Managers of Wealth

Reality bites: The truth about investment banking in Asia

For all Asia’s promise, investment bankers in the region face a host of challenges.

The unbelievable truth by George Bull, Baker Tilly

In a variation of the theme, we thought we would begin this Weekly Tax Brief with a quick round of ‘true or false’?

The Science and Art of Investing Can Harm Your Returns

The complex details are exhaustively set forth in the report. No one could quarrel with the stated goal, which is “to add alpha, or risk-adjusted excess returns, of greater than 2 percent annually to readily available indexes over a market cycle.&am

How the top bankers earn their fat salaries

Gary Dugan, chief investment officer for private banking at Emirates NBD, is primarily responsible for the investment products and portfolios of the bank's high-net-worth clients.

The UK’s exciting growth prospects! – And the world’s worst Easter egg

So is the UK economy flat-lining?

Millionaires Taking Over the World Through Real Estate?

Monaco, U.K. and Switzerland are just some of the countries facing this dilemma but now there’s a new country ready to join their exclusive party: Singapore.

Billionaire on U.S. tax code: It's "a disgrace"

Billionaire David Rubenstein, co-founder of private equity firm The Carlyle Group, says he's willing to pay more in taxes, but lawmakers need to do their job and change the law.

They cough, swig - and handle your money. Who makes up the financial sector?

THEY like a smoke and a drink, they shun vegetables and exercise, they have high blood pressure and cholesterol levels and are more at risk of developing diabetes and having heart attacks. And they're handling your money.

Marc Faber's "Wealth Destruction" Fears Shouldn't Scare The Wealthy

I suppose it can be fun to stand for something.

A Best Practice Approach to Suitability and Assessment By Daryl Roxburgh

what does all this really mean for the investment process, the end-investor and the investment community?

Gold Seen ‘at Risk’ as UBS Cuts 2012 Forecast 18% to $1,680

UBS cut one- and three-month targets for gold earlier this month.

Roll up, roll up — everything in Britain is for sale

Part of RBS could be sold to Abu Dhabi. That’s no cause for alarm — we benefit from being open to investment

Charities backlash against the Budget By George Bull

The Budget proposal to restrict the availability of unlimited tax reliefs to a quarter of an individual’s income has aroused a great deal of concern that it will result in a fall in large scale donations to charity.

Women Executives Will Destroy The World, Say Male Economists

In the male-female divide, women are the careful ones, right?

Five Engagement Strategies for Bank Marketers in 2012

Many of the leaders in the direct and database marketing field started their professional lives as bank marketers – your name was on a bank database and mixed into a predictive model before nearly any other industry started thinking of such things.

Governing is planning - Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild

The unbelievable eight-fold increase in China's GDP in 33 years.

The double-edged sword of the wealth continuum By Peter McKenna

Movement along the wealth continuum, the range where an investor’s wealth rises and falls, has intensified in recent times and brings with it a raft of challenges for wealth managers.

China's Changing by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Just in case we hadn’t noticed, there are some significant issues going on in this burgeoning economy.

Analysis of the 2012 Budget - George Bull, Baker Tilly

The Chancellor’s key message was that Britain is open for business. Companies and individuals are welcome. But be sure to pay your taxes. However, there was a serious error of judgement in rushing out the tax increases for pensioners without showing

There's more to gold than meets the eye

At the moment, most investments of this sort are done offshore or kept within the free trade zone at the Singapore Freeport.

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