Managers of Wealth

Jeff Salway: Don’t let fund managers off the hook

It’s become clear over the past year, however, that the powers that be want to take the banks off the naughty step.

More pressure could come to break up the banks

More heated calls to break up big banks. The scandal over Wells Fargo's illegal sales practices are causing concern that the damage could spread. Wells Fargo's image has taken a beating over the past several days, and the scandal over its ille

Meet the banker behind the biggest deal of 2016

The upstart bank landed 2016’s biggest deal, advising agricultural giant Monsanto in connection with an unsolicited takeover bid from German drug-and-chemicals-maker, Bayer.

CISE increasingly attractive for firms seeking listings outside of EU

The regulations, in force since July, have added to the red tape for issuers using EU-based exchanges, but the Guernsey-based Channel Islands Securities Exchange falls outside of their scope.

Outsourcing: Experience is Key

SS&C is one of the leading fund administrators for both onshore and offshore hedge funds.

Today’s Investors Demand More From Their Hedge Funds By Ron Tannenbaum

Investors want to know that their hedge funds use the industry’s best service providers and many insist on initial and on-going due diligence reviews.

Have quality companies become too expensive?

We often stress the fact that our investment methodology leads us to focus on high-quality companies. We define these as companies with a very sound balance sheet and specific competitive advantages that enable them to stand out from the competition and g

Why Venus Williams and Mellody Hobson Are Investing in This Fintech Startup

“She was like a superstar. It was impossible not to be aware of her and notice her,” recalls Hobson.

Bankers bemoan continued EU access impasse

Reflecting on his seven years in office, Odier mused that the Swiss financial centre has undergone greater changes

St. James’s Place – “UK economic data and new legislation offers encouragement for the future”

The government’s draft legislation to introduce George Osbourne’s proposed Lifetime ISA scheme has divided the industry, with many experts concerned about complexity and potentially penal exit charges.

Investment-starved Argentina asks CEOs to take another look

The next step should be the regulatory and institutional framework.

Inside the Tax-Avoidance Racket of Wealth Management

A sociologist’s new book reveals how the ultra-rich starve public coffers and undermine democracy.

Fabergé exec shares secrets and misperceptions of selling to the super rich

If you are in the middle of the country, there are UHNW families in your area.

Deutsche Bank CEO memo to staff: Sometimes you should just ignore all the hierarchy

It is not the only bank that is trying to engage with new technology to avoid being left behind.

A Growing Slice of The Pie: Private Equity and The Family Office

Do they sit back and take a diversified approach to their wealth or eventually get itchy feet and pour their assets back into the sector they know best?

Estate planning: why family wealth seldom survives

The day-to-day experiences of sharing genetic bonds that most hope crystallise more significant links between us than those mere relationships impute.

Fear and greed haunt world of venture capital funds

Fear and greed are stalking the insular world of VCs.

How to become a billionaire Patrick Collinson Patrick Collinson

Eight of the top 10 richest people in the world – or, more precisely, men, because every one of them is male – are American.

How investment banks reinvented social exclusion

Barriers to entry have never been more rigid and high in this self-perpetuating class structure

Brexit could mean more offshore deals for outsourcing

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union could impact the outsourcing sector more than most, but early signs are of a robust response.

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