12/28/2011
New tax relief scheme for UK charities
'C-volunteering initiative' designed to encourage business donations could raise charities' income by 10% annually
Wealth and Asset Management
12/28/2011
Independent private client investment manager pays directors £1.4m
Brewin’s annual report revealed that the bonuses were down from £1.7m in the previous year.
12/28/2011
95 percent of the wealth management products post dismal returns
Twelve additional wealth management products were launched in 2011 compared with 2010, while the scale of the total issuance shrunk 26 percent.
12/28/2011
Leading Malaysian bank to develop wealth management business.
“The wealth management business in this region is successfully conducted not so much by banks but by private bankers,” he said, adding that it might no longer be the enclave of purely high net worth individuals. “Wealth management now re
12/28/2011
Wealth management subsidiary sets up new team
AMP Capital Investors, part of Australia's largest wealth manager AMP Ltd, is making a push in Asia to take advantage of improving sentiment towards the region's sovereign risk, a top executive at the fund management firm said.
12/28/2011
Canadians Keep Giving Despite Challenging Economy
However, the report found that more than half (54 per cent) of Canadians didn't have a strategy when donating, and instead give on an ad hoc basis.
12/28/2011
Merrill Lynch explains reasons for blacklisting Nigerian clients
The bank which services its clients with a personal wealth profile of at least $250,000 of investible assets, will now service the embattled Nigerian clients through its Global Banking and Markets (GBAM) business, from its London , New York and Johannesbu
12/27/2011
Affluent individuals shy away from sharemarket in favour of cash
AUSTRALIA'S wealthy are abandoning new sharemarket investments in droves for the safety of cash, according to a new report.
12/27/2011
Charity Begins at Home for American Billionaires
‘Tis the season for giving and family.
12/27/2011
Banks and ABI to hold talks over 'out of control' bonuses
Major shareholders are preparing to meet top UK bank executives "behind closed doors" in the new year to thrash out concerns over excessive pay ahead of the crucial bonus season.
12/26/2011
Good time for NRIs to invest in India
If investors do not want to take risk of price volatility, then fixed maturity plans are also good options as the tenures of these plans are matched with the underlying instruments. — Mr Vishal Kapoor, Head — Wealth Management, Standard Charte
12/26/2011
India’s new elite will head towards alternatives - Research
Between now and 2016, the wealth of India’s richest is expected to treble and many of these wealthy individuals are eager to invest in alternative asset classes, claims AAA.
12/26/2011
Schroders 2012: A year in the global economy
Keith Wade, Chief Economist & Strategist, and Azad Zangana, European Economist, look ahead into 2012
12/26/2011
Merrill’s 2012 Pay To Drive Advisers To Richer Clients
Merrill Lynch’s 2012 pay plan for advisers drives home an important message: focus on richer clients.
12/26/2011
Archbishop queries bankers' bonuses
Writing in the Yorkshire Post, the archbishop said the UK needs a "sustainable steady economy in which the emphasis is placed on greater equality".
12/26/2011
Singapore sits moodily atop wealth pole
When it comes down to it, Singapore can be almost as Wall Street as Wall Street
12/22/2011
Coutts makes senior appointment in Jersey
He has lived in Jersey for over 6 years and came to the island to take up a role with RBS International.
12/19/2011
The Truth About Wealth
A November Federal Reserve study, meanwhile, found that a third of the people in the top 1% in 2007, as measured by wealth, were no longer in the top 1% in 2009.
12/19/2011
Saudi billionaire buys Scotsman Hotel Group out of administration
The group’s other hotels include the five-star Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh and the deluxe Hotel de la Trémoille in Paris.
12/19/2011
Towry Head Of Wealth Advice In 50 Most Influential’ List
Andy joined Aitchison & Colegrave (now Towry) in 1995, then Scotland’s largest privately-owned independent financial adviser. He’s passionate about financial planning and the delivery of unbiased, professional and well informed advice that