Managers of Wealth

'Smacking a skunk with a tennis racket' by Tim Price

We believe the Federal Reserve’s large-scale asset purchase plan (so-called “quantitative easing”) should be reconsidered and discontinued.

London ‘could be city state by 2035’

London could become a city state like Singapore by 2035 because of its economic dominance over the rest of Britain

SEC Commissioner Gallagher: Millionaires Can Fend for Themselves

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 2014 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation in Washington D.C. where Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher gave his opening remarks after the first panel.

The Wealth Management Client Experience - Scorpio Partnership

“Put the customer at the heart of the service experience”

Former Barclays boss wants to snap up banking assets

Who set up Atlas Merchant Capital to invest in financial firms, sees opportunities as banks shrink

Anthony Hilton: Wealth managers are off the digital pace

What is there not to like? Well, Rob Taylor, the man at the Financial Conduct Authority with responsibility for the wealth management industry, thought of a few things yesterday.

Banks gear up for online assault

Market trends, hot investment funds and new sophisticated financial tools are being made available at the touch of a few buttons as banks add bells and whistles to attract investors and advisers.

Bankers’ bonus farce is undermining London’s status as financial centre

While Europe fiddles with the pay cap, other economic hubs are dividing the spoils

Dodgy dashboards

Given the fact that I drive a 1964 Morris Traveller, I think she is entitled to have the occasional flashing light on her vintage dashboard.

UBP's Investment Outlook 2015: 'Divergence'

Contrary to expectations, Europe did not undergo a healing process in 2014; whilst long-dated bonds generated remarkable performances, European equities underperformed.

Review of the financial sector in Mauritus by Rundheersing Bheenick, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius

Looking back over the global landscape in recent years, characterised as it has been, by painful adjustments in financial and economic affairs, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that we have been lurching from crisis to crisis.

WATCH! Rats trained to replace humans on financial market trading floors

At first glance, RatTraders.com looks like a bit of a joke. Marcovici explains on videos how he selects the “most talented rats” and trains them over three to six months to make decisions to go long or short. If the rat makes the right decisio

Time to take a longer view I think by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The papers seem to be full of pundits predicting that "the end is nigh" for stock market valuations at their current level.

Road to nowhere by Tim Price

In 1975, Charles Ellis, the founder of Greenwich Associates, wrote one of the most powerful and memorable metaphors in the history of finance.

Long held up as the greatest whisky, Scotch is facing fierce competition for its crown

The television, radio, golf, Bovril, the flushing toilet and penicillin can all trace their inception back to a Scotsman.

Are you on the endangered species list?

The title of the final STEP Global Congress session was as illuminating as it was eye catching, reflecting the insecurity of the wealthy and their advisers in the face of the current transparency revolution.

African economies to face $11.4 trillion investment shortfall by 2040

Africa has the opportunity to quadruple living standards by 2040, but to do so it will need to find $11.4 trillion in extra investment over that period.

Speech by FS at Standard Chartered Wealth Management Centre opening ceremony

Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, at the opening ceremony of the Standard Chartered Wealth Management Centre at Exchange Square in Central this afternoon

The Harrow School dropout trying to save the world

One is the creation of a UK sovereign wealth fund, the absence of which he labels “extraordinary”.

Ignorant Politicians by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Ignorant politicians leading to stupid policies; my financial programme and what I want from the politicians

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