Managers of Wealth

Financial Lives 2020 survey: the impact of coronavirus

Key findings from the FCA’s Financial Lives 2020 survey and October 2020 Covid-19 panel survey.

Continuous Learning for Executives: A Competitive Advantage

In many ways, corporate learning and development has never been more important.

Banks Withstand Contactless Push with Red Packet Roots

Even in the broader banking industry, there have been efforts to digitalize the longstanding custom.

Convenient exit or client sacrifice? Private equity's £3bn march into advice and wealth management

Nucleus latest firm in PE takeover

Commentary: Singapore's game plan to court more billionaires to come here is paying off

Besides low tax rates, Singapore’s regulatory changes are attracting more family offices to set-up here and that could have a multiplier effect on the economy, says David Kuo.

Covid-19 has made wealth managers’ IT advance 10 years

If you have a clear digital strategy and are advanced digitally then the past year will not have been bad.

Retail trading triggers questions around market values

That forced the hedge funds specialised in short selling the names to cover their short positions by buying stocks, reinforcing the price rises.

Chinese New Year: These three funds offer investors “reliability and strength” as we enter year of the Ox

The re-opening of the economy early means that China is well placed to gain market share in exports, a key driver of GDP growth.

Asia Pacific property in the Year of the Ox

New retail concepts, such as Burberry’s ‘social retail’ store in Shenzhen created in partnership with Tencent, are likely to prove a new trend

Views From the Floor – The End of the Big Short?

Are we witnessing the end of returns to big shorts?; wage inflation remains the missing piece of the inflation puzzle; and the surprising trend of earnings revisions.

Modern challenges for the modern central bank: perspectives from the Bank of England - speech by Andrew Bailey

He then talks about how central banks can act, whilst maintaining their reputation for independence.

Stranger than fiction by Tim Price

After 30 years in the capital markets, you think you’ve seen everything – and then something like Wallstreetbets and the great short squeeze of 2021 come along.

Longest-Reigning Bank CEO in Europe Has One of Its Worst Records

An uneasy silence fell over the room as Oudea berated the gathering, people with knowledge of the meeting said, signaling the power he held over the board members who are meant to oversee him.

Speculative Fictions: Gamestop, Bitcoin and Beyond by Coutts

Investors are reportedly making fortunes from their sofa using online trading apps to pursue highly speculative assets and trading strategies.

Patchy Economic Recovery – Not to Worry. - Gary Dugan

All eyes will be on the US inflation data given the current hot debate over the nature of any inflation risk to central bank policy and the financial markets.

Amy McMullan named in DMJ Governance HOT 100

Amy has responsibility for leading our company secretarial operations

Bellevue launches Swiss SME private equity fund

Bellevue believes that investors find it hard to access the Swiss SME market because of a lack of investment vehicles.

Lessons for Asian wealth managers from GameStop

Financial advisers have to be very discerning to service investors who want to prove a point

Marilyn Gautier Shares Keys and Examples of Why Women In Leadership Thrive

These examples and analysis was brought up by the CEO of Marilyn Models Agency, Marilyn Gautier; a vibrant example of female leadership herself.

Lessons in how to protect your legacy

Recent high-profile cases illustrate the importance of estate planning, says probate and estate administration provider, Kings Court Trust

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