Managers of Wealth

Rising rates don’t yet turn the tide for investors

Haunted by 2013’s ‘taper tantrum,’ the US Federal Reserve has worked hard to signal monetary policy changes through the pandemic.

Chief economist optimistic about further economic recovery

That’s been the story for more than 18 months, but we expect a further economic recovery, particularly once we get past Omicron.

An entrepreneur and a swindler

The Theranos story serves as a reminder that raising capital for a venture akin to “animating the Dead Sea” can happen only because investors – especially nontraditional ones – have become desperate in their search for positive rea

3 Sectors That Have Massive Potential With China’s HNWIs

Champagne, for instance, still hasn’t been fully adopted by Chinese drinkers, with the country importing just 1.8 million bottles of bubbly in 2020, compared to 14.3 million to Japan.

Sustainable pursuits: corporate ‘pivots’ in action

Given the lengthy build up to COP26, the climate conference was never going to live up to the weight of everybody’s expectations.

Business Continuity Planning - 10 tips to help alternatives managers protect their businesses as Covid continues

Asset servicers are there to help, functioning as a manager’s operational backbone.

Confidence and Cash - Betting on the Global Recovery

Calastone Global Fund Flows Report

BNP Paribas: No Near-Term Catalyst For China Tech Comeback

Last year, there was a lot of concern about the antitrust measures for the technology sector.

Building new pillars of growth in Asia on solid wealth management foundations

As UBP is not listed and has remained family-owned since its founding, Blake believes the bank is able to take a longer-term view than perhaps a public company would consider, given the pressures of quarterly reporting.

BlackRock’s Fink rejects accusations of being ‘woke’

The head of the world’s largest asset manager, which last week crossed the $10tn mark for the first time, used his annual corporate missive to chief executives to fight back against accusations that BlackRock was using its influence to push a progre

Positive outlook and improving fundamentals - UBP

Macro and micro conditions in 2022 should be positive for credit markets, says Mohammed Kazmi, Portfolio Manager and Macro Strategist, in this podcast with Bernard McGrath, Senior Investment Specialist.

Year of the Tiger 2022: How to avoid bad luck this Lunar New Year

The 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac are based on divisions of Jupiter’s 12-year orbital cycle

Investment Review - Ruffer

All these factors are threats to capital values, at a time when those assets are partying. Our view is this is no time for exuberance – it is a time to keep safe.

Ruffer: ‘There appears to be a lot of froth’ in the market

Investors have poured more than $1tn (£73bn) into equity funds in the past 12 months - more than the combined inflows of the past 19 years.

BlackRock CEO Says Stakeholder Capitalism Isn’t ‘Woke’

For BlackRock and others, ESG investing has become a highly lucrative strategy.

Wealth of world's 10 richest men doubled in pandemic, Oxfam says

New billionaire created every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four seconds

Factbox: Spies, lies and chairman's exit: Credit Suisse's scandals

The scandals in recent years that Switzerland's second largest bank had endured, Horta-Osorio had said after joining, were the gravest he had seen in his career.

Banks turn to richest clients for 2022

The new wealth management team absorbed the bank’s trust and pension fund division along with other parts that could boost its capacity.

Review of the week: Just like the old days

With COVID cases starting to roll over – in the UK at least – and investors settling down for some old-fashioned Fed watching, everyone is hoping 2022 will be a bit more like pre-pandemic times.

Will spiking bonds yields disrupt the rally in stocks?

The market is pricing in many more rate hikes than before. Within the first two weeks of the year, the market has shifted its stance to expecting four rate hikes from the Fed this year.

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