12/23/2015
The best and worst funds of 2015
This has dampened returns for British investors who prefer to stick to their home market. For the year, as at December 21, the index had lost 7pc.
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12/23/2015
Fact, fiction or just raw speculation
The emotive argument around tax evasion and tax avoidance, and the impact this has on those living in developing countries, in particular Africa, has long held sway.
12/23/2015
Global Islamic bonds market sees ‘bleakest year for sales since 2010’
“Sukuk supply will fall with rising yield expectations,” said Angus Salim Amran, the Kuala Lumpur-based head of financial markets at RHB Investment, Malaysia’s second-biggest Islamic bond arranger.
12/23/2015
A Third of Banks and Payment Services Fail To Provide a Secure Connection for All Online Payments
The IT Security Risks Survey 2015, conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, involved more than 5,500 company representatives, including 131 banks' and payment services' representatives, from 26 countries.
12/23/2015
Objectway Platform Stays Ahead of Wealth Management Technology Trends
The most recent incarnation of the company’s digital solutions, showcased at the London event, is on the cusp of these latest technology trends and closely aligned with wealth management priorities
12/22/2015
Driverless Car Accidents Pile Up As They Obey Laws, Humans Don’t So Much
The vehicles have racked up a crash rate double that of those with human drivers.
12/22/2015
Standard Life Investments - 2016 investment outlook
The outlook is still positive for profits in Europe and Japan
12/21/2015
For Shanghai's high-net-worth individuals, health beats wealth
About 12 percent of them subject themselves to a medical test every six months.
12/21/2015
On The Brink Of Space Tourism
Danish financier and author Per Wimmer takes being an adrenalin junkie to a whole new level.
12/21/2015
What Financial Advice are Ultra High Net Worth Investors Seeking?
Ultra High Net Worth investors consider "peace of mind" to be one of the primary benefits of working with a financial advisor.
12/20/2015
Michael Dobson, Schroders: Inscrutable and immovable
The Etonian has run a pillar of the City for 14 years and has no plans to hand over reins
12/19/2015
Richest Britons piling up wealth three times faster than poorest
For the bottom half of all households, total wealth rose by just 7 percent during that period
12/18/2015
Cerulli Projects ETF Assets Will Exceed $6 Trillion by 2020
Cerulli believes the slow erosion of mutual fund assets by exchange-traded products will prompt a growing number of asset managers to enter the ETF market.
12/17/2015
Merrill Lynch Is High On Marijuana
They’re your centers of influence, but are lawyers and their firms also a weak link when it comes to protecting your clients from cyber attacks?
12/17/2015
Why China's women are being pursued by wealth managers and property agents
China’s damas have plenty of spare cash to invest, and a good sales attitude matters more to them than solid professional knowledge, say wealth managers
12/17/2015
Deloitte: Growth potential for Islamic Sukuk financing in Europe
Newly released report and executive program bring industry leaders together to further discussion on the way ahead
12/17/2015
A Year in Review for Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank had a stellar year across many metrics
12/17/2015
Why China's women are being pursued by wealth managers and property agents
China’s damas have plenty of spare cash to invest, and a good sales attitude matters more to them than solid professional knowledge, say wealth managers
12/16/2015
This NYC Startup has Gathered $1.5B in Assets… What Have You Done This Year?
When a company has gathered $1.5B in assets and has created over 30,000 accounts that could be all the help you need in deciding.
12/16/2015
LGT Asset Allocation for Q1/2016
The energy price slump’s negative year-on-year effect on the inflation indices will fade