Managers of Wealth

Swiss private consumption stable post-Brexit, rises in July

Private consumption is set remain one of the main growth drivers for the rest of the year.

The Rich Worry More About Identity Theft Than Terrorism

Diversification and noncorrelation paid off for many advisors in the second quarter, especially those who allocated more to alternatives, such as managed futures and intermediate-term bonds.

Investment trusts no longer lower cost than similar open ended funds - Tilney Bestinvest

The firm argues the switch in performance advantage towards funds over the shorter time period will principally reflect a widening of investment trust discounts.

Fund managers with wealthy backgrounds perform the worst

The analysis also found managers from families in the bottom quartile of wealth needed to demonstrate annual returns 6.6 percentage points a year higher to stand as likely a chance of promotion as their higher status peers from the 75th percentile.

London remains ‘most prosperous UK city’ but others are catching up

Every part of the UK is more prosperous than it was last year, according to the second edition of the annual Barclays Prosperity Map.

London the top choice for GCC real estate investors

Sixty per cent of those surveyed identified capital value growth as their main financial investment driver across all asset classes.

UBS Eyes Middle East Investments Beyond Oil and Gas

Saudi Arabia is targeting improvements in tourism and leisure in its Vision 2030 plan.

Emerging markets: marching in time with global parameters - Edmond de Rothschild

Equity benchmarks are largely disconnected from local fundamentals. They march in time with the dollar and US interest rates instead.

Aligning the organization for its digital future

Findings from the 2016 digital business global executive study and research report

China Leads Global Fintech Investments, Accenture Finds

Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China

Top 100 Independent Advisors

As market share for the independent channel continues to grow, so do the practices of Barron’s ranked advisors.

Biggest Wealth Fund Warns Outflows Are Affecting Risk Strategy

The fund, set up to safeguard Norway’s oil wealth, has long acted as a backstop for global equity markets

China vulnerabilities “dangerous”, says IMF

Vulnerabilities are rising on a dangerous trajectory and buffers, while still adequate, are eroding.

The best dishes at 35,000ft

The airline food addict is looking to make a documentary about the subject.

31.7M Mainland Chinese consumers traveled abroad in H1 2016: report

COTRI found that there were 64 million border crossings from Mainland China between January and June of 2016, resulting in a growth rate of 3.4 percent.

European Asset Managers Must Keep Calm and Carry On

While global analytics firm Cerulli Associates is confident that the UK's decision to leave the European Union is not a game changer, it acknowledges that the fund groups worst affected by the summer's outflows may have to increase marketing eff

How Advisors Can Earn Next-Gen Investors’ Trust

Jefferson National’s second annual Advisor Authority study addresses many more of the investing and advising issues confronting RIAs

Dramatic Fall in Exports of Swiss Watches Increases Pressure on Central Bank to Weaken the Franc

The increasing strength of the Franc has made already up-market Swiss exports even more expensive, reducing their appeal.

Here are the world's top 10 wealthiest countries

But the country is also high on the list of the the wealthiest people.

Financial services sees AI as both opportunity and threat

It set out to unpack such issues as the risks and benefits AI would bring to the sector as well as the associated regulatory and legal challenges.

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