Managers of Wealth

Gung Xi Fa Cai (May Prosperity be with you) by Justin Urquhart Stewart

A date for a celebration is next Sunday (the 10th) when we can welcome the Chinese lunar New Year, say goodbye to the Dragon and hello to the Year of the Water Snake.

2 Charts That Will Make Gold Bulls Furious

The anti-gold bandwagon is getting more and more crowded

Ethics at Barclays Went Into the Shredder

There are two ways to look at the news that Antony Jenkins, the chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, will turn down his $1.6 million bonus this year.

Global View from Asia - Gary Dugan, CIO, Asia & Middle East, Coutts

As the first month of the year comes to an end, a couple of questions are coming to mind.

View from Psigma - Currently Markets are like Crystal, and break easily

We currently believe that the global economy has started a cyclical improvement and confidence is generally improving, meaning that we should have a higher tolerance for equities.

FX update from J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Since the creation of the OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions) the marked fall in peripheral yields suggests that the risk the euro area posed to the global economy has decreased.

Diversify your wealth this year and pay attention to Asian equities

He notes that Asia has had a good run in the property market

Wealth-management products present little risk to China’s financial sector

Wealth-management products—short-term investments that offer some of the security of a bank deposit with higher returns—have grown rapidly in importance in China’s financial sector. Some analysts estimate the total outstanding at more th

Schroders: Currency Wars - comment by Keith Wade and Clive Dennis

The New Year has seen a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff in the US, an easing of bank regulations and the adoption of a more aggressive inflation target in Japan. Policymakers have continued where they left off in 2012: prioritising growth and dampening vol

Coutts Wealth Watch: Bullish overtones for European equities

European fourth-quarter earnings are set to disappoint but we expect the pace of earnings downgrades to slow in 2013. Earnings could even turn positive given most of the bad news

Offshore trusts – no consultation, no explanation and now retrospective taxation… by Gary Heynes

HMRC has suddenly – and very quietly - announced changes to offshore trusts. But these changes will mean that many people will suddenly find themselves in a taxable position with no consultation, no explanation for the change, and no opportunity to

Over USD1.1 trillion in HNW AUM changes hands in 2008-2012 through M&A as global valuation averages have halved

M&A has long been considered an enabler to jump start growth at wealth management firms across the globe.

Wealth Management for China's Richest: An Industry With a Great Future

This article is by Alex Pigliucci, the global managing director of Accenture Wealth and Asset Management Services.

Every Hedge Fund Manager In The World Is Probably Mad At George Soros Right Now

Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.

Wealth managers have taken on bad habits

Financial advisers come in for a lot of stick these days. So do fund managers.

UBS Chairman proposes industry-wide settlement over Libor

UBS Chairman Axel Weber raised the possibility of an industry-wide settlement for the rest of the banks involved in the Libor rate fixing scandal at a meeting of top bankers in Davos, sources familiar with the matter said.

European Banks Counting on China for Growth

A total of $111.7 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) flew into China in 2012.

New Atmospherics? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

There has definitely been a change in the air, and I am not talking about that strange pong emanating from that French company plant near Rouen or those noxious niffs floating around the gloomy tunnels of the London Underground.

Global trends in the fee-for-service model in wealth management

The new trend is towards a fee for service model.

Coutts Wealth Watch - "Spending cliff" looms for US economy

No sooner has the US economy averted one precipice, the “fiscal cliff”, than it faces another – the “spending cliff”. While we remain cautious near term, we don’t believe this undermines the case for equities. We view r

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