11/25/2012

Moving Sale: A Château on the Cheap?

Facing the prospect of hefty tax hikes, some wealthy French homeowners are racing to put their properties on the market—which can mean discounts for foreigners on a Provençal estate or Parisian pied-à-terre

11/25/2012

AXA Wealth scoops two business awards

AXA Wealth has won the prestigious 'Business and the Community Award' at the Basingstoke Inspire Business Awards for its continuous commitment to supporting the local community and local charities.

11/24/2012

US justice department probes Swiss bank Pictet

Pictet & Cie., Switzerland’s biggest closely held private bank, said the U.S. Department of Justice has made a “general inquiry” into its wealth management business with U.S. clients.

11/21/2012

Summa cum laude for the BKB-Private Banking

Of the initially tested against 400 institutes Basler Kantonalbank counts in the standings in the top 30 asset managers in German-speaking Europe and across Switzerland to the eleven best private banking providers.

11/21/2012

Close Brothers has solid first quarter

The group has made a solid start to the year with a strong performance in the Banking division although the market environment for Securities remains challenging. The group has maintained its strong funding position and capital base.

11/20/2012

Rathbones: how we plan to spend £24m cash pile

Finance director Paul Stockton (pictured) said the firm had raised £24.7 million in a share placing, representing 4.6% of its share capital, to fund a multi-faceted growth strategy.