Managers of Wealth

What are the risks for investors in 2021? by St. James’s Place

Fund manager Hamish Douglass discusses some of the risks on the horizon for 2021, and why Bitcoin should be seen like a ‘punt at the races’.

Should fund managers be protected against individual investors?

The main goal of virtually every publicly-owned company has always been to maximize shareholder value by generating as much profit as possible.

Another step out of your comfort zone by Julius Baer

Bond yields can rise for different reasons. The least popular one is if they rise because investors think the issuer faces solvency issues.

Has tech had its day in the sun or is there now a buying opportunity? Nick Wood, Head of Fund Research at Quilter

Despite the volatility, tech remains an important part of a portfolio given the trends seen since the pandemic, but this should serve as a reminder of the importance of being diversified.

Rising to the challenge by Susan Stevenson, Investment Director, Rathbones

Scientists estimate that if we are to feed the world’s growing population we will need 70% more food by 2050. With a mere 10% of the Earth’s surface suitable for cultivation and soil degradation putting much of that under threat, many suggest

A change in the weather by Tim Price

The challenge is that central banks have committed to keeping monetary policy exceptionally easy even if inflation does accelerate — a commitment that some traders are now beginning to test..

Has the pandemic accelerated digital transformation?

Many of the personal challenges people have faced this last year would have been well served by an in-person meeting

A tide-turning moment in the global struggle for tax justice

Here, the FACTI panel has embraced in full the tax justice proposals, and call for multinationals to be taxed on a unitary basis and subject to a global minimum corporate tax.

Patrick Odier: «Asian Clients Want Their Money Onshore»

It was a good year for us in Asia as well which confirmed the favorable development of 2018 and 2019.

Will 2021 be the year everything returns to normal?

Last year was a crash course in radical uncertainty. Will this year be any better? Here's what some of business's brightest minds say we should expect in 2021.

How much is too much: can US stimulus trigger inflation?

A year after the Covid pandemic recorded its first US fatalities, markets are wondering just how much monetary and fiscal spending is needed to spark inflation.

London has more dollar millionaires than New York

One in 10 Londoners hold assets worth more than £720,000 as Covid crisis makes the rich richer

Investor confidence down by 8.9 points in February to 91.9

The Investor Confidence Index was developed at State Street Associates, State Street Global Markets's research and advisory services business

UK companies pressed to appoint more women executives

Government-backed review finds more than 100 FTSE companies are missing key target

In the Middle East region 31% of UHNWIs are planning on purchasing a property in 2021

26% of global UHNWIs are planning to buy a new home in 2021

Beyond the pandemic: Investment trends in the next decade

Yves Bonzon, Group Chief Investment Officer at Julius Baer, looks into the future trends

The Top Growing Pains That Most Business Owners Will Face

Growing a company is simply much more than a job.

How Happy Are We And How Researchers Determine People’s Happiness To Conduct Surveys

Some may assume that wealthiness would be a vital parameter in that direction.

Mysterious exits at private bank after spate of hiring

"People at EFG have a lot of freedom and really appreciate it," says one headhunter.

Two faces of Covid-19 impact

Measuring the pandemic’s impact on social values, emotions and priorities in 24 countries

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