Managers of Wealth

Societe Generale chief says trader bonuses will halve after profit fall

France’s second biggest bank, Societe Generale, is to follow the example set yesterday by its larger rival, BNP Paribas, and halve bonuses paid to traders working in its investment banking arm.

SocGen CEO ‘Happy’ With Start to 2012

Societe Generale Chief Executive Frederic Oudea predicted a better 2012 after the French bank reported a worse-than-expected 88.6 percent fall in quarterly profit in the last three months of 2011 on Thursday.

Avoiding the Siren Song of Emotions: Notes from the Wealth Management Conference

What do Homer’s Odyssey, Boombustology, and “financialese” have to do with wealth management? Quite a lot, it turns out.

Guardian Wealth Management to open “state of the art” UK office

The company has appointed the former head of financial planning for Bluefin Group, to spearhead the UK financial planning division

Swiss Private Bank Chief Asian Economist Resigns

He previously worked at Fortis Bank SA and Standard Chartered

Citi Private Bank client buys Kingsley by Thistle hotel

The owner of the Kingsley by Thistle hotel has sold the freehold for the building to a private client of Citi Private Bank for around £40m.

Ralph & Russo at Coutts

Coutts has taken banks’ public image problem more literally than most.

Swiss private bank takes in $16 bln of new money

Assets under management at Switzerland's largest unlisted private bank rose to 247 billion Swiss francs ($268 billion), about 1.6 percent higher than a year earlier as new money was partly offset by a negative market performance.

Chinese Shift to Wealth Products Undermines Banks

“The math is simple. I need something safe and with return that can at least beat inflation.”

Falling inflation to keep rates low, yield in demand - Coutts

Annual inflation slowed to a 14-month low in January, as last year’s VAT hike dropped out of the annual comparison and weak consumer demand relieved price pressures. This will help keep interest rates low and real rates, adjusted for inflation, neg

ANZ names global wealth and private banking CEO

She played a major role in ANZ's acquisition of a majority stake in ING Australia and was on the board of OnePath.

Credit Suisse Private Banking Introduces "Strategic Philanthropy: Guide to Evaluation"

It includes four issue briefs that illustrate how evaluation has been used for different program areas, as well as case studies of how different philanthropists have chosen to incorporate evaluation in their work.

UBS said to plan contingent bond sale to boost capital

The bonds, which mature in February 2022 and may yield about 7.5 percent, will switch to a floating interest rate if the bank doesn’t redeem them in 2017, the people said.

Institutional wealth manager to acquire SIBT's trust operations outsourcing unit

The acquisition of SITS represents a continuation of the strong growth RIS has experienced over the last seven years. The transaction is expected to close on March 31, 2012.

HSBC launches Next Generation Fund for HNW's

“HSBC has been researching emerging managers for many years, and we have an established track record of investing in some of the best new managers in the industry. This Fund provides our clients with direct access to a new generation of hedge fund m

I think I love you - so what's your net worth?

Decades of pop culture have cemented the notion that love conquers all – including money.

Wealth management struggles amid strong Commbank result

The CBA has recorded a statutory net profit after tax for the half year ended Dec 31 2011 of $3.624 billion, a 19% increase on the previous corresponding period, in a strong result unaided by its wealth management arm which recorded a loss.

Credit Suisse Named Best Private Bank Globally

Euromoney is a leading publication for the global banking and capital markets communities.

BankMuscat unveils dynamic Private Banking strategy

AbdulRazak Ali Issa, Chief Executive of BankMuscat, inaugurated the flagship Private Banking branch offering bespoke solutions that preserve, secure and grow wealth.

Emerging Asia’s bankers are hiring, private banking growing

According to job networking site FINS Asia-Pacific , recruiters predict that the number of finance jobs in Asia will grow by as much as 10% this year.

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