Managers of Wealth

Stamp duty survey – will sellers have to pay? by George Bull

There has been talk this week that reforming property taxes in the UK would attract much-needed investment for new homes.

Goldman Sachs memo insists its employees not work on weekends – except for Sundays (and, of course, some Saturdays)

The memo also states that staff are 'strongly encouraged' to take three weeks holiday a year'.

JPMorgan CEO tells staff: 'Don’t exaggerate, don’t ruminate, don’t bullshit'

'We all need to keep a higher standard', Dimon said at the 28th October meeting.

One hundred big banks could go, warns McKinsey

A fifth of the largest global banks coud be broken up or bought within the next few years

Performance Measurement Expert Round Up - The Spaulding Group

There are many challenges that performance measurement teams are facing.

Economic crisis shatters trust in governments, hits life satisfaction

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

SEI Guide Offers Insights for European Managers Targeting US Market

SEI today released the "Nine Key Considerations for European Managers Approaching the US Market

O'Neill: Three 'nasties' on the road to global recovery

Although the ex-Merrill Lynch CIO is optimistic on the global recovery and sees a number of compelling investment opportunities, he warned risks still remain before a transition to a full-blown growth phase.

Time for Old Mutual to return to the sunshine

Despite all the easier access to this capital in London, which was clearly aimed at growing the business, Old Mutual has nothing special to show.

Risks have faded but have investors become complacent? - Rothschild Market Perspective November 2013

Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.

Jamaica, Bahamas, and Trinidad and Tobago Lead Caribbean in Improving Business Climate

A new World Bank Group report finds that in the Caribbean region* three economies-The Bahamas, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago-took steps to improve their business regulatory environment over the past year.

Mars vs. Venus in the new world of investing

With all the wealth controlled by and being transferred to women, many are just now starting to immerse themselves in the investment process. And statistics show that many more husbands than wives still handle the family investments.

India ranked 7th in for expat quality life

Results of the research commissioned by HSBC Expat show Asia to be the leading destination for expat quality of life

Where the world's wealthy went to university

The largest survey ever produced on how the wealthy were educated

World’s Richest Add $200 Billion as Global Markets Surge

This year’s top 100 billionaires own discount supermarkets and luxury brands, oil refineries and cement factories.

Rich families hoarding cash: Citi

Wealthy families have about 39 percent of their assets in cash

Higher Swiss Leverage Ratio Could Mean End of Universal Bank

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said lenders including UBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG may have to pull out of investment banking as she called for their leverage ratios to be raised.

UK creates create transparency benchmark against which other countries will be judged by George Bull

While the UK will not on its own succeed in achieving global change, it creates a benchmark against which other countries will be judged.

Coutts Wealth Watch: ECB to loosen up

Thursday’s eurozone data, showing very low inflation and unemployment stuck at a record high, stresses the need for greater stimulus.

Capturing Affluent Clients Now

Wealth management is possibly the best opportunity in financial services" right now

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