Managers of Wealth

Private Banking Requires More Than a Savile Row Suit and a Posh Accent

I used to think that private banking was the financial services equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel.

Home truths from abroad by Tim Price

“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”

Bitcoin: Teenage Truant Comes of Age

As part of our glacial evolution we are hard-wired to expect linear growth rates and peripatetic progression.

One poor year isn't the end of wine investment

It seems it is long time since the heyday for investors in this most liquid of assets.

Beware the fund managers who flatter to deceive

Don’t fall for the tricks and end up paying high fees

Business Angels 'Dying of Heartbreak'

Super-wealthy business angels die young because they fail to fulfil their lifelong dreams

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

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