Managers of Wealth

US$100 Trillion Asset Management Industry by 2018 Depends on Continued Strong Growth in the US

Ultra-low interest rates have boosted strong asset growth globally

South Africa’s richest banks

South African banks once again top the list for the African continent in The Banker's Top 1000 Banks global rankings.

Financial Services Firms Upbeat as Business Volumes Rise – CBI/PwC Survey

Firms are focusing on two key strategies for growth in the near-term

Post-RDR funds industry controlled by 150 'gatekeepers' - research

The report claims a small number of asset managers and funds have been attracting disproportionate amounts of fund inflows

UBS Climbs to Top of Covered Bond Rankings for First Time

The Zurich-based bank leaped ahead of UniCredit SpA (UCG), Barclays Plc (BARC), BNP Paribas SA and Deutsche Bank AG (DBK), the top four arrangers last year, the data show.

The smart consumer: 30,000 consumers from 34 countries reveal new global trends

Consumers on board: how to copilot the multichannel journey, featuring the results of a global survey of 30,000 consumers in 34 countries and in-depth interviews with business executives.

More Investors Expect to be Overweight Commodities a Year From Now

A new survey from Credit Suisse shows that a rising number of investors expect to be overweight commodities a year from now, with fundamentally based directional trading remaining the best way to maximize returns.

Wealth Managers Who Ask for Referrals Double Their Chance of Being Recommended by Clients

Futurewealth Report Uncovers What It Takes for High-Net-Worth Individuals to Recommend Their Wealth Managers

Three ways to incorporate impact investing in an institutional portfolio: RBC Global Asset Management White Paper

A new white paper by RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) in the U.S., Senior Portfolio Manager Scott Kirby explores several straightforward impact investing approaches institutional investors can implement in their U.S. fixed income portfolios

Stepping out of the shadow of the crisis: three transitions for the world economy by Jaime Caruana, General Manager, BIS

This year's Annual Report offers our views on current challenges and aims to examine policies that might help us step out of the long shadow of the crisis. Our approach is to seek a long-term perspective with a view to shedding light on both the buil

‘Just 150 people’ will control UK funds

According to Deloitte, the financial services group, the number of “gatekeepers” that direct new money flows is falling, hampering the business models of asset managers that miss out on these concentrated flows.

BNY Mellon Investment Slightly Lowers Global Growth Forecast

End of Easy Money Policies in U.S., U.K. Raises Threat of Disruptive Change in Financial Markets, Standish Says

Global cross-border M&A activity on rise - Baker & McKenzie

Powerful macroeconomic and political forces continue to provide impetus to globalization, and companies around the world are driven by their strategies to move into new markets and jurisdictions.

Good Times Coming For I-banks

An increase in the risk appetite of HNIs in the near future is reason for wealth managers to cheer

Cash stash may reflect fear of wealth going out of fashion

There's little doubt the richer are getting much richer

Evolving Investment Management Regulation, Clarity leads to opportunity - KPMG

The key areas are structural market change, data and reporting, risk governance, conduct, culture and remuneration.

BNP Paribas Securities Services launches front office outsourcing report

Drivers include the need to keep pace with new regulatory requirements, advances in technology and the need to diversify in new markets and instruments.

Japanese investors planning to maintain hedge fund allocations - RESEARCH

The survey of more than 130 investors with over $3.8 trillion in assets revealed that the average percentage of their alternative investment portfolio going to hedge funds will remain the same for 2014 as for 2013, at 72.5%.

Asset managers look to outsource front office

Drivers include regulation, technology advances and need to diversify in new markets

Key Trends in Wealth Management Business Practices - RESEARCH

The report identifies the business practices of top advisors, common obstacles to growth and how investment advisors are leveraging new technology.

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