05/27/2014
Philadelphia Financial targets high net-worth families through a network of intermediaries, and it views Lombard as an attractive opportunity to expand that area of its business, Sky News said.
05/27/2014
Scotiabank also said it intends to repurchase up to 12 million shares, or about 1 percent of its shares outstanding, during the next year.
05/27/2014
It has also been announced that Bestinvest’s current chief executive Peter Hall will lead the combined group, while Tilney Investment Management director Miles Robinson will head up Tilney for Intermediaries.
05/27/2014
We are quite unique in pursuing a multi-domestic, multi-brand strategy
05/26/2014
Home grown private lenders lining up offers to woo their customers with priority and privilege banking options
05/26/2014
Six years after the crisis, a growing number of Asia’s millionaires are turning to independent wealth advisers, who offer professional advice for a fee much like doctors and lawyers do.
05/26/2014
Martin Gilbert has accused the pay committees at some leading companies of stubbornly failing to consult shareholders
05/26/2014
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.
05/26/2014
Something odd occurred last week, something that almost never happens in business, let alone financial planning
05/26/2014
Lansdowne Partners, Odey Asset Management and Brevan Howard are among the stellar hedge funds to have had a poor start to the year
05/26/2014
The new plans are expected to be unveiled tomorrow when Brewin announces its interim results.
05/26/2014
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.
05/23/2014
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
05/23/2014
US bank in talks with the Chinese wealth management company to sell JV
The deal is expected to be finalised very soon
05/23/2014
There was a good result in Banking with the loan book now £5.1bn, up 10% year to date.
05/23/2014
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
05/23/2014
Elevate also halved prices for assets over £5 million, from 0.22% to 0.10%
05/23/2014
Buying a home in London’s most affluent areas is becoming unattainable for anyone without a billionaire’s bank balance.
05/23/2014
Activity in the property market is falling off
05/23/2014
If Swiss banks were to cast off their usual discretion and make a marketing pitch these days, it might start off something like this: