Managers of Wealth

How these eight private bank CIOs have changed their China exposure

Citywire Selector asked investment chiefs if they reduced their exposure to the country following the regulatory crackdown and debt restructuring pains of Evergrande.

Trusts, turmoil, and the tropics – a Cayman Islands perspective

The impact of the pandemic on private clients has been the opposite: many have experienced increases in their personal wealth that have been nothing short of startling.

No Tantrum Just Taper

For now, Evergrande doesn’t seem to be triggering a contagion, but the space needs to be watched.

Bitcoin Embodies Nikola Tesla's Vision For Peace and Energy Abundance

As an arbiter of truth for the most reliable and cheapest forms of energy, Bitcoin can enable Nikola Tesla’s vision of a peaceful, abundant energy future.

Three Factors Driving Wealth Management M&A in 2021

Teams, technology and taxes are behind the rising wave of deals, writes the president of Merit Financial Advisors.

How will future changes to endowments affect UK charity legacies?

Charities are only able to apply the income relating to property held on permanent endowment to further their charitable purposes.

Who are the stingiest billionaires of 2021?

Tech titans Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk made record wealth gains amid Covid-19, but the Forbes Philanthropy Score shows billionaires are giving less to charity than ever

Lackluster Growth for Swiss Finance

And talks about further market access have since become far more difficult, the authors of the study maintain.

The ten trillion dollar man: how Larry Fink became king of Wall St

He built BlackRock into the biggest money manager the planet has ever seen. But should one company wield so much power?

Global Market Insights - WH Ireland Wealth Management

This prompted fears of a Lehman-type moment and consequent market contagion.

Leveraging a strong UXD process to gain your client’s trust

This is the reason why UXD (User Experience Design) is so important for a successful CX.

5 key takeaways: Streamline your financial data management to increase profitability

Insurers should be mindful that high quality MI and Reporting is contingent on high levels of granularity in data that feeds process flows – something which is not always achieved when working with outdated solutions.

Guernsey Open and Local Markets on course for record amount of yearly activity

The Guernsey Local Market is also on track to better last year's activity levels, which were at their highest since 2007.

Investors, let's take a step back from NFT Mania

Non-Fungible Tokens are the latest hot trend but are they worth the time it takes to understand them?

How Credit Suisse's Chairman Intends to Remake History

Likely that is because of the complexity of the current situation and the overall circumstances the bank finds itself in.

The path to normalisation via shortages and volatility

The underlying strength of the economic recoveries is prompting central bankers to continue with their plans to withdraw asset purchases, to be followed by interest rate hikes.

How to remain compliant with the Three Lines of Defence model

Firms must therefore review and adapt their 3LOD model to ensure that it effectively addresses any risks posed by the pandemic.

On All Fronts: Preparing for the Unexpected

Best Practices in Crisis and Risk Management

Are Swiss Back-Office Jobs Returning?

According to Swiss Banking's Banking Barometer 2021, it is also surprising where banks are bulking up.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: It is not possible for governments to destroy cryptocurrencies

"A lot of South China right now is having random power outages because the power demand is higher than expected. Crypto mining might be playing a role in that," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on the crypto situation in China.

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