08/29/2014
George Washington was President of the United States when Lombard Odier was established in 1796, but Uncle Sam’s recent prosecution of tax evaders has forced this notoriously discrete institution to also open its books to public gaze this week in an
08/29/2014
The opacity of Geneva’s wood-panelled banks is as iconic as its sumptuous chocolate, expertly crafted watches or strangely baffling cuckoo clocks.
08/28/2014
The national wealth manager issued a profit warning in April
08/28/2014
How smart businesses can redraw the battle lines in the global war for talent by Emree Siaroff, Managing Director, Human Capital, BDO Canada
Now, as the crisis recedes, the war for talent is back
08/28/2014
Read your local paper each week and you will regularly see details of individuals who have been prosecuted and fined for social security fraud: yet is it very rare to see similar reports about tax fraud.
08/27/2014
I worry about the rise of the non-bank players in the wealth space
08/27/2014
Being rich is the goal of most people earning a living by working for others or working on their own.
08/26/2014
Barclays is on a mission to transform the culture of banking – and technology is its enabler
08/25/2014
La "less than belle" France by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It's easy to make simplistic comparisons, but this year I found a stark difference in attitude between what I saw in the French economy as opposed to that of Perfidious Albion on the other side of La Manche ('The Sleeve').
08/25/2014
Dementia: The Growing Retirement Risk
David Gutzke couldn’t help noticing the changes
08/25/2014
Richard Attenborough: Veteran British actor and director dies, aged 90
He died at lunchtime on Sunday, his son told BBC News.
08/24/2014
The Yorkshire-born executive spent nearly 20 years moving up the ranks at James Capel, once a prominent London broker, but quit after it was bought by HSBC to join large Scottish insurer Standard Life to help set up its asset management arm.
08/21/2014
Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut costs and lighten their carbon footprint.
08/19/2014
Ultimately though, relative value is the order of the day and has become a key differentiator of performance.
08/18/2014
Asset managers, both institutional and alternative focused, are increasingly considering outsourcing their middle-office needs to third-party providers. But many do not pursue this because of some widely held (and incorrect) concerns.
08/18/2014
UK can rule the world in asset management
London’s global capital market has helped to make the UK a premier centre for asset management
08/18/2014
The usual prism through which Cayman interacts with the U.K. is the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
08/17/2014
Many executive cars have cameras that can 'read' a speed limit sign and warn the driver if they exceed it. Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2726034/Rise-intelligent-car-probably-technology-fitted.html#ixzz3AeFgtq2T Fo
08/14/2014
“I think 10 years from now, we’ll look back at it and say, ‘Hasn’t this always been here?’”–David Reibstein
08/14/2014
Colin Camp of Dion explores the phenomenon of migrancy and how financial institutions need to adapt to ensure that changing international tax laws do not affect their ability to tap into this valuable client base.