10/30/2014

Switzerland remains largest offshore financial centre

A huge global pressure to break secrecy veils of Swiss banks notwithstanding, Switzerland remains the world's largest offshore financial centre with client assets totalling over USD two trillion, a new study said today.

10/30/2014

Advisor Communication with the Mass Affluent Investor

A majority of affluent investors expect return communication from their advisors within hours of delivering the message, either by phone or by email, according to Spectrem’s quarterly report on wealthy investors and their relationship with advisors.

10/30/2014

Market Conditions Impact Affluent Investment Plans Most

Considering market volatility in the past month, it is not surprising that the highest percentage of Affluent investors surveyed in October by Spectrem Group report that “Stock Market Conditions” is the primary factor affecting their current i

10/27/2014

Cocaine and its effect on the economic crisis

Curiously, the office of the scammer “Bernie” Madoff was reportedly nicknamed “the North Pole” in reference to gargantuan amounts of “snow” that one could find there.

10/26/2014

State Street's Profit Beats Street Views

Third-quarter 2014 operating-basis1 EPS was $1.35, up 13.4 percent, on strong revenue of $2.7 billion, up 8.5 percent compared to the third quarter of 2013

10/23/2014

Which Universities Produce The Most Billionaires?

Twenty-five billionaires obtained their bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, making it the top university in the world in terms of number of billionaire undergraduate alumni, according to this year’s Wealth-X and UBS Billion