Managers of Wealth

The Ghost of ABN Amro Haunts Europe's Banks

The $98.5 billion takeover of ABN proved to be a disastrously mis-timed acquisition, defining the M&A peak of the credit bubble in 2007.

Surprise: Deloitte finds that Customers will pay fees

The survey – unveiled as part of a report titled, Retail Bank Pricing: Resetting Customer Expectations – finds that there is considerable aversion to price increases, with many consumers believing that banks are not being fair in raising fees.

Coutts Wealth Watch - Bright new year for Chinese equities

Fears of a ‘hard landing’ last year left investors rattled. But China’s slowdown is now over.

Practicality trumps personality in the language of banks - RESEARCH

Personality is crucial in attracting customers

The Chinese Snake needs to wisely manage a rapidly changing world by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It’s going to be a delicate new year for the Chinese authorities and they may well need all the guile of “the water snake” to see them through it.

Perspectives from the Sarasin Group: On liberty, debt and overregulation

Three regulatory deficiencies were leading contributing causes of the financial crisis

What’s next for global capex? - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Timely indicators have been brightening up, painting a picture of strengthening global investment spending in the short term.

Coutts - Wealth Watch - Politics spook European bonds...again

The spectre of political risk has returned to European bond markets as scandal embroils the Spanish government and anti-reform sentiment grows in Italy.

Shanghai Wives Manage Family Wealth

East China's Shanghai wives have more power in managing their family wealth, research has found.

Investment update on China equities and the Year of the Black Water Snake

This month marks the beginning of the Year of the Black Water Snake in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Offshore Chinese bonds and A-shares to benefit as renminbi goes global

China’s currency is moving steadily toward internationalisation, with offshore renminbi (Rmb) deposits likely to exceed Rmb1trn ($160bn) within a few years.

JPMorgan Chase Has A Secret 'Money Room,' Jamie Dimon Says

"It's a money room at an undisclosed location."

Harrison's move to Schroders sparks succession speculation

But the advent of an experienced executive in a senior role at Schroders, shortly after chief executive Michael Dobson passed his 11th anniversary in the job in October, has sparked talk about succession.

Five Reasons to Invest in Asia – Matthew Dobbs, Manager of the Schroder Asian Alpha Plus

Returns from Asian markets in 2012 exceeded all expectations – with the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan index up 22.7%.

HMRC ‘connects’ to clever technology

HMRC has said it will be spending February looking to identify more people whose income and wealth does not match – and they’ve got some snazzy new technology to help them too….

Aon named to 2013 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women list

Aon was recognized for its strong female leadership profile, its initiatives aimed at empowering women and its overall commitment to developing and advancing women across all levels of the firm.

The US in 2013 - Simon Laing, Invesco Perpetual

Invesco Perpetual’s Simon Laing shares his views on opportunities in the US and the broader economic issues that need to tackling in 2013

Reasonable behaviour? by Mike Fleming, Straughans

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world”, said George Bernard Shaw.

Global Economic Update by Ian Kernohan, Economist at RLAM

Investor sentiment improved somewhat during the final quarter of 2012, in response to better economic data trends in the US and China, and a view that central bank actions had reduced downside tail risks.

Feeney: Skandia Select range will challenge DFMs on price

The Select range is made up of around 50 funds from leading fund groups

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