Managers of Wealth

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

China is stabilising, but emerging market exports are weak

Desperately Seeking Substance by Labuan IBFC

There is considerable interest to tap into the increased consumer spending in Asian economies, as the rising salaries of the region’s growing middle class are expected to further drive demand for consumer products.

M&A bankers toast a bumper year discreetly

Colleagues are encouraged instead to go for low-key lunches or dinners within their teams.

Battered, Apologetic and Still Pitching Their Hedge Funds

Some lost so much of their investors’ money this year that they have written apology letters.

Michael Lipper: how to side-step mainstream thinking

Others with some exposure to the sports and/or political world are very aware that there is an end to every trend which can be surprising and dramatic.

Challenging relationships by Penny Lovell

The report states that High Net Worth respondents have been working with their wealth management firm for 13.6 years on average.

Running low - St. James's Place Market Bulletin

Global markets toiled last week as commodity prices declined to historic lows. The global growth fears are linked to the slowdown in China which, in turn, has depressed commodity prices. Commodity prices have also not been helped by being quoted in US dol

Outrageous Predictions for 2016 is out!

Uncertain times call for unconventional thinking. We think that we’ve got 10 scenarios that fit the bill.

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Predicts Convergence of Governance, Finance, Risk and Compliance for 201

EMEA experts provide predictions for 2016

The best funds are managed by individuals, says Andrew Summers of Investec Wealth

In this video interview, Andrew Summers, head of fund selection at Investec Wealth & Investment, talks about his fondness of funds with a strong manager at the helm.

Always have Trust in Guernsey by Alasdair McLaren, First Names Group

Year on year there are stories and pessimists forecasting the demise of the trust industry. British newspapers like to portray Guernsey trustees as the facilitators of “suspect” tax planning. But what is the reality?

Commodity prices could recover by mid-2016 says Van Eck Global

Markets and investors are worried about the growth outlook for emerging markets, particularly China. According to Roland Morris, Van Eck Global’s Commodity Strategist

A Foolish FTSE by Justin Urquhart Stewart

I find it faintly foolish that the main index that is quoted to us every night is one that has only the vaguest connection with the country it is purported to reflect or represent.

Discussing the dollar – An interview with CBAM's Head of Research, Robert Alster

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away The Beatles, 1965

Fashion Mee ts Technology: Legal Challenges and Opportunities By Ida Palombella , Withers Bergman

There was a time when fashion and technology were two incompatible worlds

AMP Capital’s outlook for real assets in 2016

AMP Capital expects global investor demand for real assets to continue to strengthen in 2016, with a number of themes set to influence the sector.

Coutts Global Markets Weekly: Japan swoops up out of recession

A revision in Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) data last week tallies with our own positive ‘top down’ view on Japanese equities, highlighted in our Investment Outlook 2016, which was released last week.

Honey, I broke the markets by Tim Price

Which four letter word still has an amazing capacity to cause offence, anxiety and aggravation ? In the world of investment, that word would have to be R-I-S-K.

Biggest Environmental Moment in History?

It may be too late for most institutional investors to avoid taking a bath on their fossil fuel portfolios.

“Most bankers just don’t realise how stressful it is to work in fintech”

Gamble’s stint at Credit Suisse lasted a full seven years before he moved to Deutsche Bank in 2010.

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