Managers of Wealth

Ranking the best local transaction banks across Asia

Asset Benchmark Research presents the top domestic banks in different markets across Asia

London fails to make Economist’s top 10 world’s safest cities list

The world’s most populous city earned a score of 92 out of 100 overall, with Singapore and Osaka following close behind.

Could Artificial Intelligence Spell Check-Mate for Money Laundering?

Criminals by their nature aren’t known for their tendency to follow rules.

China's Mega-Rich Are Looking to the UK for Luxury Goods Deals and IP Acquisitions

Many of China's biggest deals to date have been focused on resource and energy sectors.

Four Headings and a Funeral: Moments in Life to Prepare for the Future by Coutts

Always hope for the best but plan for the worst.

De Beers gem sales keep falling as buyers allowed to say no

Clients are waiting for polished demand to pick up and are trying to buy as little as possible

Let’s talk about Hong Kong - Zedra

In a practical sense, we haven’t seen companies or large amounts of capital leave Hong Kong as would be the case if corporations or individuals were genuinely panicked or believed the current tensions are the new status quo.

5 Team Management Tools That Will Make You More Productive

Pipelines allow team members to easily organize payment and campaign tracking information, for example, into easily manageable pipelines.

High Swiss real estate prices aren’t deterring investors, says industry

Even at a time when there could be a further correction in the market

Why Banks Are Tightening Lending Conditions

He explains why this step is needed amid fears of a bubble.

Julius Baer: Uncertainties Are Driving Up Gold Prices

Uncertainties and recession fears driving investors to save havens like gold.

UK-based businessman’s $130,000 Porsche vandalized days after his BMW M4 was stolen

The four-door German sports sedan covered in bright blue wrap with mirror finish was vandalized by unknown people who spray painted with expletives.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals will be made from 80,000 tons of discarded mobile phones and gadgets

The official website for the Tokyo 2020 Medal Project reports that the e-junk collected over the last two years which were all donated by the public consisted of over 6 million cellphones.

Fintech, Fiber-optics, and Financial Inclusion

The spread of innovative financial technologies, known as fintech, has expanded financial opportunities to more and more people.

Investment market update - what’s happening beneath the scaremongering headlines?

Nobody knows the answer but we are anticipating that, at some point, markets may become too negative and provide investors with a good opportunity to add risk.

‘We can’t expect success in the future because we’ve had it in the past’ – Coutts’ Peter Flavel on the bank’s revival

The bank’s clients today are as likely to be millennials and vloggers as industrialists or dukes with rolling acres.

Wealth management bosses fear political fallout from Brexit

Report coincides with pound plummeting as Boris Johnson moves to suspend parliament

China’s Wine Market Looks “Corked” for Importers and Retailers in 2019

Despite positive outlooks and heavy investment by major global winemakers who expected the China market to go from strength to strength for the foreseeable future, it’s clear that the wine market is not following a similar path to spirits.

Monitoring Global Financial Stability

In other words: When forecasting GDP growth, think in terms of probabilities. It is important to consider not only expected growth but risks to expected growth.

Hire Leaders for What They Can Do, Not What They Have Done

This may explain why there are still a large number of incompetent leaders.

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