Managers of Wealth

5 Steps to Applying New Tech in Wealth Management

In wealth management, there are many areas to upgrade, tech-wise.

Lags, trade-offs and the challenges facing monetary policy

Speech given by Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy

Two-thirds of advisers say Covid variants pose the biggest threat to market stability in 2022

A further 19% saw the biggest risk to be higher than expected inflation, while around one in eight (12%) were most concerned about strong economic growth failing to materialise or being very short lived.

Cryptocurrencies Haven’t Hit Peak Bubble Yet

From ICOs to DeFi, NFTs to stablecoins, the list of cryptocurrency and blockchain innovations would have made an investment banker in the dotcom era green with envy.

Philanthropy in the age of crypto

After giving $100 million in 2020, Open Philanthropy will give $300 million this year, and $500 million per year in 2022 and 2023.

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

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