Managers of Wealth

Affinity founder Stearn on why he left the security of Fairbairn

Throw in an ongoing eurozone debt crisis, volatile markets and growing regulation simmering in the background and you have definitely set yourself a challenge.

Barclays Wealth launches intermediary DFM service

Barclays Wealth has launched a discretionary portfolio management service to be offered through the intermediary market.

QNB Group and Harrods Estates Host London Luxury Property Investment Event

QNB Group is represented at the event through its Private Bank and priority banking arm, QNB First.

Banks strive for concessions in Asia

KEB is considering enhancing “the private banking business, focused on wealthy Koreans residing in countries such as Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong.”

Barclays Said to Plan Dropping Barclays Capital, Wealth Names

Barclays will drop the Barclays Capital name from its securities unit after 14 years as it tries to offer clients more services from across the bank.

More banks to tap into emerging wealth segment in Asia

According to reports, the number of wealthy Asians will grow 140 per cent and reach 2.8 million by 2015.

China 'wealth exodus' underestimated

The scale of the exodus of wealth from China caused by investor immigration is much larger than previous estimated, according to China Daily's interviews with emigration agents and experts.

UBS cuts bonus pool to $3.2bn, IB bonuses down 60pc

The comments were published overnight in the bank's annual report, confirming bonus pool figures outlined on February 7 when UBS gave earnings.

Nomura hires former Deutsche exec for wealth management role

He was previously Deutsche Bank’s Hong Kong-based head of investment advisory for North Asia, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

RBS wealth head and Coutts' deputy chairman retire

He recently joined the board of Adam & Company. Pell has not been replaced.

RIT Capital and Edmond de Rothschild form fund firm

In the coming year, RIT and Edmond de Rothschild Group will work together to strengthen their co-operation on investment opportunities and fund management.

McKinsey’s Prescription for Private Banks: Look to Fast-Growing ‘Core Millionaires’

Serving this segment of the wealth market will require fundamental changes

How wealth management has changed since 2000

In the past 10 years, investors have seen several historic names absorbed by banking giants or rivals, while the survivors watched the rise of aggressive and ambitious boutique firms.

Wealth managers in fresh hit as FSCS levy rises to £60m

The likes of Brewin Dolphin, Rathbones and Charles Stanley will be forced to fork out for the collapse of a number of financial services firms after the FSCS interim levy was raised to £60 million.

Why Singapore Is Now a Haven for Some Investors

But a growing number of more adventurous investors are now seeking safety by buying bonds from a tiny, affluent nation 9,500 miles away.

Asia-Pacific Billionaires: Net-Net Negative

Choppy stock markets took the sheen off the world’s new billionaire factory, the Asia-Pacific region, with three dozen Chinese and nine Indians dropping from last year’s list.

Advisers back FSA crackdown on banks’ wealth units

Wealth managers welcome warnings over upselling by banking groups into private banking and wealth arms.

UBS Final 2011 Profit Lower than Preliminary Result

UBS's Annual Report for 2011 provides comprehensive information on the firm, its strategy, business, governance and financial performance. It contains both audited and unaudited information.

Arbuthnot Latham doubles its pre-tax profit

Profit before tax increased to £2.0m (2010: £1.0m) as the Bank continued to successfully implement its strategy of providing a full service banking and advisory product offering

UOB targets rising rich with wealth centres

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) today said that it has added $260 million in assets under management (AUM) and attracted 25,000 customers in the first three months since the launch of its wealth banking segment.

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