Managers of Wealth

These Are Bill Gates’ 5 Favorite Books Of 2019

For readers looking for something thought-provoking, Gates promises “you’ll find yourself sucked into it despite the heavy subject matter.

Morgan Stanley cutting jobs due to uncertain global environment -source

The Wall Street investment bank and wealth firm has been trying to keep compensation expenses down because it expects revenue next year to be under pressure from market volatility, ongoing trade tensions and a global economic slowdown

The 9 Cardinal Rules of the Office Holiday Party

How to crush it at work this holiday season—and not make an ass out of yourself.

"Our future is in our own hands" – Message to staff from Christian Sewing on the Investor Deep Dive

This strong start to our transformation was extremely important.

Christmas Stars and Fallen Angels by Patrick Thomas, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

The investment world has been interesting

How are reputation, credibility, and social media shaping the future of long-term family success and building wealth that can be passed on for several generations?

Why? In essence, it’s because a family, their business and the family’s wealth are so intertwined that any reputational damage can have a lasting and devastating affect on the business and the family’s standing in the public eye and in t

How NLP can revolutionise research for asset managers

NLP has now many applications and industry verticals, one of them is fintech.

Buy a Monet instead of a Treasury? Art has shown long-term returns that rival bonds

Contemporary art has returned an average of 7.5%, and the art market as a whole has averaged 5.3%.

Living in Fear of Inflation and Labour - Gary Dugan

While we have our doubts that persistent inflation will take hold, the global economy is extremely vulnerable to a spike in inflation.

Study: Can’t Shake High Blood Pressure? Mindfulness Training May Be The Answer

Mindfulness may represent another approach to helping these people bring their blood pressure down, by allowing them to understand what’s happening in their minds and bodies.”

Financial threats in 2020: fintech, mobile banking and e-commerce are in the crosshairs

These events allowed Kaspersky researchers to suggest several important potential developments for the financial threat landscape for 2020.

Diamonds as an Investment

“Diamonds are the most valuable, not only of precious stones, but of all things in this world”, said Pliny the Elder, a Roman naturalist and philosopher, in the first century AD.

Asia: a world of opportunity

‘For many of our clients, ‘opportunity’ really is the word of the moment,’ says Wendy Sim, Managing Director ZEDRA Singapore.

Cryptoassets and digital operational resilience by Valdis Dombrovskis

There is a broad consensus on the need to move forward with the new energy taxation framework, which is also important in the context of decarbonising our economy.

Christmas Culinary Tips From The Experts

People are really drawn toward organic wines that are grown responsibly, and we’re seeing a big trend towards low alcohol options too.

Trust in active management is easier when you ask the right questions by William Low

“Measure what you value—so long as you don’t value just what you measure”.

Happy Christmas For Markets?

Stock markets sparkle, the economy lights up and central banks show good will. But could the ghosts of political risk, past, present and future still pay markets a visit?

Bridge the gap between front and back-office functions for a seamless customer experience

Customers expect to be engaged knowledgeably and efficiently at every single touch-point with an organization.

CFA Institute Says Firms Must Act Today to Take Advantage of AI and Big Data Opportunities

Survey reveals investment industry is in early stages of adopting AI and big data analytics

Asset Management, Index Funds, and Theories of Corporate Control

Our paper seeks to ground the debate around asset managers, index funds and corporate control firmly in the practical context of the operation and regulation of asset managers.

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