Managers of Wealth

BlackRock Investment Institute’s 2015 Investment Outlook

The Outlook, "Dealing with Divergence," explores the Institute's main economic assumptions, top investment ideas and views on likely cross currents for 2015.

How to Clog the Brain Drain from Financial Services by Matt Stone, Director of Marketing at Kurtosys

While the world of finance is known for handling money, it’s equally recognized for the high salaries that employees can earn – even at the lower levels.

AMP Capital’s outlook for real assets in 2015

AMP Capital, a long-term investor in real assets, expects further demand for prime real estate and infrastructure assets in 2015 as institutional investors such as global pension funds, insurers and sovereign wealth funds continue to search for more consi

Standard Chartered release global outlook for 2015

We believe that what John Maynard Keynes referred to as “animal spirits” - a spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction, and not the outcome of a weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities - are wha

David Hobbs, CEO of Cofunds, discusses his UK outlook for 2015

These outlook pieces usually start with is set to be an eventful year for the industry’.

About Nots and Yachts by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The Human Cost for Economic Failure

Striking gold by Tim Price

We need to stop the insanity

Coutts Investment Outlook 2015: On and Off the Beaten Track

The 2015 Investment Outlook provides insight from Arne Hassel, Head of Investments at Coutts and his senior team: Alan Higgins, Chief Investment Officer for the UK; Norman Villamin, Chief Investment Officer for Europe, Terence Moll, Head of Asset Allocati

On The Record: PUBLICA, Switzerland Stefan Beiner Head of asset management and deputy CEO

The major concern remains the low interest rate environment. We do not believe rates will increase as fast as in other cycles.

Could falling oil prices spark a financial crisis? by James Stafford

Low oil prices are not just a problem for oil companies. Investment funds, hungry for yield in a low interest rate environment, have poured money into oil and gas. To be sure, we are far from a crisis at this point, but if oil prices don't rebound, a

UBS Wealth Management’s CIO Year Ahead 2015: Outlook for a diverging world

CIO Year Ahead, the annual outlook published by UBS Wealth Management's CIO, forecasts investors facing a diverging world in 2015.

Tax and investment protection trends in Africa in 2014 and predictions for 2015

In the African tax sphere, the trend remains for headline tax rates to continue to remain stable or decrease.

The highly effective habits of superinvestors

They're bullish on the economy.

Powerless by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Herds can be dangerous. Stand in the way of one and you can get trampled

'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.

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