02/15/2012
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.
02/14/2012
Credit Suisse Named Best Private Bank Globally
Euromoney is a leading publication for the global banking and capital markets communities.
02/14/2012
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.
02/14/2012
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.
02/14/2012
China soon to over-take Japan as the world's second-largest wealth market
Attention is paid to which private banking services are valued by HNWI's in China, and what criteria is used during selection.
02/14/2012
Taiwan may allow yuan-based wealth management investment
An official of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said on Monday that it was looking into ways to allow Taiwanese to open accounts at Hong Kong or mainland branches of Taiwan banks without having to go to the branches in person.
02/14/2012
Melbourne-based wealth manager expands in Sydney
"Our longer term goal is to be recognized as Australia's premier boutique private wealth management firm, with a presence in all major cities in the country," said Kelly
02/14/2012
Towry looses case against rival wealth management firm
National IFA Towry has lost its High Court battle against rival wealth management firm Raymond James and seven former Edward Jones advisers it alleged solicited clients.
02/14/2012
Swiss wealth manager to move some Global functions to Singapore
“I would not exclude that in the next few years we could have even more global functions being based out here.”
02/14/2012
Fired CEO of wealth management firm sues in dispute over sick leave
The former chief executive of a wealth management firm is suing for wrongful dismissal after he was fired following a row over medical leave.
02/13/2012
This phenomenon, the "wealth gap," is not new and we have become used to the fact that, with few exceptions, particularly in developing countries the wealth disparity is growing steadily.
02/13/2012
The Swiss bank, hit in 2011 by a rogue trading scandal and still clawing its way back from a financial crisis bailout, is slashing 2011 investment bank bonuses by 60 percent, a steeper drop than most rivals.
02/13/2012
Industry Veterans Anne Marie Levin and Isabel Pryor join Key National Trust Company of Delaware to offer trusts for asset protection, tax savings and flexibility
02/13/2012
Does that mean the public focus on income disparity generated by the Occupy Wall Street movement had an impact on these billionaires?
02/13/2012
HSBC private bank names new European head
He has left “to pursue other interests,” HSBC said. Lisa Baitup, a London-based spokeswoman for the bank
02/13/2012
Germany's oldest bank takes on London
Bolsters London Private Banking Team
02/13/2012
In an environment of moderate growth, low inflation and deleveraging, EUR high yield short dated bonds offer an attractive risk/return profile in a European market that has matured at a rapid pace over the past several years.
02/13/2012
Since 2008, Mercer has been assigning ESG ratings to investment strategies that span asset classes and geographic regions.
02/11/2012
Is bashing barclays bankers justified
As Barclays reveals its profits Channel 4 News Business Correspondent Sarah Smith asks if, in this case, it is time to stop the popular pastime of banker bashing?
02/11/2012
The government plans to play down the significance of banker bonuses over the rest of the bonus season as it attempts to call a truce in the war of words between politicians and bankers.