Managers of Wealth

Financing Gaming and the Interactive Entertainment Revolution

Our Interactive Entertainment Lead, Paul Franks, reflects on another successful London Games Festival and how Coutts can support a promising future for the gaming industry.

UK inflation higher than expected; German business sentiment (IFO) on the fall

The BoE will be obliged to hike further in June but should remain on a 25 bp change; data will drive the decision in the next Aug.

GAM: Contested like the brightest jewel

It is one of the curiosities of the last chapter of GAM that none of the currently relevant topics are on the agenda at today's Thursday shareholder meeting .

Gen Z is piling into property as a wealth builder says Royal LePage

New property investment report shows that this traditional asset class is more popular than ever with young Canadians

Where can I find portfolio income?

With recent events suggesting that policy rates may peak earlier than anticipated, we think investors should act to add durable income to portfolios.

Taking stock of China’s reopening, and prospects

Monetary policy remains accommodative and while offshore share price gains have fallen short of investor hopes, onshore gains look robust.

Number of ultra-rich in Singapore expected to grow by nearly 18 per cent in 2027: Knight Frank

The report defines UHNWIs as those with a net worth of at least US$30 million (S$40.4 million), including their primary residence.

Lombard Odier IM launches Future Electrification strategy

Managed by Paul Udall

Financial wellbeing top concern for employees, business owner survey reveals

These factors came ahead of perceived worries over job security (24%), childcare during working hours (22%) and performance targets (17%).

Brown Shipley: Market and Investment Update

These developments may not mean changes to your portfolio so please contact your Client Advisor for the latest update on your portfolio.

Channelling charity in business: corporate foundations

Establishing a corporate foundation or making constitutional changes to an existing business are significant steps

How the president of Abbot Downing tried to save the Wells Fargo unit for the ultra-rich from being folded

Employees have since left in droves, many to work for Abbott Downing's ex-boss Jack Ginter.

The super-rich shrink: global ultra-wealthy population drops 4 per cent

A ‘rich dip’ has taken place in Europe, according to Knight Frank’s latest large-scale wealth report

17% increase in rate of Saudi ultra-high-net-worth individuals in 2022

Saudi Arabia will achieve an annual growth rate of 10.4% in the process of making wealthy people

Wealthy in UK ‘more powerful than MPs’ say public

Labour MP Liam Byrne, co-chair of the APPG said that over the last five years, there has been a "profound" shift in perception of power in Britain.

Lindsell Train defends risk approach after Hargreaves Lansdown criticism

A spokesperson for the firm told Citywire Wealth Manager that risk is ‘best mitigated by investing in high quality companies’.

Chart of the week: Tech valuations are stretched. Manage tech exposure

Mega-cap tech stocks received a boost from the first-quarter earnings season, which, though weak in absolute terms, pointed to a shallower decline in earnings than feared.

UAE records world’s fastest growth rate in ultra-rich residents

Last year’s phenomenal surge in the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) on the back of an array of path-breaking reforms

The Big Interview: Mirabaud AM's CEO on why the Geneva-founded firm is a UK asset manager at heart

A 'strong' UK culture

7 things to consider before selling your startup

Few understand these as well as the professionals at the private banking group Lombard Odier.

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