Managers of Wealth

Will Brexit roll back tide of globalisation?

It reflects voter frustration with more than a decade of stagnant living standards in many countries, despite the recovery from the Great Financial Crisis, and strong stockmarkets.

The calm amid the storm: Patrick Odier

So we factor them into all our planning and decisions.

David Cameron Moves Into New Home In Leafy Holland Park - Without The £8,000 Rent Per Week

Mr Cameron, his wife Samantha and their children are living temporarily in a seven-bedroom, six-bathroom house in Holland Park owned by Sir Alan Parker and his wife Lady Jane Parker.

HNWs moving away from model portfolios

Advisers are expecting their high-net-worth clients to decrease allocation to model portfolios, making it essential for product providers to rethink their distribution strategy, says Tria Investment Partners.

'Investing in the major banks is set to change profoundly': Citi

That's the verdict from Citi's banking analysts, led by Craig Williams

Brexit No Big Deal, Says RBC Chief Investment Officer

In the capital outlook commentary, which is currently posted as a video on the RBC Global Asset Management website, Chief Investment Officer Dan Chornous explains that while the vote understandably set off some immediate panic, it is an expected response

‘Rewards of Gold Promise to be of Historic Magnitude’

"Despite the impressive year-to-date advance, we believe this cycle is still in its infancy, and that it promises to be extremely powerful.”

Investors need to accept that 'significant volatility' is the new normal

This illustrates the current level of volatility in financial markets in the post Brexit vote era.

Trust no-one by Tim Price

Something rather odd is going on in the mainstream media

Charm offensive by Paris leaves bankers confused

After much enmity, there is distrust over France’s sudden affections

Future Leaders of Britain by Penny Lovell

Our participants were divided into teams and were challenged to create a business that had some sort of subscription based model.

Swiss bankers propose alliance with London to negotiate EU terms

Role for Hong Kong and Singapore envisaged in push for access to trading bloc

Swiss route poses a challenge for Brexit UK

EU agreements may be difficult for Bern to maintain and even harder for London to follow

Family Offices: Interest Rates Spike

The office provides a single point of contact to co-ordinate the strategic objectives of the family and monitor capital positions and liquidity against risk/return objectives.

Jim Armitage: Shutting the property gate does not mean walls will tumble down

Aberdeen is famously mostly weighted towards Asia.

Your Grandfather's Watch Could be Worth Thousands: How to Tell

It might be something with an important family story, something you can keep and treasure and pass along

HNW clients want to invest in real estate now

Bank of America's elite wealth management unit surveyed 684 HNW adults, 30% of whom have $10 million or more of investable assets.

How Would Your Clients' Portfolios Hold Up in a Dreaded Black Swan Event?

The market volatility may have clients asking about other, less obvious risks in their portfolios, and the likelihood of similar events in the future. A new tool from Morningstar may help.

St. James’s Place – “Investors must maintain a diversified approach to UK equities”

Despite last week’s result, the UK is only 75 per cent certain to leave the EU according to Hamish Douglass, of Magellan and fund manager of the St. James’s Place International Equity fund.

Safe Chinese Bank Exposed To Risky Investments

The Beijing-based lender, ubiquitous in small-town China, disclosed 953-billion yuan of interbank investments in special purpose vehicles in a prelisting document filed to Hong Kong’s stock exchange on Monday.

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