09/02/2014

Aussie instos boutiques on a global scale

Speaking about the relevance of boutique platforms at the 2014 Money Management Platforms and Wraps Conference, DeDominicis said international institutions were looking to enter the domestic market, and had significantly more funds behind them than the bi

08/29/2014

Private banks open up to new era of transparency

George Washington was President of the United States when Lombard Odier was established in 1796, but Uncle Sam’s recent prosecution of tax evaders has forced this notoriously discrete institution to also open its books to public gaze this week in an

08/25/2014

La "less than belle" France by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It's easy to make simplistic comparisons, but this year I found a stark difference in attitude between what I saw in the French economy as opposed to that of Perfidious Albion on the other side of La Manche ('The Sleeve').

08/24/2014

Standard Life Investments’ rebel with a Gars

The Yorkshire-born executive spent nearly 20 years moving up the ranks at James Capel, once a prominent London broker, but quit after it was bought by HSBC to join large Scottish insurer Standard Life to help set up its asset management arm.