Managers of Wealth

The Italian Job - Becket on Italian banking

The Italian Job By: Tom Becket

Wealth effect? Why Asia’s missing the boat

Year to date, the MSCI Emerging Asia Index has risen 12.7 percent

Unsafe at any price by Tim Price, PFP Wealth Management

There is one thing riskier than investing in a free market: investing in a rigged market

Understanding organizational reality for large complex businesses by Craig Hanna, Econsultancy

While maturity models are useful, the reality is that large complex organizations often find it difficult to implement a single model.

Investor Errors? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Trying to time the market and the fear of failure that forces selling.

On billionaire altruist lunatics.. by Tim Price

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” - Aldous Huxley.

UBS Wealth Management sees China as key business growth driver

The wealth management arm of Swiss banking giant UBS has turned China into its biggest client base in terms of investments in both domestic and offshore markets, the report said, citing chief executive Juerg Zeltner.

Taxicab Tenner: Investec Asset Management's Simon Brazier

At the titular tenner ticks down, Brazier explains why he is thinking about investing in Royal Bank of Scotland and list some of the stocks he expects to hold for the next 10 years.

Why Cyprus isn’t Ireland

Both countries are island-states, ex British colonies, have a small population, and a significant portion of foreign direct investment.

UBS and Credit Suisse could combine investment banks - investor

Knight told Reuters last year he believed UBS would eventually follow his advice and split off its investment bank.

HSBC's HQ rethink: taxes and China relationship hold key to decision

In 1990, an assessment called Project Rainbow paved the way for HSBC to move from Hong Kong to Britain.

We thought we'd be better paid, say bankers

Financial professionals fret about their pay (too low), their industry (shrinking) and their regulators (do not even get them started).

Digitise or die: why fund houses need to embrace technology

Fund houses need to work in partnership with technology companies in order to attract a new generation of clients and fend off competition from outsiders

Tesla Could Be Changing The Dynamics Of Global Energy

The big problem with solar and wind right now is that the energy is only useful when it is actually produced and, because a company cannot modify generation to correspond with demand needs, any excess power has to be sold back to the market for immediate

The Love and Envy of Luxury by Toby Birch

I have also learned not to judge clients on appearance; the truly wealthy have nothing to prove and take great delight in under-statement

Anne Simond: Almost Twice As Many Foreign Managers Comply With Swiss Than With AIFM Distribution Rules

Until the credit crisis of 2008 an estimated one third of all hedge fund assets were allocated via Switzerland

How Bob Diamond Will Build Africa’s Largest Bank In 3 Years

A lot has been said about former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond and his style of management since he resigned in July 2012 over the Libor scandal

Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers

“I will have my bond. I will not hear thee speak”

The risks for us all of squeezing the wealthy too hard by Gary Heynes

The Times Rich List was published last weekend, and revealed the names of the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain. But according to many of the Party manifestos, these are amongst the people most likely to be hardest hit by proposed tax changes. So how imp

A risk controlled strategy on emerging markets equities

To benefit from the long term opportunities offered by emerging markets, investors need to actively manage a broad spectrum of risks, explains Bruno Taillardat, investment director for equities at Unigestion

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