Managers of Wealth

Most Wonderful Time of the Year By: Tom Becket, CIO,Psigma

Market timing, although scoffed at by many as impossible or pointless, has taken on far greater importance in the last few years

Specialist Advisors Manage Double the Average Assets per Advisor

"We estimate that only 15% of advisors tailor their business to a unique clientele, such as institutions, retirement plans, or high-net-worth investors."

Advisers Agree Post-RDR Landscape is Better Than Predicted

28% have seen an increase in active clients post RDR

Bank boss's break shows stress needs to be taken seriously

The latest high-profile victim of stress and exhaustion comes just days after the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development /Simplyhealth annual absence survey

UK Start-Ups, Japanese Kick Starts by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Bravo start ups

Asia still 'global growth leader' in 2013-14

THIS year's IMF and World Bank annual meetings closed at the weekend in a Washington that was partly shut down by the US Congressional deadlock over government funding. But despite the long shadow cast by the US crisis

How Credit Suisse underwent painful bond surgery -and survived

Credit Suisse has been among the most aggressive banks in paring back its fixed income, currency and commodities trading business after the financial crisis.

Companies lack trust in forecasts, warns study

Less than half of all finance professionals at UK companies think the forecasts they rely on are reliable

Where China Invests Its Wealth

The Chinese used to be the savers of the world – holding onto their yuans with a tight fist – but that’s changing.

Advisors Obsessed With Asset Allocation Are The Real Dinosaurs Of Wealth Management

Stock and fixed-income ETFs have made this relatively easy.

High net worth individuals aren’t always smart investors

They stay away from shoddy chit funds and phoney plantation schemes.

Tax debate shifts from avoidance to evasion by George Bull

With the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development now working on plans to tackle international tax avoidance by multi-national corporations, and summer rapidly turning to autumn in the UK, we expect to see a change in emphasis in the Great Ta

The Shifting Forecast by Seven Investment Management

The IMF has confirmed what much of the economic news in the past few months has been telling us. In the ebb and flow of global economics, the developed world has been riding up the crest of a wave. But emerging markets, to continue the maritime analogy, h

New reporting obligations for trusts in Italy - Withers

New reporting obligations for trusts in Italy

Is Africa A Major Market For Luxury Goods?

Africa, the No.2 fastest growing economy only behind Asia-Pacific, has seen a rise in the fortunes of several of its citizens, nurturing a higher taste for the ‘finer things’.

London Mayor adviser: UK needs to decentralise

Economic adviser to the Mayor of London Dr Gerald Lyons believes the UK economy needs to decentralise in order for further growth to take place.

The U.S. Treasury can prevent debt default, but the cure would bring on a recession

The U.S. Treasury has the means to avoid a debt default even if Congress fails to raise the government’s US$16.7 trillion borrowing limit.

U.S. Trust Study Reveals Disconnects in Philanthropic Conversations Between HNW Individuals and Professional Advisors

Professional advisors almost universally agree that philanthropy plays an important role in their high net worth clients' wealth experience, and that engaging clients about their philanthropic ambitions is good for their own business.

Viewpoint: Europe’s Stability Threatened by Banking Authority

A story emerged this week that is likely to fuel tension between the European Central Bank and Europe’s current banking regulator, the European Banking Authority.

Regulatory change could cost European fund managers up to $500 million per annum - RESEARCH

European funds industry faces extra expenses totalling between $300 million and $500 million per annum over the next three years to address new regulatory requirements, according to a study by BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and inv

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