Managers of Wealth

Despite Uncertainty and Volatility, China's Reforms could Trigger Six World-Shaking Changes, says AB

China’s manufacturers will innovate and move up the value chain

Fragile China? - St.James's Place

Equity markets in the UK and US again found themselves under pressure as the week drew to a close, put on the back foot by disappointing company earnings and falling commodity prices.

What Nikkei’s ownership means for the future of the Financial Times

Japanese media business Nikkei has vowed to make the Financial Times “stronger” after agreeing to acquire the newspaper business for £844m, a pledge both will hope translates into firmer footing in a rapidly changing news landscape.

Technology, music and wealth management by Penny Lovell

It is clearly evident that I need to embrace modern techniques, and hearing me comment on this, the young digital team here at Close saw a chance to open our team up to new debates about digital and technology.

20 startups out to create a new world order on Wall Street

Some are worth hundreds of millions, while others are bootstrapped.

The relative attraction of domestic debt: Turkey provides an illustration

Any investor with a portfolio of fixed-income securities might reasonably wonder whether it would be a wise move to invest in securities denominated in a different currency.

PORTUS II - Life in the Trenches

I suppose it has some similarities to a programme like 'Big Brother'.

Robo-advisors to invade UK wealth management space

Deloitte explores how the 11 leading robo-advisor firms have grown considerably recently. “At the end of 2014 these firms grew to 19 billion AUM (assets under management), a 65% growth from the previous eight months.

Goldhead revisited by Tim Price

Few assets are more misunderstood than gold. I might even refine that statement

How Citigroup Courts Wealthy Young Heirs: Teach Them to Buy Art

They were confident that the work by the prominent New York artist Chuck Close was worth the price.

Investing in Water by Claudia Quiroz, Quilter Cheviot

Rapidly shifting demographics in a resource constrained world are creating a number of investment opportunities across the conservation and efficiency themes, particularly in the water industry.

Exiting the Family Firm – Are You Ready to Make the Break?

By Morten Bennedsen, The André and Rosalie Hoffmann Chaired Professor of Family Enterprise at INSEAD and Academic Director of the Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise | July 24, 2015

U.S. Tax Avoidance trumps Greek Tax Evasion

These kinds of misinformed, over simplified explanations are at best furphies, at worst racist.

2017 could prove to be gold's 'magic' year

Many analysts like Sandy Jadeja, chief market strategist at Signal Pro, see more short-term bad news for bullion.

How An Electric Car Company Won Britain's Equity Crowdfunding Race To Profit

No business that has raised money via a UK-based equity crowdfunding platform has yet been able to offer its investors a profitable exit.

Coutts: Global Markets Weekly and ISC Monthly

US rates to go up for the right reasons

Future millionaires bet on PH stock market

An asset manager says of all the countries in the world, the Philippines offers first-time investors the best opportunity to become millionaires.

The Willful Blindness Of Deutsche Bank's Management

But this is a particularly active form of negligence.

It's time to reward the good behaviour within the financial services industry by PwC

In an attempt to change behaviours within the financial services industry, regulators, governments and firms have mostly focused their efforts on deterring the few that might behave inappropriately. Yet the industry continues to be plagued by scandal and

Investing in the right place by Tim Price

“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” - Aldous Huxley.

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