Managers of Wealth

Hurley Partners research director John Smith passes away

He was previously chief investment officer of Brown Shipley and held a number of key positions at parent company KBL.

Signs point to Africa and Asia for future luxury hubs: CBRE

Continuing globalization ensures that the economy will remain a major factor in the luxury market, so brands must be attuned to economic patterns and shifts to stay ahead.

Revealed: The universities in the UK and US which give you the best finance and banking salaries and bonus after graduating

It's the traditional redbricks which are commanding the biggest starting salaries rather than those with a business focus, indicating that the industry is looking for a broader range of skills.

Banking Apps Accessed via Smartwatches to Exceed 100m by 2020, as Millennials Change Banking Habits

The research found that the use of smartwatches to access 'push' banking information services has been steadily gaining traction over the past 12 months.

Why Pensions and Hedge Funds Don’t Mix

One obvious question is why pension managers keep investing in hedge funds.

How Activist Hedge Funds Turn Others Into Vultures

Corporate raiders have joined forces with institutional investors and others in the financial sector

Legacy Peak helps lead the charge of Chinese wineries

Sarah Wong tastes three vintages from an up-and-coming Ningxia wine producer

The Wealthiest Person At Each Decade - RESEARCH

Wealth-X today released a list of the wealthiest person at each decade, from their 20s through their 90s, revealing insights into wealth creation at different ages.

Dion Global Launches in Australia to Disrupt Trading and Risk Management

Dion Global Solutions delivers improved equity and options trading and risk management to retail banks and stockbrokers, financial advisers and the online trading community.

Jersey’s credit rating reaffirmed

The AA+ credit rating was first assigned in November 2013 in order that the States was able to proceed with the £250 million bond earmarked to provide investment in affordable housing over the next 10 years.

Number of Robos to Start Dropping in 2016 as Market Morphs

Eventually, that number will shrink to five, says Chip Roame, managing partner at Tiburon, the publication notes.

Wither luxurious India

This indicates widening inequalities in the country that have reached a preposterous level.

Swiss household wealth rises

Consequently, total assets recorded a growth of CHF168 billion (4.2%) to CHF4.1 trillion

Top 100 advisers: Barclays

Steep sales increase boosts Barclays Group

Inequality in the UK: 5% of households have assets in excess of £1.2m, 9% have none

Institute of Fiscal Studies report shows Britain is more unequal country when measured by wealth than by income

The U.S. May Be the World’s Richest Country, But It Ranks 14th in Financial Literacy

This new measure of financial literacy comes from a survey of 150,000 adults in 148 countries.

Lower compensation seen at asset management firms - report

A global economic slowdown and a possible interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve in December have slowed money moving into these firms.

China Makes Impression on the Global Art Market

Rising top-tier prices also bear the imprint of China. It was after all, Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, owners of Shanghai’s Long Museum, who paid $170.4 million for modernist painter Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining Nude, at a Christie’s auction

Africa's 50 Richest 2015: South African Tycoons Overtake Nigerians Amid Economic Weakness

Number two on the list is Nicky Oppenheimer, whose estimated $6.6 billion fortune stems from the stake he inherited in diamond miner

PA OPINION: Why wealth managers must act now to save their future

Break a mirror, and you’ll get seven years of bad luck. Break the banking system, and it’ll take that long just for regulators to work out who’s to blame.

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