Managers of Wealth

C Hoare & Co's Robin Jeffrey on juggling old and new

Jeffree was quick to make his own mark on the bank’s investment process, introducing a new method of exactly mapping investment strategies to individual fund selection.

Rothschild Market Perspective September 2013 - Dirk Wiedmann, Rothschild Wealth Management

Although its economy is slowing, fundamental data from China has been better than expected. Meanwhile, we are prepared to give Japan the benefit of the doubt and believe its economy should continue to recover.

Swiss banks apologise for assisting tax cheats

Patrick Odier, Chairman of the Swiss Bankers Association, emphasised that the industry had to improve the way it lives up to its responsibilities to all stakeholders.

Hitting a BRIC wall - Keith Wade, Schroders

Schroders’ Chief Economist, Keith Wade, gives his growth outlook for the BRIC markets following weaker data across emerging markets in Q2 of 2013:

The $10m-revenge of Paul Taubman, the man Morgan Stanley didn’t choose

It was an impossibly tough decision to make: both men were highly regarded.

War - what is it good for? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

It was James Mackintosh in the FT 'Short view' column who quite rightly reminded us of that wonderful Motown ditty by Edwin Starr - "War, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely nuttin."

$1 trillion: Wealth estimate of assets UAE has built

The index quantifies the accumulated wealth of 30 countries’ built assets and takes into account the value of all the public and private property and infrastructure in a countr

How multi-asset managers are coping with spooked investors

Bonds and cash are no longer safe havens, they guarantee a loss.

Banking System Not Yet Fit to Cope With a Lehman 2.0: Bundesbanker

Five years after the collapse Lehman Brothers, the European financial system is still not equipped to cope with a bank failure of a similar magnitude

Aberdeen Asia Pacific: 'Turmoil comes with the territory', says Hugh Young who has delivered bumper returns

He steered the fund and its investors through problems such as the 1997 Asian crisis

Executive Excess 2013, "Bailed Out, Booted, and Busted"

IPS releases 20-year review showing that nearly 40 percent of America’s top-paid CEOs are not so great at their jobs.

US Investment Bank Expands into Russia

New York-based investment bank Jefferies Group LLC plans to hire up to four investment bankers for its first Moscow office

Educating non-doms – HMRC does a U-turn

Having previously considered that non-doms who are paying tax on the remittance basis are well enough advised, HMRC has performed a U-turn and sent them letters to remind them of the rules anyway.

Secret euro flights to Cyprus

It was carrying €5 billion in notes-not a bailout, but an epic logistical effort to sate the Cypriot desire for paper money

Emerging markets pummelled as fear over Syrian crisis grows

Concern that probable military strikes by Western powers against Syria could cause upheaval in the Middle East pushed oil up by more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday

Eurozone is heading for relapse back into crisis

Austerity has failed to bring public finances and debt under control.

Global Finance ranks National Bank of Abu Dhabi 35th in the world

National Bank of Abu Dhabi has been named the safest bank in the Middle East by Global Finance, a leading finance publication, which ranked the Abu Dhabi-based lender 35th safest in the world.

In banking, too much simplicity can be dangerous - Peter Sands

Overly simple regulation will make banks and the industry more prone to crisis, says Peter Sands

Extended hours are the norm for Asia's bankers

A survey of professionals in Singapore's financial services industry shows that more than three quarters work over and above their contracted hours

Experts play down new Asian financial crisis fear

Plunging emerging market currencies on the prospect of US stimulus tapering have stirred memories of the 1997 Asian financial crisis

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