01/19/2015
Asked about Coutts International after the Italian bank said in November it was looking at the wealth management arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, Messina said he was not interested in buying only the international division of the company.
01/19/2015
Opportunities in new geographies and asset classes, a rise in the mass affluent, and aging high net worth baby boomers are sparking new demand for wealth management services.
01/18/2015
Three days ago, the Swiss National Bank slashed its official interest rate to -0.75 percent; that move, made in faraway Europe, has enormous repercussions for Africans seeking to hide funds there.
01/16/2015
Wealth managers, whose focus is on individuals, are badly served by being lumped in with “banks” and are straining to cope with aggressive compliance requirements from the FCA
01/14/2015
Rumors are running wild that Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing is set to move his assets out of Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, with some considering this as an indication of a vast devaluation to yuan denominated assets.
01/14/2015
Hampden & Co, the first private bank to come through the new route to get a banking licence, plans to open the door to new clients before the end of March after securing the final pieces of its payments systems.