Managers of Wealth

Bonuses and the illusion of banking performance

Deutsche boss is right to call for simpler, more modest pay structures

'Mauritius financial services sector is truly at a crossroads.' by Graham Sheward, Managing Director of CIM Global Business

According to him, Mauritius has not demonstrated that it is a tax haven and that the country is putting more emphasis on substance. – Interview by Anisha Madayah.

10 best automotive Thanksgiving turkeys that deserve a new lease on life

These are the vehicles that have been stuck with a spot at the kids table, so to speak, and we don’t think it’s fair.

Ex-Barclays CEO: Banks are about to have an 'Uber moment' — and it's going to be painful

He adds: "In my view only a few incumbent banks will have the courage and decisiveness to win in this new field.

Are Robo Portfolios Ready for Black-Swan Events?

Any severely disruptive scenario can confound the quantitative assumptions underlying passive investments.

Financial Gravity: How To Talk To Your Kids About Money

This is the familiar ostrich approach of sticking your head in the sand and hoping that the problem goes away.

New risks, new rules: financial community shows governance is the new differentitator in investment decisions - Aberdeen AM

New research from Aberdeen Asset Management today reveals the integral part that governance plays in the investments asset managers make and what clients expect of them.

How Will ASEAN Surprise Us In 2016?

The five ASEAN nations have all performed poorly this year, ranging from Indonesian equities’ 22% slump in dollar terms to the Philippines’ more benign 9% fall.

Bankers still overpaid, says top German banker

Deutsche Bank co-chief executive doubts whether people work that much harder for the promise of a bonus, including himself

Atlantic rift? - St. James's Place Market Bulletin

The Federal Reserve continued to indicate that a December rate rise was likely, meanwhile UK rates are likely to be frozen at the current level until 2017.

Comparing national economies - just how much is your country worth? And how much is your cut?

One way of trying to get an idea of the wealth of a nation is to take its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is generally agreed as a sensible measure of economic value, and then divide it by the number in the country's population.

It’s really not about the Benjamins*: Our top five financial songs... by Penny Lovell

Finance it seems, is a largely unsung subject.

Seek and ye shall find by Tim Price

“There is little doubt, to my mind, that we are now at a defining moment in financial history, a time that, once it has passed will be referred by economic and market historians in much the same way as the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or the credit and

Becoming part of the Super Rich Club running the World by Ziad Abdelnour, CEO Blackhawk Partners

Having been on Wall Street for over 30 years now, and having survived the 1987 crash, the Drexel Burnham bankruptcy, the 1990 credit crunch, the 2000 Internet crash, the real estate meltdown of 2006 and the 2008 Wall Street financial crisis, I think I hav

The End of Human Risk Management? by Gilles Hilary, INSEAD Professor of Accounting and Control and Arnaud Lagarde, Chief Risk Officer, Mandarin Capita

Automation only works well when humans are highly involved.

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