Managers of Wealth

St. James's Place Market Bulletin - Competing forces

Financial markets continued their seesaw last week as the US economy showed further signs of strength and the Greek debt drama inched closer to its ending – quite possibly a bad one

This trader is Wall Street's undefeated 'best athlete' for the 4th year in a row

He starts a new job with ICAP next week

In conversation with Amy Lo, UBS

“Good leaders need to have a clear vision, the ability to listen and learn, and take bold steps to lead from the front.”

GAM: CTAs are due a prolonged period of outperformance

Greater monetary policy divergence provides attractive opportunities

Japan earnings forecasts don’t paint the full picture for 2015 - comment from SuMi TRUST

“Corporate earnings for Japanese companies whose accounting period ended in March 2015 may not have achieved the double digit growth of 2013, but this is now the third consecutive year of operating profit increases.

Schroders' Gareth Isaac comments 'With bond yields soaring, should investors take flight?' ....

Yields are climbing fast, but were dangerously low

U.S. Bank wealth management executive learned from early setbacks

Margaret Paddock, who runs the Twin Cities private client wealth management business for U.S. Bank, learned early about financial management.

High Net Worth Individuals: The Most Exclusive Club In the World

To have more money than we know what to do with and never have to worry about the stress of paying the bills every month

Regional wealth creation drives S’pore private banking

The Republic will remain a private banking stronghold, riding on the accelerating wealth creation in South-east Asia

HSBC Joins Citigroup, SocGen in Brazilian Foreign-Bank Graveyard

Brazil, geographically the world’s fifth-biggest country, is a punishing place for retail banks

How UK investors perceive SA: Pieter Fourie – head of global equities, Sanlam Private Investments (UK)

Sentiment is ‘clearly little bit more negative than, say, a year or two ago’.

Does Fear of Terror-Finance Cases Drive Big Banks From Risky Regions?

Financial institutions call it "de-risking" and believe it will create trouble in Middle East and Africa

The End of Big Banks Is Nigh

The bank of the future will be in our pockets or on our wrists, not on street corners or housed in high-rise towers.

Non-traded REITs cost investors $50 billion: consultant

Shareholders are about $50 billion worse off for having put money into non-traded real estate investment trusts rather than exchange-traded versions

What exactly is the problem with salary sacrifice? by Andrew Hubbard, Baker Tilly

There has been a lot of speculation recently about the Government closing down the salary sacrifice “loophole” which according to some estimates could be costing the Treasury £5bn a year. But is there really a problem, and if so what sho

St. James's Place Market Bulletin 09/06/15

Bond markets around the world took a tumble last week as the US economy appeared healthier than had been feared.

Who's Building Britain? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Thank heaven for 'Johnny Foreigner' - I think.

Coutts GMW: Trimming poor-value bonds

Our view is turning more negative on government bonds with yields in most developed markets near historic lows while growth and inflation are picking up across the world.

Such terrible suspense by Tim Price

“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.” - Oscar Wilde

Climbing China’s Great Wall of Worry - Blackrock

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