Managers of Wealth

Temenos CEO Sees Swiss Bank Mergers Boosting Software Sales

Swiss private banking mergers are creating sales opportunities for Temenos Group AG.

China's rich beat a path to foreign shores

Legal uncertainty and appalling pollution at home are prompting wealthy Chinese to move themselves and their money abroad.

A mansion tax would be equivalent to feasting on our economy’s seed corn

People do not much like paying taxes, yet there is rising demand for welfare and state services, and politicians fear taking the tough decisions needed to reallocate spending.

March 19th – ‘A Budget for Votes’? by George Bull

With Budget Day exactly a month away, what’s likely to be in the Chancellor’s Red Box? Will the Chancellor make a single, dramatic gesture to win middle-income voter support?

The Mathematics of Foreign Exchange

"When you can measure what you are talking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it.” Lord Kelvin

Yellen, Changing and Hiding? - Neil Staines, ECU

On Tuesday we suggested that the core focus of the market was likely to be the testimony of Janet Yellen and the UK Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR), presented by Mark Carney.

Paltry pension propaganda

It seems everything about pensions is nearly always negative.

Advertising industry leaders debate the value of awards

The word that underpinned most of the comments and discussions during the debate was 'integrity' - something that every client, agency and judge must operate with. [Only then can we] experience the true value of winning awards."

Deloitte: Are businesses and Governments meeting Generation Y's demands and expectations?

Big demands and high expectations summarize the results of this year's Deloitte third annual Millennial Survey just released.

2014 continues to be another positive year for risk assets: Barclays

Developed Equities Market positions move from neutral to modest overweight

Big Spenders: The Rise Of The Spend-Out Foundation

The study of philanthropy is an imprecise science and there is no formula that can predict why a wealthy individual would decide to give and to which causes, much less why they would decide it’s time to stop.

Aberdeen CEO wants UK banks to become "boring"

Britain's banks should scale back investment banking, focus on domestic markets, hold more in deposits than they lend and pay bigger dividends

High hopes as UBS Wealth Management looks at year to come

UBS Wealth Management forecasts suggest corporate spend likely to create more balanced economic growth

Offshore Deal Activity Rose Steadily in 2013

Quarter by quarter offshore deal volumes rose steadily throughout 2013, resulting in a cumulative 12-month deal value topped only three times in the last decade, according to a report released today by Appleby, one of the world’s largest providers o

Banking on the Dog and the Frisbee

The nuclear and banking industries share a common feature.

BNP Paribas ranked world's 7th most valuable banking brand

The rankings cover all areas of banking business and all categories of clients, from private individuals to large corporates and institutional clients.

Brewin Dolphin welcomes findings of FCA annuities review but demands action

Nicholas Fitzgerald, Head of Financial Planning for wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, commented: “It is no surprise that the FCA’s review has concluded that the annuities market is not working.

Krawcheck Says Women on Wall Street Have ‘Gone Backwards'

While women have risen to lead companies in other industries, including at Hewlett-Packard Co. and General Motors Co., there are no female chief executive officers at the biggest Wall Street banks.

Benz tipped to drive change at StanChart private bank

Long-time UBS hand Michael Benz joins Standard Chartered private bank next week as CEO. If he has a strong mandate, change is forecast and major hires could be on the way.

Swiss multi-asset manager goes East

Independent alternative multi-asset management firm headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, has been going through many transformations since the crisis of 2008.

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