Managers of Wealth

UBS chief Ralph Hamers signals global digital wealth push

Swiss lender plans to extend new wealth management service that will target the affluent

Mission Impossible by Tim Price

“Three groups spend other people’s money: children, thieves and politicians. All three need supervision.”

Trying to sound smart is stupid

The problem is that frequently, when fund managers try to display their “smartness”, they can end up pushing investors away from their fund rather than reeling them in.

Outrageous Predictions 2022: Revolution

As culture wars rage across the world

Investors’ Outlook: Anything for Christmas but coal

The black stuff, originally useful as heating material around Christmas, has long become a signifier of naughty behavior when stuffed in a kid’s stocking near the fireplace.

The outlook for inflation and monetary policy - speech by Michael Saunders

There are signs that the tightening in the labour market is being reflected in higher pay, especially in new hires

A mid-week round-up from Building Bridges Geneva

Building Bridges 2021 is focusing on three areas: impact and transparency, supply–demand mismatch, and fintech for Sustainable Development goals (SDGs).

Conversations in Wealth Management | an interview with Brewin Dolphin’s Gareth Johnson

This was a brilliant team effort including the team at Brewin Dolphin and the team at Maitland.

Gender-lens investing – are we there yet?

Most investors and corporates are now taking into account the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the guiding principles for sustainable development.

Coutts And Charitable Giving In The Covid Era

During the pandemic, UK charities have struggled to balance a massive shortfall in funding with an unprecedented increase in demand. How severe was the impact on the sector and how can we best support it? Victoria Papworth, Philanthropy Specialist at the

Four key factors will shape global funds industry

Four key themes dominated the two panel sessions – technology, people, the impact of Covid and climate change.

EU unveils huge global investment scheme

The Economic and Investment Plans we have recently launched for the Western Balkans, the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood are all built around connectivity.

Plan to tax the super-rich needs further study, economists say

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has said that the proposal could trigger aggressive tax avoidance schemes and drive investment out of the country.

Record high Eurozone inflation will leave ECB in wait and see mode

Nevertheless, France too has been struggling, with inflation reaching 3.4%, the highest it has been since 2008 and Spanish producer-price inflation has hit record levels too.

Warm weather unicorns

Robeco’s Trends Investing team monitors markets closely.

Mark Harrison, CTO, Killik & Co, Talks About Digital Transformation

Mark is a highly experienced business leader with an outstanding track record in promoting, overseeing, and delivering business transformation programmes.

The Omicron Edition by Sanctum Wealth

The new strain reportedly has many more spike proteins than other variants, which potentially enhances its ability to evade immune systems.

Is Omicron the new economic Boogeyman?

The worst is never certain and, as information on the new Omicron variant become known in the coming days or weeks

5 countries giving Scottish single malts and Japanese whisky brands a run for their barley

Here are five of the hottest new whisky-producing nations and regions to look out for.

Rolls-Royce Unveils Most Advanced Black Badge Motorcar Yet in SEA

According to the marque, the new model is the ‘purest’ and most ‘technologically advanced’ Black Badge expression yet.

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