Managers of Wealth

‘High Net Workers’ Redefine Wealth Accumulation and Retirement Goals

New EverBank research examines spending, investing and real estate trends among mass affluent

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Calls for Industry Standards in Reporting

White paper finds “transparency gap” between hedge fund managers, investors

For sale: solar powered car (red) with 4,000 kilometres on the clock

The university’s team of solar researchers have put their 21Connect vehicle, which took part in the 2011 solar race across Australia, up for sale

The fintech revolution

A wave of startups is changing finance—for the better

Unearthing performance gains to boost bank value by Kapil Chandra and Zane Williams, McKinsey

At a time of fitful economic growth, banks around the world have lacked one of the most powerful engines for performance and valuation: robust GDP growth in their home economies.

Marc Cohen And Torie Bold, Wealth-X Custom Research

Marc Cohen and Torie Bold of Wealth-X Custom Research break down myths and assumptions about the future of the luxury industry and its consumers

WINE: Great wines come from imbibing lessons of the past

The annual old wine tasting — the curtain-raiser to the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show — was held in Paarl a few days ago

UBS Wealth Management Americas Partners with Mercer Investments

This relationship will provide the Investment Management Research team within UBS Financial Services with access to Mercer's 9,000 manager research opinions and performance analytics.

The big Durban millionaire boom

Durban has recorded the largest growth in the number of millionaire residents when compared to other cities in the country

Financial and Emotional Challenges of Business Succession Planning - RESEARCH

There has been significant sale activity seen in the private company space over the last few years as baby boomers head into retirement, yet many highly successful entrepreneurs are not well-prepared to give up ownership of their companies, or for what co

UK markets rally on outright election win for Conservatives

The main FTSE 100 stock index surged towards last month's record high, while sterling chalked up its biggest gain against the euro in years and government borrowing costs fell.

Unigestion sees marked improvement in hedge fund managers’ approach to ESG

Unigestion has surveyed the hedge fund and private asset managers it invests in on their approaches to ESG and has found the results encouraging.

2015 Global 2000: The World's Largest Banks

Banks are easy to hate, but they remain among the largest and most powerful companies on Earth

Soft market a challenge for reinsurers - RESEARCH

Study cites soft market as the biggest challenge facing reinsurers, while analytics and modelling represent greatest opportunity

Managing Risk Will Only Get Harder, Asset Owners Warn

Investors are taking regulatory challenges in their stride, but a survey has found risk management is becoming more of a headache.

How Basel III and CRD IV are killing the hedge fund model

In hedge fund land that means prime brokers are now also starting with cherry-picking their clients

Hedge funds step up financing of the 'real economy' - new AIMA paper

Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a new paper published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association.

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