Managers of Wealth

You Can Take The Dragon Out Of The Business - But You Can't Take Business Out Of The Dragon - RESEARCH

59% say it is hard to walk away entirely from being involved with business

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

Is "pay for performance" losing its allure? What do you think?

America’s Ultra Wealthy Swing For Obama - RESEARCH

Wealth-X analysis reveals that contrary to conventional wisdom, President Barack Obama won states with 52% of the America’s total UHNW population, compared to Romney’s 48%.

An investment perspective on the US election - Schroders

Does Obama have the same political capital as when he entered his first term?

Internationalisation of the RMB - Invesco

John Greenwood, Chief Economist at Invesco, shares his views on the internationalisation of the RMB

Multinational taxation: the wisdom of the crowd or the madness of the mob? by George Bull and Kevin Phillips

Companies such as Starbucks, Facebook, Google and Apple appear to be paying relatively little UK corporation tax.

5.5m people could become financial advice ‘orphans’ following Retail Distribution Review - RESEARCH

Research from Deloitte, the business advisory firm, indicates that up to 5.5m people could fall into the financial advice gap after the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Community Banking Execs See Regulatory Requirements Stifling Growth, Driving M&A Activity - KPMG Survey

Wealth Management Expected to be Revenue Driver, Cyberattacks Not Seen as a Major Concern, Capital Needed to Meet Requirements, Troubled Mortgages Remain a Problem

HSBC Will Be UK-based For Decades Yet

Should we rejoice? No

Female bosses get bonuses worth half as much as men, CMI warns

Female executives receive bonuses worth less than half those of their male counterparts, a new study has revealed, shedding light on the gender pay gap.

Ten Trends Transforming the European Financial Services Industry - RESEARCH

The eurozone remains under intense economic pressure; however, European countries outside of the developed EU economies are growing and are looking for ways to attract international capital.

“Thorn in My Side” - View from Psigma

As we wrote in October’s newsletter, financial markets appear to be in a state of “limbo”, following a power-packed summer that improved a first half of meagre returns into something much healthier.

Fame and Fortune: Stay calm and Europe will pay off

Nathalie Dauriac-Stoebe, the French wealth manager to the super-rich, is thinking long term with tips on equities — and wine

A man whom the world's wealthy trust

An asset manager and trainer with London-based Eureka Financial, has been a trusted attendant to some of the most private conversations of wealthy family businesses around the world.

Robert Tchenguiz tries to rebuild a frozen empire

Robert Tchenguiz is struggling to move on

Meet the Most Indebted Man in the World

Former Société Générale rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel owes the bank $6.3 billion. Here's what his case tells us about financial reform.

“Politics paramount” - Coutts

The markets enter a testing week with major political uncertainty in two of the largest economies of the world.

Glimmers of hope on the economy - Arbuthnot Banking Group

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, takes stock of the latest economic indicators and previews this week’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting.

Responsible Investing Solutions Launched by Northern Trust

Northern Trust has a broad commitment to responsible investing

Chinese capital outflows: signs of stress, or a structural shift? - Schroders

Since announcing that the second quarter delivered only the third capital account deficit since the end of 2008, investors’ minds have started to turn to the impact of capital outflows from China.

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