Managers of Wealth

The Importance Of A Wealth Management Team In Becoming Seriously Wealthy

“Building teams is one of the great strengths of the self-made wealthy,” says Lewis Schiff, Executive Director, Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program.

Is philanthropy driven by the human desire to cheat death?

The first person to attribute the act of charity to improving one’s public image was the 18th-century Scottish economist Adam Smith

Number of Asian Billionaires Surpasses U.S. For the First Time

The continent added a new billionaire every other day, report finds

Positive inward migration trend continues for Guernsey

Most companies migrating to Guernsey in Q3 came from Panama and BVI, but there were also migrations from the Bahamas, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Liberia and Luxembourg – a spread that encouraged Alan Bougourd, Registrar at the Guernsey Registry.

50% of HNW and Ultra HNW do not have retirement plan in place

In addition to these financial tools at their disposal, Asia’s wealthy have begun turning to life insurance as a potential retirement tool to achieve financial security and maintain one’s lifestyle, while maximising efficiency in legacy planni

Blockchain, Machine Learning, Robotics, AI And WT Will Reshape Digital Business In 2018

Ettienne Reinecke, Dimension Data’s Group Chief Technology Officer, says Blockchain has gone from strength to strength.

Investors strike gold as 2017 dividends get set to smash record

UK dividends soared 14.3% to £28.5bn in the third quarter, according to the latest Dividend Monitor from Capita Asset Services

MiFID II: Research reveals financial services sector risks non-compliance and €5M fines through lack of awareness

The research, facilitated by Censuswide, was based on responses from 200 professionals responsible for operations and/or regulatory compliance in the UK finance sector

Women in top paying jobs 38% poorer than male colleagues when they reach old age

UBS Wealth Management looked at the financial situation of high earning men and women over their lifetimes

SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator

The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator represents the sum of forward redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds

Transparency in alternative assets requires ‘collaborative partnership’ between investors and asset managers, says Northern Trust

The paper, Alts Transparency: Finding the Right Balance, is a follow-up to an industry-wide survey conducted earlier this year by The Economist Intelligence Unit for Northern Trust

Fighting Financial Crime in the World of Blockchain

Tools at the cutting edge of fraud and financial crime prevention today will only grow in importance tomorrow.

Unprecedented growth in APAC private equity - RESEARCH

The research was carried out in Q3 2017 with responses from 142 responses private equity professionals in the UK, Continental Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and The Middle East.

Building a sustainable future - Julius Baer

Another project involving science and design in an existing city is taking place in the informal settlements of Jakarta.

Singapore ranked third-most expensive Asian city

Prices for cars and lawyers in Singapore are the highest in Asia.

The future of financial services in the MEASA region - RESEARCH

Growth in the provision of credit, increasing interest in private equity and a rise in venture capital are also helping to drive growth in the middle market.

McKinsey highlights importance of LEIs - RESEARCH

This resulting easier counterparty identification will open the door to further automation and digitalization of financial and commercial transactions across the globe.

Higher income households hit hardest by inflation over the last 20 years - RESEARCH

Wealthiest 10% of households have seen overall inflation of 64% since 1997, compared to 50.7% for typical households and 53.8% for lowest income families

Meet the new class traitors who are coming out as rich

For many, talking about money, especially their own, is a social taboo. But now wealthy progressives are opening up about a system that is skewed in their favor

The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index

"SS&C GlobeOp's Capital Movement Index for October, 2017 of -0.95% reflects net outflows in line with normal seasonality," said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies.