Managers of Wealth

AI for asset and wealth managers: Industry priorities and delivering benefits

The overwhelming majority of asset managers who have invested in AI are already reporting real-world benefits: improved decision-making, product and service innovation, better customer experiences and reduced risks top the list.

London the globe's top city to live and work for ultra rich

As a result it is repeatedly ranked as one of the best placed to live and work for the world’s ultra-wealthy individuals.

The Synergies Between Avaloq and NEC

Avaloq’s mission is “to reinvent finance for the people and make a difference in society,” while NEC sets out to “orchestrate a brighter world.

What the Nutmeg acquisition means for the future of advice

While robo-advisers' client base remains very different from IFAs' own, Sam Turner, senior consultant at Altus Consulting, said the takeover spoke to a change in advice expectations.

ERI’s John Shegerian Calls ESG ‘the Greatest Investment Trend of Our Generation’

Shegerian Applauds and Concurs with Citi’s Projections in CNBC Interview

Post-reopening inflation: a persistent risk? - Lombard Odier

In fact, the strength of the unfolding recovery is leading to an intense debate about the risk of “overheating”.

BCG CEO Rich Lesser Named the Top CEO for Large US Companies by Glassdoor

Approval Rating of 99% by BCG Employees Helps Drive Number One Position in Annual Rankings from One of the World’s Largest Job and Recruiting Sites

It’s a kind of magic by Tim Price

The secret to all ‘magic’ is misdirection.

Adam Reynolds: «Very Difficult for Banks to Go Full On Into Crypto»

But for global banks, Saxo Market’s Asia Pacific chief executive Adam Reynolds reckons that their entry into the emerging digital asset class will remain limited, at least in the initial stages.

Hyper-Personalisation: A Real Differentiator Between Firms

The short answer is no but it can certainly go a long way to enabling it.

Nearly half of financial advisors, representing USD368bn of assets, are considering M&A

However, the study also found that over 81 per cent of firms lack a defined M&A strategy.

Sustainable Finance Week top 10 takeaways - day three

Here are our top 10 takeaways from the event.

European real estate: the core plus opportunity

These shifts demand a more thoughtful approach to how we refurbish and construct buildings; they also represent a large, long term and growing investment opportunity.

Central Bank Digital Currency: An update on the Bank of England’s work - speech by Tom Mutton

Given at FS tech: The Future of FinTech Conference

Meet the new Head of our Paris office - Edouard de Saint-Pierre

The Paris office has just won the "Best Specialist Private Bank" award from Leaders League.

ISAs - The BEST Savings Product in The World? by Peter Flavel, CEO Coutts

Maybe it is because my career has taken me from my native homeland in Australia, to working, living in and covering many markets globally to make the point – British ISAs are potentially the best medium-term savings product globally.

The EU will link the awarding of subsidies to digital application processes

The digitalised and thus highly automated processing of grant applications –

Do Elon Musk's Words Matter for Crypto in the Long Run?

It’s almost as if crypto doesn’t act like shares—so when the business media look at crypto, they don’t have a proper metric to evaluate.

Scam epidemic requires urgent government action - Quilter

The government must act quickly to tackle this tsunami of scammers.

Bhaskar Laxminarayan: «Fintechs Don’t Bring Any Actual Knowledge»

Although gains have been realized in more straightforward areas that can benefit from large-scale automation, such as payments or account opening, Laxminarayan believes that the business of wealth management is less susceptible to such pressures.

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