Managers of Wealth

European bank investors brace for impact of fines

European bank investors were braced Monday for a fresh round of fines to hit bank profits and dividends

The Platforum: Don’t forget the little guys

There is less of a focus on smaller IFA firms

Magda Wierzycka – chief executive officer, Sygnia Asset Management

Industry veteran launches 'game-changing' 0.4%-a-year unit trusts

Ethical funds: good investments or emotive marketing?

Britain’s army of five million private investors was last week the target of a marketing blitz to promote “ethical” funds – despite a number of flaws tainting this industry.

How to manage risks and grow family wealth

Wealth owners have come to associate risk with volatility.

I’m a (taxpaying) celebrity – get me out of here? by Gary Heynes

Much has been made in the press this week about celebrities looking to avoid paying tax in the UK by becoming ‘tax exiles’.

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

Operate with less risk than your peers, be prepared to change strategy if the market changes, don't invest in what you don't understand and work very hard.

Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter - BofA Merrill Lynch

European and Japanese Equities Retain Positive Sentiment

Follow The Money: How UK Fund Flows Changed After Buxton's Exit

Richard Buxton’s decision to leave Schroders for Old Mutual Global Investors in March has helped boost a number of UK equity funds as investors switched holdings.

Global Asset Managment Sales and Marketing Demands Central Coordination and Local Action

Senior employees at corporate headquarters seek to exert more control across all the firm's offices, while local teams hold on tight to their autonomy

When it’s time to take control

The pressure on small and medium-sized wealth management firms to invest in compliance is driven firstly by the need to meet regulatory requirements

Will a Sneeze in the Emerging Markets Lead to a Cold for Developed Markets? - UBS Global Asset Management

Three market scenarios are proposed at each Cyclical Market Forum and are debated by UBS Global Asset Management investment teams covering equities

Coutts' commentary - Global View from Asia - "Return to the safety of income"

The problems in the US are only symptomatic of the trials and tribulations being seen in many G-7 countries as they attempt to cut the burden of government debt.

Hope and history - St. James's Place

History is not a guide to future performance, but that rarely stops financial markets and investors from glancing back in the hope of gleaning what might lie ahead.

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

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