Managers of Wealth

Eyeing up investment opportunities in hospitality

Challenging though the past year has been for the hospitality industry – which has probably suffered more than any other – the outlook is encouraging.

The Future of Business for the New Generation

Businesses can encourage a more convenient experience for all by matching new technology with intuitive practices.

How To Empower Digital Transformation In Your Organization

As the CEO, it’s your responsibility to embrace, encourage and lead the charge to transform your business.

Maintaining Momentum for Big Impact

Activity in the funds space over the past few months has been busy, to say the least!

The last thing the industry needs is another UK equity fund

Sanlam head of asset management on why the firm is building its thematic and specialist investment capability

Descending safely: Life after Libor - speech by Andrew Bailey

With banks moving to greater use of retail deposits and secured funding, rather than short-term wholesale interbank markets, Libor increased its reliance on transactions grounded in the commercial paper (CP) and certificates of deposit (CD) markets.

Doing business in the Netherlands

The country’s very stable political economy, highly educated workforce, extensive double tax treaties and pragmatic culture add to the country’s allure, especially for large and multinational companies.

Benefits of a modern tech stack in the wealth management industry

The slick digital experience presented by other industries means customers now expect the same from all providers, including wealth managers.

A fortress to protect wealth in all times

A leading independent wealth and asset manager founded in Switzerland in 1805, Pictet has helped clients including Asian families pass on their legacies through generations

Ex-Prudential adviser sets up UK wealth management firm

Being made redundant forced him ‘to take the leap’

How the wealthy are protecting their assets

Wealthy families in Asia are getting more exposed to alternatives, such as private equity or venture capital investments

Inside Pictet, the Secretive Swiss Bank for the World’s Richest People

A 215-year-old firm rooted firmly in the past finds tension adapting to the modern world.

“Enough is Enough”

The phrase is not yet the operative phrase for fiscal policy in the current recovery

Why the toughest capitalists should root for a wealth tax

Capitalism would benefit from a tax regime that rewarded the best investors

Mihkel Vitsur: «Banks Are Not Synonymous With Innovation»

Technology and businesses are progressing.

Going full throttle: Asset management M&A drive 'accelerated' by coronavirus crisis

Deals close at breakneck speed as economy recovers

This is Not Normal, But it is Probably for Real

The increasing recognition that the world is moving away from the old normal of very low inflation should encourage further investment in commodities and equities. – the latter at least until there is a significant rise in long term interest rates.

Back to the Seventies

The market environment has changed progressively

Post-Brexit Guernsey: A promising growth opportunity for investment professionals

Guernsey can offer both new fund establishment as well as re-domiciliation (the increased ease of which is proving increasingly popular).

The Financial Services Sector is a Foundation for a Strong Relationship Between China and the European Union

Chinese investment into Europe has boomed from €6.1bn in 2010 to €79bn in 2018

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