03/02/2017
Schroders: UK GDP will grow faster than expected in years ahead
Azad Zagana, chief European economist at Schroders has revealed the reasons why he has pushed up his estimate for UK GDP growth, but warned of tougher times ahead.
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03/02/2017
Credit Suisse Predicts Paltry 3.5% Growth for Hedge Funds in 2017
Perhaps that will not be enough of a motivating factor to keep inflows moving, though.
03/01/2017
Lord Rothschild warns 70 years of prosperity at risk
'There could well be a period ahead of us when the avoidance of risk is as high a priority as the pursuit of gain,' warns RIT Capital chairman.
03/01/2017
Global ultra-wealthy population grows in 2016 despite uncertainty
One key influence on income in 2016 has been the performance of stock markets in dollar terms.
02/28/2017
Financial firms lead in gender diversity
A report by Morgan Stanley finds that just 16 per cent of senior executive roles across the sector are held by women
02/27/2017
How Luxembourg Could Cash In On Brexit
The Brexit effect may, in fact, have already begun for the tiny Grand Duchy.
02/27/2017
More than six in 10 asset managers are bored at work
Those with the most socially active jobs are less likely to face tedium, survey finds
02/27/2017
Most high-income earners gloomy about the economy
An Intellidex survey shows 81% of high net-worth households feel less confident about the future of the economy following the budget.
02/27/2017
African wealth funds seek foreign partners
Meanwhile, consultancy McKinsey has estimated that investment in African infrastructure is so poor it needs to double to $US150 billion a year.
02/27/2017
Why More And More Single-Family Offices Are Investing In Bitcoin
While bitcoins are used as currency to purchase services and products, they are also a potential asset class.
02/24/2017
Credit Suisse’s Israeli Desk in New Tax Evasion Probe
The investigation focuses on the bank’s Israeli desk, which has hundreds of clients.
02/24/2017
Charles Stanley launches Political Stability index
High correlation between political risk and volatile markets
02/23/2017
Euromonitor Identifies 17 Top Emerging Cities with Business Growth Opportunities
According to the strategy briefing, over the next 15 years, emerging cities will continue catching up with developed countries due mainly to more rapid economic growth.
02/23/2017
Four richest Indonesians worth more than poorest 100 million
The widening of the gap between the rich and the rest is a serious threat to Indonesia’s future prosperity.
02/23/2017
Trends affecting wealthy individuals in 2017
Advisors are required to thoroughly assess the state of their clients’ long-term wealth growth
02/22/2017
Here are the places where millionaires are moving
Millionaires are leaving France because of high taxes on the wealthy as well as rising religious tensions
02/22/2017
Global Trends Drive Family Office Creation
The family office has become their preferred way to protect and preserve assets for future generations.
02/22/2017
Demand for DB transfer advice to soar this year, says UBS
Deputy head of financial planning Keith Sheehan said it was important savers were not blinded by the high values, however.
02/21/2017
SIX men have as much wealth as half the world's population
Inequality deniers and apologists say the Oxfam methodology is flawed.
02/21/2017
About 82,000 millionaires shifted overseas in 2016
We expect that millionaire migration away from France will accelerate over the next decade as these tensions escalate.