Managers of Wealth

Frontier market specialist collaborates with Kolo Toure to launch Footballers Fund

Launched a fund offering African footballers wealth management solutions

Wealth company joins finance expert

A FAMILY-RUN North-East wealth company has joined a finance expert

Caceis and Edmond de Rothschild seal Luxembourg deal

The deal involves assets of more than €20 billion. The 110 Edmond de Rothschild employees join Caceis, a French bank and asset servicer, on October 1.

Absa Wealth reinvents itself

Aims to become go-to stockbroker for young South Africans

Barbarians at Gate for Swiss Boards as Activist Investors Rule

Swiss directors beware: that role now comes with an ejector seat.

Malaysia Seeks To Pioneer Islamic Wealth Management

More than 300 delegates involving policy makers, research institutes, government agencies, practitioners and scholars are attending the conference.

Aberdeen Asset Management CIO wins 100 WHF 2014 European Industry Leadership Award  

Anne Richards, chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, will be presented the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2014 European Industry Leadership Award at its London Gala in October 2014.

SGPB Hambros hires nine for advisory launch

Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros (SGPB Hambros), the UK wealth management arm of Societe Generale Private Banking, has launched its new advisory division with nine hires.

A suitability lesson for Coutts from 1957

The regulatory team at Coutts has certainly got its work cut out over the next few months.

Asia’s new generation of billionaires drive hard bargain with private banks

For the many banks and wealth managers chasing business from Asia’s ultra-wealthy, finding the answer to that question makes the difference between managing money for the region’s biggest business tycoons and merely aspiring to do so.

Rattled Swiss private banks turn page on past business model

Switzerland agreed a few weeks ago to phase out its long tradition of banking secrecy over the next two years

Ascentric boosts assets to £8 billion

Ascentric has boosted its assets under administration to £8 billion thanks to its white label service.

Swiss Asia Asset to incubate more hedge fund managers in Hong Kong

Swiss Asia is an incubator of hedge funds and in the last year has added eight new funds

Lombard Odier Private Bank Seeking 20% Asset Growth in Asia

Rich Chinese helped make Asia the fastest-growing region for affluent families last year

U.S. private wealth management division of CIBC continues record growth, hiring top talent

The net inflows reflect a healthy ~50/50 blend of net client additions and new client relationships, typically referrals from current clients, tax and legal advisors and industry professionals.

Will Advisors Care About Krawcheck's New Women-Focused Index Fund?

Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck is teaming up with a money manager for an index fund focused on women a fund that before its re-launch suffered dismal long-term performance

Luton IFA sheds clients in £50k plus push

Gilbert said the firm was in talks with interested parties

Rattled Swiss private banks turn page on past

Switzerland agreed a few weeks ago to phase out its long tradition of banking secrecy

Prestige AM signs distribution deal with Natixis

UK-based Prestige Asset Management has signed a product structuring, marketing and distribution deal with Natixis, the second-largest banking player in France

Premium segment to drive HSBC’s retail and wealth business in the UAE

Lender witnessing strong growth in all segments of retail business such as personal loans, credit cards, mortgages and vehicle finance

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