Managers of Wealth

How Insider CEOs Succeed

In reality, chief executives who have advanced from within face hurdles that are comparable in magnitude, albeit different in character, from those that externally hired leaders confront.

Cayman is Not a Tax Haven

The Cayman Islands is a transparent, tax neutral jurisdiction – not a tax haven.

World's richest lose $195 billion in market rout

Paris-based LVMH increased its Asia share excluding Japan to 30 per cent last year from 15 per cent in 2002.

Wealth management in the 2020s

Last year highlighted many of the major trends of the past decade, which will continue to shape the industry in the decade to come

OMW platform cautious of next few weeks after migrating first 100 advisers

In the build-up to the migration, Penney said OMW had kept him up to date through emails, letters and meetings with the people who were running the project.

A Bentley Continental GT Ice Racer Looks Every Bit As Surreal As It Sounds

The Continental GT used by Bentley during the event wasn’t the entry-level V8 model but instead, the range-topping model outfitted with a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 engine that produces 626 hp and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque.

Top 50 cars to drive before you die: part 1

We pick 50 legendary cars, from the humble to the exotic, we think you simply must drive at least once. Let the countdown begin…

Parasite breaks records at the Oscars - what are Sanlam's favourite films??! by Penny Lovell

In fact the Oscars has prompted a lot of talk this week at Sanlam on favourite films - so just in case anybody would like some great film ideas, I have asked my colleagues for some inspiration.

These are the top 50 global cities with the fastest-growing home prices in 2019

Home prices in the Hungarian capital of Budapest posted the biggest jump last year, rising by 21.8 percent.

Wheels in motion: Singapore joins global movement to phase out fossil fuel vehicles

As Singapore places its bets on electric vehicles and joins the global shift towards cleaner transport, charging infrastructure will be crucial.

Expat families flee Hong Kong after double whammy of virus, protests

The debate about leaving Hong Kong—which began for many expats during the unrest last summer and fall—has taken on a greater urgency with the spread of the virus, which has claimed more than 1,800 lives globally

Top 50 global cities with the best return for property investors (High-Net-Worth Individuals) in 2019

The Top 50 cities with the highest return on investment come from 26 countries

Why HNW families need their own website

HNW Families must launch their own websites – Washington would have, says Jordan Greenaway

How female board-level representation affects corporate dealmaking: An SS&C Intralinks study

The SS&C Intralinks study analyzed more than 16,700 M&A deals announced between 1999 and 2018.

Jack Ma: Why Thinking Big Is More Important Than Knowledge

For Jack Ma, one of the world’s most successful billionaires, intuition was way more important than technical know-how.

How Will Gold React to Covid-19?

«While gold price volatility and weaker economic growth may result in softer consumer demand, market downturns often boost investment demand for gold as a safe haven,» he said

How do the ultra-rich invest?

The younger generation is largely focused on environmental issues as a starting point for their investments, but parents are quickly joining them in relation to allocating to assets that are sustainable, including social impact bonds.

Middle Eastern families look west for wealth structuring

WEALTHY Middle Eastern families are looking to the Channel Islands when it comes to structuring strategies.

Financial Secrecy Index 2020 reports progress on global transparency – but backsliding from US, Cayman and UK prompts call for sanctions

The sixth edition of the biennial Financial Secrecy Index sees Switzerland reduce its ranking to the third biggest enabler of financial secrecy in the world.

Switzerland’s banks remain among the world’s most secretive

Switzerland reduced its risk of being an offshore haven for tax cheats by 12 percent, “finally improving enough to move off the top of the index.

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