Managers of Wealth

Switzerland To Start Paying Its Citizens? Swiss May Pay $2,800 A Month Unconditional Basic Income

The payment would be provided to everyone regardless of work status.

A History of Malware and Viruses (Part 2)

In my last article I covered the growth of early viruses. In this article I’ll cover more recent viruses and the steps you should take to protect yourself from falling victim.

St. James’s Place - "The three big risks in 2016"

On alert

Family Wealth Stays in the Family - Sometimes for as long as 600 years

The researchers compared tax records of residents of Florence in 1427 with those of residents in 2011 to come up with their findings.

Is now the time for value stocks in Europe? - Schroders

Value stocks are currently under owned in Europe however James Sym, European Equities Fund Manager, comments that signs of a pick-up in inflation could see their underperformance reverse:

The AIM of chocolate by Penny Lovell

It’s said that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella weren’t particularly impressed when Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage to America and presented the royal couple with this strange new ‘cacao’ bean.

Good Morning Mr. Mayor! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So, whatever his political background, the Mayor must ensure that our areas of success and effectiveness are not just protected, but promoted and enhanced.

‘Aiming for A’ investor coalition guides Shell to strategic resilience for 2035 and beyond

The Paris Agreement has provided a major incentive for carbon intensive companies to assess and report on the risks and opportunities facing their organisations as a result of climate change. Investors like Rathbone Greenbank are now bringing the realitie

Opportunity knocks by Tim Price

Value investing works. Buy bargains.” - Seth Klarman

Europeans investing in gold, but are they buying the real stuff?

As more common people become first-time buyers of gold coins, counterfeiters have invested in sophisticated means to fool them with fakes.

Sallie Krawcheck Explains Why Women Don't Help Other Women—And How To Start

This public-private program brings women from emerging markets to the U.S. to be hosted by senior female executives.

A History of Malware and Viruses (Part 1/2) by Craig Smallman, Sammedia

The term computer virus was described in 1984 as ‘a program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself’, yet even before 1984, there were many papers published regarding viruses, even if they

Tax havens: drive to name and shame may push innocent to the dark side by George Bull

Contrary to much we’ve heard in the last week, not everyone who uses a “tax haven structure” does so to evade tax or to conceal the proceeds of crime - as a recent court ruling has recognised. While the temptation to name and shame may b

Japanese GDP figures flatter to deceive - Schroders

There are strong rumours that Prime Minister Abe is looking to postpone the next hike in the consumption tax scheduled for April next year.

Wealthroll Ponzi Scheme Shows Need For Wealth Management Regulation

Bitcoin has often been touted as a Ponzi Scheme- although it clearly is not – but the world of traditional finance is filled with similar pitfalls.

Nine questions for Joël Reuland: Controlling risk enhances performance

Joël Reuland, manager of the BL-Global wealth management mixed funds, presents its fund BL-Global 50, the neutral profile within the range.

Multi-asset managers reveal how they cherry-pick the best

They’ve come a long way from their origins as convenient vehicles in which to combine equities, fixed income and property.

Benjamin, Woody and my nightmare by Penny Lovell

While I’m not entirely certain that Ben Franklin ever did say "a penny saved is a penny earned", I do know that Woody Allen said “money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons."

Small is beautiful II by Tim Price

Size isn’t just a barrier to efficiency in asset management. Beyond a certain limit, size threatens operational performance in just about every facet of life. In the words of the late Dr. Albert Bartlett, emeritus professor of physics at the Univers

This is how the next financial crisis will spread around the world economy

Losses will be directed to insurance companies, pension funds and private investors – bailing them out may prove to be politically necessary

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