Managers of Wealth

Indosuez WM expects modest returns from Asian equities

The firm is positive on China, Singapore and Korea, but is overall neutral towards Asia.

Reimagining the outcomes that matter

As environmental, financial and societal pressures converge, today’s leaders must solve a new equation.

Fixed income in 2022: adaptability is imperative

Having enjoyed the narcotic effect of a decade of quantitative easing, markets are waking up to an environment where inflation is no longer a sleeping dog.

Making money from ‘liquid gold’: investing in whisky

Rapidly-expanding whisky investment market has seen ‘dramatic gains’

Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman ‘Not Going to Be Here’ in Five Years

Gorman told the bank’s board last year that he planned to stay on for at least three more years.

What are the luckiest colours for the Year of the Water Tiger in 2022?

Chinese culture introduced us to the world of Feng Shui, a practice that believes in balancing energies to bring luck, wealth and ensure good health.

The demand from smaller businesses for improved digital banking is a global trend

The rise of fintech challengers in business banking

Insights into blockchain tokens and crypto art’s effect on the art market

By now, most readers are likely familiar with the concept of cryptocurrency

Exploring Banking: A Post-Covid Industry Trend View

What’s more, face-to-face cooperation increased in complexity throughout the pandemic

Blockchain and beyond: what’s driving FinTech in 2022?

In this year’s outlook, we expect blockchain to be adopted more broadly, and other trends like embedded finance and open banking to accelerate.

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

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