09/19/2016
Credit Suisse is bullish on sultanate’s equity market
The report said Oman has one of the highest fiscal break-even oil prices in the GCC while its foreign exchange reserves are materially lower than its peers.
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09/16/2016
Standard Life Investments Global Horizons, Financial Stress by Jeremy Lawson
Updated weekly, the index is helpful for understanding the different drivers and consequences of financial stress.
09/16/2016
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: August
The Index has declined 3.75 points over the past 12 months.
09/16/2016
Global Family Office Report Reveals Impact Investing Has "Come of Age"
Supporting charitable causes continued to be a priority for many family offices.
09/16/2016
Hong Kong Remains Top Destination for Chinese Millennials, but South Korea and Thailand Are Catching Up
The latter destinations have seen a growth in Chinese tourism at a rate that is five times larger than in Hong Kong and Macau
09/15/2016
Wealth Adviser Daily Briefing: More Cash on Hand, More Happiness
Curated news and analysis for wealth advisers and their clients from WSJ reporters and columnists and beyond
09/14/2016
These countries are top prospective markets for luxury brands
Top prospective markets for luxury brands worldwide
09/14/2016
Love, Money & Millennials
Millennials are also twice as likely to keep a financial secret.
09/14/2016
Cracking the millennial travel mindset: Surprising insights on attitudes and behaviors.
There are similarities too. The survey data shows both Millennials and more mature demographics share an appreciation of high-touch, human interactions, with 89% of Millennials reporting that the value of personal service cannot be replaced.
09/12/2016
Middle East ‘wave of capital’ targeting London properties
Middle East property investors are targeting the UK’s commercial property sector
09/12/2016
AIMA survey - Alternative asset managers and investors deepen partnership through greater alignment of interest
The survey was overseen by AIMA’s Research Committee, which comprises executives at fund managers and service providers
09/12/2016
Banks find blockchain hard to put into practice
Blockchain technology underpinning bitcoin concept is seen to have a number of useful features
09/12/2016
Overconfidence amongst global investors but a strong appetite to learn more
The Schroders Global Investor Study 2016
09/12/2016
The International Banker 2016 Asia and Australasia Awards Winners
In particular, low interest rates are expected to persist in Australia, meaning that banks’ profit growth is likely to be constrained going forward.
09/09/2016
UBS Survey Reveals How Employees Can Maximize Perceived Value of Company Stock Awards
This year's edition, "The multiplier effect," found that 45% of employees see little value in equity awards, even though companies grant billions in equity awards each year.
09/09/2016
World’s wealthy saved by private equity in tough 2015: Reuters
By contrast, more traditional asset classes fared less well, with the benchmark return for developed market equities.
09/09/2016
The Uber-Rich Have as Much Trouble Investing as You
But there’s optimism, and there’s over-optimism.
09/09/2016
Portfolio Managers: Better Born With Wooden or Silver Spoons?
A new academic paper claims that mutual fund managers who grew up relatively poor outperform those who came from wealthy families
09/08/2016
These are the 12 most popular private jet destinations every year
In the report it also gives some fascinating insight into when and where the world's richest use their private jets and what events trigger these trips.
09/08/2016
Jersey’s employment market is back on track post recession
This comes in response to the warnings that the island’s finance sector faces an uncertain future following Brexit.