Managers of Wealth

UBS CEO: Bashing Banks Unhelpful to Financial System

UBS Chief Sergio Ermotti Says Banks' Woes Don't Reflect Broader Cultural Problems

Parkinson's '10 million metre' hero completes epic four-year adventure

A former lawyer-turned-fundraiser and adventurer from Oxford who says his body often feels as though it is "encased in concrete" due to Parkinson's Disease, has completed the final stage of an epic, four-year challenge.

Global Markets Weekly - Coutts

Rather than shift the goal posts on “forward guidance”, the Bank of England may be dropping it in its current form, just six months after its introduction

Eight-Year Global Economic Expansion Expected Says BNY Mellon's Richard Hoey

While Hoey believes that inflation will rise eventually, he thinks it will drift higher only gradually over the coming years and that governments and central banks will be tolerant of that gradual upward drift in inflation.

Why every leader should care about digitization and disruptive innovation

Digitization, automation, and other advances are transforming industries, labor markets, and the global economy. In this interview, MIT’s Andrew McAfee and McKinsey’s James Manyika discuss how executives and policy makers can respond.

Moving mind-sets on gender diversity: McKinsey Global Survey results

To ensure that corporate culture supports—not hinders—the ability of women to reach top management, companies must address mind-sets and develop a more inclusive, holistic diversity agenda.

Protection Racket

Last week a group of free-thinkers gathered in Guernsey with the simple brief of making the island the best place to live on the earth.

World Economic Forum: Swiss banks devise new 'cash' strategies, including Bitcoins, for rich clients from India

Switzerland to demolish their secrecy walls that have historically

Davos Bankers Struggle to Convince Elite That Markets Are Safer

Top bank executives are struggling to convince the world’s business elite in Davos the financial system is safer, more than five years since it fell into crisis.

Davos: global economy not safe until 2020, says Barclays chief Antony Jenkin

Barclays chief Antony Jenkins says that despite increased regulation across the banking system, there was still much work to be done

Ongoing Rise in Optimism for 2014 Growth - BofA Merrill Lynch

Rising Overvaluations No Bar to Overweighting Equities

CEOs more confident on global economy - PwC

But finding that growth has gotten tougher.

Rich Insights: Q&A With UHNW Leaders – Simon Smiles, Global CIO For UHNW, UBS

Wealth-X speaks to Simon Smiles, the global chief investment officer of the ultra wealthy segment at UBS, about how he keeps the bank’s UHNW clientele happy

Rothschild Examines 2014 Opportunities With Skepticism

Improving economic data suggests the global economy continues to recover

Asia Briefing: Singapore’s boom masking a bubble

In the opulent shopping mall of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel, there are queues for the restaurants and the bars have standing room only

Standard Chartered back atop takeover target list

Now this UK-based commercial lender specialising in Asia, Africa and the Middle East is back at the top of the list for many investment bankers and analysts as the most likely target of a big banking takeover.

The Echoes of History in the Economy by Justin Urquhart Stewart

This year will inevitably be peppered with references to the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.

Corporate cash is key to growth of risk assets in 2014 says Keith Skeoch, CEO, Standard Life Investments

Standard Life Investments believes that global equity markets can move higher if corporate earnings come through and companies invest their war chests of cash.

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary says BRIC obsolete term

Coutts, a lender owned by Royal Bank of Scotland, argues that the 13-year-old BRIC term is obsolete.

Global Markets Weekly 20 January 2014 - Coutts

Bonds - A flatter, smoother road ahead

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