Managers of Wealth

Rich to lose half their wealth by 2014

In spite of his doom and gloom about America and the world economy, when pressed Faber did recommend some China REITs.

Morgan Stanley revenues fall 24pc

The investment bank reported earnings of $564m compared with a loss of $558m in the year-ago quarter. Morgan Stanley also lost money in the first quarter.

London banks lose old-school ways

What happened? Greed took over, said Alexander S. Hoare, a managing partner at C. Hoare & Co

Investor confidence has weakened further - BofA Merrill Lynch

Investor confidence has weakened further, led by a sharp decline in expectations of corporate profit growth, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for July.

Is five years of tax amnesties enough? by George Bull

Amnesties are a proven method for closing the compliance gap, collecting outstanding taxes and bringing tax payers into the tax net for the future.

Banks, the historical and the ethical

The question now must be: how they can be fixed?

“Standing Still… But Still Standing” - Blackrock

Avoiding Worldwide Recession by Addressing Fiscal Imbalances

In India, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

The caste system remains at the root of India’s inequality between rich and poor.

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit: It's about getting back to the basics of banking

Vikram Pandit is the quiet man of Wall Street. Or at least he'd like to be. But as chief executive of Citigroup, once the world's biggest bank which fell from grace further and faster than any other major lender in 2008, he can't expect to

Wealth Management in the Age of the iPad by Phil Banas

It’s easy to be cynical about mobility in wealth management.

Someone is slowing the Samba in Sao Paulo by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The exciting tempo that was the growth of the world’s second largest developing economy has been showing some serious signs of faltering.

FN100 methodology: Investment banking

In previous years, the investment banking category has included the heads of the corporate and investment banking arms of European banks, mainly because their group chief executives were included under the ‘chief executives’ category.

Practical tweak gives certainty to new tax residence rules by Sue Moore

The Treasury has issued the summary of responses to the consultation document on the statutory residence test (SRT) and they have listened to the comments.

Salary Gap Widens In The GCC

Research by HR giant, Hay Group, revealed the gap has increased from 2009 when the average difference was just five times.

Singaporeans more averse to investing and big risks ‎

Nielsen's Global Consumer Confidence Survey on investment attitudes shows 48% of consumers in the Asia Pacific region said they were invested in the markets or used investment services.

Transparency in Corporate Reporting index ranks the world's 105 largest companies

Researchers evaluated each organisation in terms of the steps it takes to fight corruption and the openness of its financial self-reporting.

Uncertainty in Europe and indecision in the U.S. will dominate world economy, markets in third quarter - Natixis CEO

Still Sees Value in Traditional Asset Classes as Part of Diversified Portfolio

The Storm Is Not Over Yet Emerging market equities offer long-term opportunities

Despite the necessary expansion of central-bank balance sheets, Bank Sarasin does not see any threat of inflation as long as households and governments still need to deleverage.

The Big Three in EU Foreign Policy

But behind the scenes lies a tacit agreement that the largest member states with the most resources take the lead. Three of those states are in a category of their own: France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Dark Cloaks & Dark Pools: Brighter Bankers & Brighter Culture by Justin Urquhart Stewart

We don't need good banks, we need great banks - and we certainly don't need bad banks and bad bankers.

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