 35th America’s Cup, I was disappointed that (defense owner) Larry Ellison is taking it to Bermuda.

The Schroders 2017 Investment Outlook Series: Asia ex - Japan equities

In today's Schroders 2017 Investment Outlook Series article we look at the outlook for Asia ex Japan equities. Schroders' Asian Equity team comments that select long-term opportunities are still present in the region as they prepare to "exp

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