Managers of Wealth

Pandemic prompts 'thousands of expats' to bid goodbye to Dubai

Oxford Economics has forecast the UAE risks losing up to 900,000 jobs due to the covid-19 pandemic and its strictly-enforced lockdowns.

‘100-year government bonds could become the norm post-Covid-19’ – Kames Capital

“Looking at this ultra-long area of the market 2020 has already seen more issuance in the 100-year maturity area than all of 2019.”

Receding pandemic sets up new normal for Asian wealth managers

More digital/analytics, operational risks, customer focus and perhaps consolidation

Labuan IBFC: 30 Years of Intermediating Asia - Exclusive Interview with Director General, Labuan Financial Services Authority

Get an indepth exclusive on Labuan IBFC, his thoughts about the industry performance for 2019 as well as his future plans and aspirations for the jurisdiction.

Labuan IBFC: Interview with Chairman, Labuan International Insurance Association

In 2019, the insurance market’s profitability in Labuan IBFC grew by 43.7% and total gross premiums transacted at USD1.5 billion with 89% of the total premiums originating from the Asian market.

Rare coins, whiskey and art investments gain traction amid uncertainty

The equivalent of 1,306 online searches each day of last month.

Beware passively seeking yield - Rathbones

Helping clients find income has been a tough gig for many years now, yet pandemic-induced dividend cuts have made that task even harder.

Will lenders support businesses through the crisis?

Banks provide the working capital, revolving credit facilities and overdrafts.

China Crisis Could Divide the World - Coutts

The US and China have been on a collision course for some time, and their conflict could have big ramifications for investors.

The new normal for the private wealth sector

Wealth structuring and intergenerational planning is only going to become more complex’

Are global economies heading for a V-shaped recovery?

While acknowledging that, in light of the ongoing coronavirus uncertainty, nobody knows exactly how global markets are going to play out, Buchholz argues that what he calls ‘The Great Cessation’ can end with a V-shaped recovery in the US.

It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over

The re-openings that have turned problematic in our view will require reassessment of how and what needs to be done to avoid the surges in the virus that have met these first efforts.

The Second Quarter, Speech given by Andrew G Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank of England

Both the UK and the global economies are already well into the “second quarter” – the recovery phase.

3 behavioural biases that could impact your wealth post-Covid-19

The third reaction was to wait for markets to stabilise before investing again.

Formula 1 Teams Scramble To Secure Funding

While having the first half of the season cancelled has not helped struggling teams, the problem of rising costs has long been a problem.

Gold on track for its best quarter since 2016

During the current the coronavirus pandemic and in prior crises, gold has been an effective diversifier and risk reducer in balanced, growth or equity oriented portfolios.

Five Reasons Gold Is Set To Explode

Five key factors are likely to push gold prices higher in the coming days.

China’s Financial System Is Running Out of Room

Beijing must resist watering down rules to clean up wealth management as angry mom-and-pop investors want their money back.

Advisers’ DFM use set to increase by 20%, Nucleus census finds

This year’s census suggests advisers are looking to outsource investment decision-making in a variety of ways.

As UK dividends collapse, where can investors still turn for income?

The distribution per share that the product declared in June fell by 60%1 compared to the same payment made last year and reflects dividend news from March, April and May.

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