Managers of Wealth

Justin Urquhart Stewart: Top 10 index returns for 2013

Now to read the words of the wise

Schroders skipping no details with Cazenove

“People may have thought I was mad,” Mr. Harrison said. “(But) it was about every single person feeling comfortable.”

UBS Global Asset Management: All Eyes Still on Central Banks for Driving Asset Class Returns

Many investors see a favorable outlook ahead, but will the bears crash Goldilocks' party?

Bernanke bows out shunning Cold Turkey

Equity markets have experienced relief rallies on news of the Fed decision to wind down the asset buying programme by an initial $10bn dropping from $85bn per months to $75bn

Why Australia’s big investors are looking for options abroad

If the very rich are, as F Scott Fitzgerald noted, “different from you and me”, what better question to ask of their advisers than: what are they investing in right now, given they have the ability to invest virtually anywhere?

EFG’s 2014 Outlook: Opportunities & Traps

Year-ahead assessments of where the world economy and financial markets are heading customarily start with the US. In 2014 the path of the US economy and policy appears, for once, fairly settled.

Investment behaviour drivers and the wealth management industry in 2014 - RBC Wealth Management

Few private investors were prepared for the equities markets doing so well or the fixed income markets performing so poorly in 2013.

Secret Currency Traders’ Club Devised Biggest Market’s Rates

It’s 20 minutes before 4 p.m. in London and currency traders’ screens are blinking red and green.

Five Investment Tips For 2014: Coutts

Investors must step up the risk ladder to see gains, says the private bank

2014 Outlook: Time for financial markets to stand on their own feet again - Threadneedle Investments

Emerging markets are a “wildcard” and likely to remain volatile.

Advisors Rank Home-Office Research Team as Preferred Source of Support for Managed Account Platforms

"When advisors look for information on managed account platforms, their primary inclination is to approach the home-office research team," comments Patrick Newcomb, senior analyst at Cerulli.

Brewin Dolphin’s top 10 Investment thoughts for 2014 and other tips

Brewin Dolphin is one of the leading wealth managers in the UK with over £28 billion of funds under management for more than 100,000 clients

Coutts Investment Outlook 2014: How to make money in an era of low growth

Coutts today launches its 2014 Investment Outlook entitled Today & Tomorrow, which highlights Coutts’ view of the economic landscape and key investment themes.

Annual index shows Coins are worth more than cash for Investors

The index has seen steady rises for the whole of the period we have collected data, which is from 2002, and that of course includes the worst recession years.

European Banker of Year Shows Why She’s Lonely at Top

Annika Falkengren, who heads SEB AB and is the only woman chief executive officer among Sweden’s biggest companies

Market integrity a key concern for investment professionals

Respondents in China are the most cautious, with only 48% expecting the global economy to expand in the coming year.

Modernising risk in the modern bank

The good news is that firms who do invest in mitigating potential future problems will dramatically reduce the likelihood of their involvement in the next Investment Banking scandal.

Will 2013 wealth management consolidation speed up in 2014?

Wealth managers have polarised into two distinct categories during 2013

Markets to enter new phase in 2014 says Pictet

Luca Paolini, Chief Strategist at Pictet Asset Management, explains why markets will enter a new phase in 2014

How to invest ethically as a charity

Trustees have a duty to maximise financial returns on behalf of their beneficiaries, as long as their investments do not harm those who they seek to help.

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