Managers of Wealth

Trade war, slowing economy and market rout wipe out billions from China’s 400 richest people on Forbes list

The median wealth of China’s 400 richest people shrank by US$300 million in 2018, compared with last year, according to Forbes

A banker's woe: Chinese wealth may get harder to snag for global bankers

The Swiss bank on Tuesday rescinded its travel guidance and said in a statement it was business as usual in China.

Tossing Out The Rule Book

Private banks that plan to be around for the long-term are embracing digital transformation and sustainable practices.

Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary: its dominance will decline, but crypto market will rise by 5000%

“As such, the market will have grown beyond recognition when Bitcoin celebrates its 20th anniversary.”

Clarity Clinic: Mario Knoepfel, UBS Wealth Management

UBS Wealth Management’s Mario Knoepfel outlines what is driving the growing interest in sustainable investing among Asian investors, and describes how UBS is responding

Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains But Outlook Is Uncertain

Littlejohn highlighted sharp increases in exports to India and China, along with other emerging markets.

Barclays’ third quarter update beat expectations

Having completed the restructuring of Barclays in 2017, our transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank is now delivering. We are prudently managing risk and our balance sheet, and benefitting from our diversified model with earnings resilience.

The whole wealth management industry has had to adapt

We have one simple goal: to protect and grow our clients’ wealth

HNWs ‘more resistant’ to one size fits all wealth solutions

Advisors could be left out in the cold as trust, technological change and intergenerational wealth transfer plays on the minds of HNW families, writes Arun Kakar

Going green: the FCA’s developing approach

When we look to the future, we see a financial services market that could be transformed both by climate change itself and the transition to a low carbon economy.

Bank of Singapore: Refining its Proposition, Enhancing its Added-Value

A veteran private banker, Bahren knows that the bank must keep evolving and re-inventing itself to continue its success in the wealth management universe of the future.

Have We Effectively Recreated The Bretton Woods Gold Standard System?

The last two decades of the gold standard era, the Bretton Woods period of 1944 to 1971, were among the most prosperous of all of American history.

A Silicon Valley Banking Executive Wanted to Show Off Her Wonderful Life. It Didn't Go Well

No banking executive can be without her daily yoga. And game of tennis.

Analyst says James Gorman is Wall Street’s new banking king

“There is actually no one in his industry that has achieved more than he has,”

The Blurred Lines Of Private Wealth... And How To Manage The Risks

Negative market and popular sentiments aside, the concentration of wealth in the hands of business, investment and entrepreneurial leaders is one of the principal engines driving philanthropic activities around the world.

Bordeaux Heading for `Great' Vintage After Unusually Dry Summer

Harvest conditions in September were exceptionally favorable

A Generational Divide at Family Foundations

As younger members join family foundations, they are bringing new ideas and approaches

A Bvlgari or Armani branded home is latest on list for super rich

Many of the most-coveted addresses are hotel-branded residences by JW Marriott, the Four Seasons, Versace and Aman Resorts.

BREXIT PUNISHMENT: Fury as EU plans to impose Brussels tax policies on UK after Brexit

BRUSSELS is planning to impose EU tax policies on the UK and its overseas territories after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019 in a move branded a "punishment" by Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Everything you think you know about promoting diversity is wrong. Here's how to do it

Companies that bring different points of view and perspectives and knowledge to the table make better decisions.

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