Managers of Wealth

Aberdeen chief predicts long hot summer of revolt over top pay

Martin Gilbert has accused the pay committees at some leading companies of stubbornly failing to consult shareholders

Brewin Dolphin to tap ‘DIY savings’

The wealth manager, which declined to comment on plans for a new service, said in its year-end results for 2013 that “there is growing demand for a simplified, lower cost service.

Banks structured to deliver poor advice

Something odd occurred last week, something that almost never happens in business, let alone financial planning

Hedge funds in worst start to year since financial crisis

Lansdowne Partners, Odey Asset Management and Brevan Howard are among the stellar hedge funds to have had a poor start to the year

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin poised to announce plans to launch a new online ‘DIY’ service for retail investors

The new plans are expected to be unveiled tomorrow when Brewin announces its interim results.

Standard Chartered to close Swiss private bank -media

The Asia-focused bank said in February it was looking to sell the Swiss private bank as part of a plan to shed several businesses as it sharpens its focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Cashflow ‘biggest threat to survival’- Close Brothers Business Barometer

It’s clear that access to working capital and maintaining a reliable cashflow are a concern for a large number of SMEs

US bank in talks with the Chinese wealth management company to sell JV

The deal is expected to be finalised very soon

Close Brothers records a 4% rise in AuM in third quarter

There was a good result in Banking with the loan book now £5.1bn, up 10% year to date.

Buying a home in London’s most affluent areas is becoming unattainable for anyone without a billionaire’s bank balance

Home prices in the capital’s most desirable areas have jumped more than 60 percent since 2009

AXA Elevate assets hit £8bn

Elevate also halved prices for assets over £5 million, from 0.22% to 0.10%

Bank offers London property bond deal

Buying a home in London’s most affluent areas is becoming unattainable for anyone without a billionaire’s bank balance.

Individual Investors in Hong Kong, China Turn Cool on Shun Property

Activity in the property market is falling off

Secrecy’s out, so here’s what Swiss banks can still offer

If Swiss banks were to cast off their usual discretion and make a marketing pitch these days, it might start off something like this:

Competition for deals is rife, says Brown Shipley banking head

Brown Shipley incoming head of private banking Hugh Titcomb is keen to avoid this fate.

As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

It's all part of an attempt to appeal to a new demographic of money

Investec Wealth & Investment profits surge

Pretax operating profit, before goodwill, acquired intangibles, non-operating items

Emaar Said to Hire Rothschild, HSBC for Mall Unit Share Sale

The company will seek to raise about $2 billion through the sale planned for September, according to the people.

Saga float will boost company’s wealth arm

A successful initial public offering by Saga, the company focusing on the over-50s market in the UK, will help to boost the company’s wealth management arm, Michael Hewson has predicted.

Brown Shipley's new banking head on his growth strategy

‘Acquisitions are certainly something we will consider here and we regard it as part of our growth strategy, but our growth strategy is not based on a requirement to make acquisitions,’ he says.

Wealth and Asset Management