Managers of Wealth

UBS Wants Van Gogh on Blockchain

Online platforms such as Amazon or WeChat have surged thanks to an increasingly digital age

SS&C Second Annual Study Reveals Top Concerns of CECL Transition

Despite initial plans to begin early, only eight percent of banks are actively implementing requirements

Globalisation alive and well in Asian banking

Europe’s rejection of globalisation is a rejection of the concept of a borderless zone, where loans are extended as if the entire Eurozone were a single credit proposition.

Asian parents among top spenders on education

Hong Kong families spend triple global average, followed by Singapore, Taiwan

Mauritius sets sights on becoming new Singapore

Indian Ocean island aspires to be trade and investment hub for Africa

UBS Chief Joins the Bankers’ Bitcoin Bashing Brigade

In statements reported by Reuters, the senior banker claimed his skepticism of bitcoin “probably comes from my background as a central banker.”

A new study details the wealth hidden in tax havens

But even the new data are patchy and do not fully account for all wealth

How is Switzerland capturing China’s global wealth flows?

The key, it seems, is two-fold: first, understand the drivers of this push for globalisation; and secondly, be able to source and deliver the assets, solutions and service needed to fulfill the various goals.

Developed Asia offers quality growth, says Nikko AM

Investors who want to have exposure to developed Asian markets should look at investing into the MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index, the report suggests.

UBS: Wall Street is unprepared for the magnitude of Europe's looming regulatory overhaul

UBS flags asset managers and investment banks as especially susceptible to absorbing unforeseen costs

Hedge fund man and wealth manager Alan Miller rips into robo-advice firm Nutmeg

Former hedge fund manager Alan Miller, who now runs wealth management Based on its recently reported costs and number of accounts managed, Miller found Nutmeg's salary costs work out at £214 per account.

Martin Blessing Wants to Avoid Botching UBS Job

The 54-year-old Martin Blessing has already left his mark on UBS.

Sergio Ermotti as Chairman?

He doesn't want to at least not outside of UBS.

How UBS Became Home to Half the World’s Billionaires

The resulting stability and credibility has made UBS Group AG such a model that investors now value the bank at a premium to its European rivals

Is commission cannibalising Asian wealth management?

It is difficult to deny that commission payments which are, in many examples, larger than the basic salary, shape an RM’s behaviour towards a self-fulfilling outcome.

St. James’s Place – 'A week of controversy'

Revised figures showed the UK economy growing at the slowest pace of all G7 members

Biggs ‘Conducts’ Northern Trust Strategy

Her expanded role was amongst five management changes in Europe in March following the appointment of Peter Cherecwich as president of Corporate & Institutional Services in the previous month.

What Defines Millennials – and How Marketers Can Reach Them

Generational studies point to common factors that create and define a cohort.

Why can’t we admit that girls ARE different? Fund manager and mother of NINE, Helena Morrissey makes a plea to encourage female investors

‘Why are we not investing? Well, it’s not that we are not good at it.’

Beginning a new chapter...by Penny Lovell

I’m extremely excited to launch Sanlam’s new Private Office proposition that builds on the existing HNW business here.

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