Managers of Wealth

Merrill Pumps Up Alts Offerings for UHNWs

The SAM program also seeks out other types of private commercial real estate deals.

Rise in number of wealthy Malaysians looking to migrate

The figure is second only to China, where 32% of its UHNWIs are looking to migrate.

Risk appetite of GCC investors decline

Survey shows 76 per cent of high net worth individuals prefer to keep their assets close to home

Revealed: Scotland’s largest aristocratic landowner holds land in offshore tax haven

  The aristocratic estate, run by Richard Scott, the 10th Duke of Buccleuch, confirmed that an offshore ownership group, Pentland Limited, acts as an offshore contact to the family’s vast land business empire.

Fund manager migration to Jersey highlighted as exciting trend at annual conference

The net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey grew over the final quarter of last year to stand at $334bn

Ending the Era of Tax Havens

Ending the Era of Tax Havens, published ahead of Wednesday's Budget, calls for a crackdown on tax havens that enable rich individuals and companies to avoid paying their fair share of tax in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries.

WealthBriefing Research Reveals Worrying Gaps In Client Screening Practices

There are worrying gaps in the practices used by wealth managers to screen clients, new research from this news organisation shows.

Kenya only country in Africa where dollar-millionaires increased last year

SA's dollar-millionaires were 46,500 last year, a drop of 2,400 from 48,900 in 2014. Egypt also experienced a decline of 2,200 year-on-year to 19,700 millionaires.

Kenya: Rich Kenyans Splash Millions On London Property

According to Mr Shirley 24 per cent of Africa's Super-rich plan ditching the continent in the next decade for personal security, political issues and to access higher quality of education, health and life.

HSBC says ‘Cash is King’

HSBC has updated its asset allocation model, increasing its cash holdings by 11 percentage points to 17 per cent in their six-month tactical portfolio

UAE and Saudi Arabia have world’s youngest successful entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs in those two countries also start younger than anywhere else in the world, with an average age of 26 when they launch their own business.

BOS, DBS, Julius Baer, Nomura, UOB: where’s best for Barclays’ private bankers in Asia to work?

Relationship managers’ main priority when moving banks is to keep hold of their clients

Offshore-i report on Offshore M&A, Q4 2015

Appleby's Offshore-i report focusese on transactions announced during the course of 2015. The 2,969 deals represented an almost identical number as in 2014, but accounted for a 56% increase in deal value.

UBS CEO expects to keep strong London presence in event of Brexit - paper

A Brexit would not have any significant, direct consequences for UBS, Ermotti said. Recent polls point towards a narrow vote in favour of Britain remaining in the EU.

Revealed: How ex-Barclays boss Jenkins met financier Amanda Staveley suing the bank for £1bn

Staveley was part of a £7.3billion fundraising by Barclays in 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, along with the state of Qatar and Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi.

Hong Kong’s days as a thriving financial hub may be numbered

Cheah Cheng Hye warns that the city will lose its competitive edge as soon as mainland Chinese businesses begin to shift elsewhere

Dark Web drugs, data dumps and death: Which countries specialize in what services?

An interesting study on the global underground company shows that money can get you anything -- wherever you are.

Old Mutual 'considering all options' amid reports of break-up

Old Mutual, the FTSE 100 insurance giant, has said it is "considering all options" amid reports it is planning a multi-billion pound break-up.

How to avoid the damage of Capital Gains Tax - St. James's Place

The same goes for sales of buy-to-let property or, indeed, any property which is not your main residence.

GAM: Macro hype detracting from robust fundamentals of Japanese corporates

The company is benefitting from laboratories upgrading to the most technically advanced diagnostics equipment.