Managers of Wealth

Emerging markets on track to set sovereign debt record

A punishingly low yield environment for money managers has sparked a jump in demand for emerging market fixed debt in the past few months.

City all set for £30bn float bonanza

The Sunday Telegraph has learnt that CVC is in the early stages of planning a £1.5bn stock market debut for Sky Bet.

Financial wellbeing moving up employers’ priority lists - Close Brothers

UK employers are starting to prioritise financial wellbeing for their staff, according to the latest Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) Business Barometer.

The Largest Wealth Gap in the World

Japan was considered the most equal country, with millionaires controlling 22 percent of total wealth.

Estimates for the Private Client Indices and ARC Charity Indices

Whilst this has provided investors with the opportunity to take stock during the summer holiday, upcoming US Presidential elections and the ongoing ramifications of Brexit for the UK and Europe mean that volatility is unlikely to be far from people’

Investment Adviser Profession Is Growing, Says New Report

The trend toward automated advice for retirement plan participants, and the growth in new and existing "robo-platforms" and other web- and app-based investing tools, are major themes in this year's report.

Fundamental problems

Selling the whole thing is probably a non-starter.

Swiss private consumption stable post-Brexit, rises in July

Private consumption is set remain one of the main growth drivers for the rest of the year.

The Rich Worry More About Identity Theft Than Terrorism

Diversification and noncorrelation paid off for many advisors in the second quarter, especially those who allocated more to alternatives, such as managed futures and intermediate-term bonds.

Investment trusts no longer lower cost than similar open ended funds - Tilney Bestinvest

The firm argues the switch in performance advantage towards funds over the shorter time period will principally reflect a widening of investment trust discounts.

Fund managers with wealthy backgrounds perform the worst

The analysis also found managers from families in the bottom quartile of wealth needed to demonstrate annual returns 6.6 percentage points a year higher to stand as likely a chance of promotion as their higher status peers from the 75th percentile.

London remains ‘most prosperous UK city’ but others are catching up

Every part of the UK is more prosperous than it was last year, according to the second edition of the annual Barclays Prosperity Map.

London the top choice for GCC real estate investors

Sixty per cent of those surveyed identified capital value growth as their main financial investment driver across all asset classes.

UBS Eyes Middle East Investments Beyond Oil and Gas

Saudi Arabia is targeting improvements in tourism and leisure in its Vision 2030 plan.

Emerging markets: marching in time with global parameters - Edmond de Rothschild

Equity benchmarks are largely disconnected from local fundamentals. They march in time with the dollar and US interest rates instead.

Aligning the organization for its digital future

Findings from the 2016 digital business global executive study and research report

China Leads Global Fintech Investments, Accenture Finds

Asia-Pacific nearly doubles 2015 fintech financing in first half of 2016 reaching almost $10 billion; growth driven by China

Top 100 Independent Advisors

As market share for the independent channel continues to grow, so do the practices of Barron’s ranked advisors.

Biggest Wealth Fund Warns Outflows Are Affecting Risk Strategy

The fund, set up to safeguard Norway’s oil wealth, has long acted as a backstop for global equity markets

China vulnerabilities “dangerous”, says IMF

Vulnerabilities are rising on a dangerous trajectory and buffers, while still adequate, are eroding.

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