09/04/2014
Asia’s demand for gold keeps growing – but will it last?
“Asians want gold. They want it to store their money, their wealth. I suppose it’s an investment.”
09/03/2014
Serving the Merely Affluent
Wealth managers fight to win the business of people with $1 million or more, but pay considerably less attention to the merely affluent.
09/02/2014
Private banking demystified
There’s a lot of talk about private banking, but often little understanding of what it really means. We explore its services and benefits
09/02/2014
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
09/01/2014
As the Referendum on independence rolls towards us, sadly I feel that emotions are rising ahead of the logic on economic strength and capability.
09/01/2014
Much of what we think we know isn’t necessarily so.
09/01/2014
You live and you learn: Martin Gilbert, founder and CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management, on low moments, Scottish independence, and investing in Africa.
09/01/2014
“What’s the secret?”
08/31/2014
I think the initial impact of this new development bank for emerging markets is that many countries could have a new source of financing
08/29/2014
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
08/29/2014
The opacity of Geneva’s wood-panelled banks is as iconic as its sumptuous chocolate, expertly crafted watches or strangely baffling cuckoo clocks.
08/28/2014
The national wealth manager issued a profit warning in April
08/28/2014
How smart businesses can redraw the battle lines in the global war for talent by Emree Siaroff, Managing Director, Human Capital, BDO Canada
Now, as the crisis recedes, the war for talent is back
08/28/2014
Read your local paper each week and you will regularly see details of individuals who have been prosecuted and fined for social security fraud: yet is it very rare to see similar reports about tax fraud.
08/27/2014
I worry about the rise of the non-bank players in the wealth space
08/27/2014
Being rich is the goal of most people earning a living by working for others or working on their own.
08/26/2014
Barclays is on a mission to transform the culture of banking – and technology is its enabler
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').
08/25/2014
Dementia: The Growing Retirement Risk
David Gutzke couldn’t help noticing the changes
08/25/2014
Richard Attenborough: Veteran British actor and director dies, aged 90
He died at lunchtime on Sunday, his son told BBC News.