Managers of Wealth

Investing in the right place by Tim Price

“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” - Aldous Huxley.

How the most powerful female hedge fund manager sees trading changing in the next 10 years

In the male-dominated world of Wall Street, Braga said she hasn't experienced difficulties.

Automation is Here to Stay in Wealth Management – Are You?

Wealth management today is being quickly and drastically re-written by new competition, technology advancements and a new generational view that “we don’t want to work with our father’s advisor anymore.”

Blockchain – a disruptive force for good? by Anju Patwardhan, Group Chief Innovation Officer,Standard Chartered

Financial innovation is the dominant theme at technology centres around the world. Banking is an almost entirely digital business and innovation using technology is an obvious choice.

World Bank Expresses Faith in China Reforms

International lender’s President Jim Yong Kim said he believes Beijing remains committed

Scout, simplicity and the Summer Budget by Penny Lovell

This week has seen the release of Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s much-anticipated sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Big hurdles remain in Greece but investor focus should be on U.S. and China

Stock markets and the Euro will rise as some degree of certainty replaces the brinkmanship between Athens and Brussels.

OPEC, Get Ready For The Second U.S. Oil Boom By James Stafford of Oilprice.com

What OPEC countries fear most is a follow-up technological revolution that will lead to a second oil boom in the U.S., and that fear is now being realized.

Financial markets remain remarkably robust by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist at LGT Capital Partners

Over the past few weeks, China’s stock markets crashed and Greece appeared to flirt with disaster. Still, global financial markets have remained remarkably robust, as we expected.

BlackRock Investment Institute’s Mid-Year 2015 Investment Outlook

With U.S. monetary policy turning, fundamentals such as productivity and earnings growth are poised to regain prominence as drivers of investment return - with some key indicators "flashing red," according to BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Investment Inst

PNC Wealth Management's Stone on Greece, Fed, Earnings

He speaks with Angie Lau on Bloomberg Television's "First Up.

End in sight?

St. James's Place Market Bulletin

Islamic Asset Management – The New Frontier for Islamic Banking

Islamic Asset Management looks to Evolve in Switzerland

The power of research by Geoff Cook

‘Research is creating new knowledge.’ Neil Armstrong

Off to Portus by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Well something was going to happen. Airports and I are not natural partners, but it was my fault for leaving my small archaeological trowel in my hand luggage.

Rigged by Tim Price

I will never invest in the stock market again.

Leadership, the undiscovered country by Penny Lovell

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

Bitcoin and Banks - The Race Is On

It ushered in a new era or peer-to-peer data exchange, providing a financial infrastructure that no longer depends on central institutions, specifically banks.

George Zimmer, a millionaire with a plan to help the middle class

Its membership requirements are an annual income over $1 million and/or assets of $5 million, and it wants policy changes that will open more opportunities for the little guy.

China's equity market: no macro meltdown but negative consequences ahead - says SEB report

The bad news is that this is a huge blow to the reform process and old, bad habits can return

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