12/06/2015
Brooks Macdonald: ‘Too many funds do the same thing’
Chief executive of Brooks Macdonald says fees are too high and cyber security is ‘terrifying’
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12/05/2015
TAG Heuer Connected: Swiss Watchmaker To Boost Luxury Wearable's Production By 40%
TAG Heuer Connected's production will nearly be doubled due to the high demand for the Android Wear luxury smartwatch.
12/05/2015
Colombia says treasure-laden San Jose galleon found
The wreck was discovered near the port city of Cartagena.
12/04/2015
GCC's a pretty great place to be an expat if money's on your mind
Countries in the GCC were rated by the greatest proportion of expats as the places to move to that offered the best financial incentives.
12/04/2015
Real estate continues strong performance despite lower expectations — report
While in the U.S. the view is that real estate returns were moderating, on a global basis, real estate returns have continued momentum, with the pace of returns picking up
12/04/2015
Schroders' Bob Jolly & Gareth Isaac share their views on the outlook for global bonds in 2016
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12/04/2015
The Future of Wealth Management Depends on a Faster, Better Adoption of Technology
Insights, reviews and market analysis at Objectway's first International Customer Conference
12/04/2015
Financial Services Can't Keep Ignoring Millennials
High student debt, low job security and low global growth mean millennials face a different set of financial challenges than the baby boomers and Generation X
12/03/2015
Asia, Middle East, Africa fastest growers for UHNW segment: Wealth-X
The global ultra-high-net-worth population is larger than ever and is on pace to continuously grow, according to a new report by Wealth-X and UBS.
12/03/2015
Why a German billionaire says that pledges like Mark Zuckerberg’s are really bad
Private spending on social welfare in the United States is four times the average in advanced economies
12/03/2015
Netherlands Wealth Levels Off After Five Year Slide
Laren is the wealthiest municipality in the Netherlands with an average wealth of 250 thousand euros.
12/03/2015
Following the Money: Cities Where Wealth is Growing Fastest
Indeed, strong growth from these major metropolitan areas led the U.S. to record wealth growth in 2014
12/03/2015
Profile: what Ashmore's founder did next
The private office is now embarking on a new course of action, with the launch of an asset management arm.
12/03/2015
Better together? What 2016 holds for wealth M&A
They cite a confluence of regulatory pressures, evolving technology and a more competitive landscape as the major drivers of this trend.
12/03/2015
Offshore-i sector snapshot: Private Equity transactions offshore 2015
Private equity activity in the third quarter of 2015 represented over 25% of the total value of offshore M&A transactions. This puts it on pace to make 2015 the biggest year the industry has seen in the past five years.
12/03/2015
Study On Education and Wealth Creation Taps Wealth-X’s Big Data On Global Ultra Wealthy
Elite education and ability was associated with greater wealth, giving, and network power.
12/03/2015
BCG Survey Names 50 Most Innovative Companies in Firm's Tenth Innovation Report
BCG has surveyed more than 1,500 senior innovation executives
12/02/2015
Goals-Based Planning Passes the Test
Hechinger writes that many advisors and their firms consider this approach to be good, old-fashioned financial planning.
12/02/2015
Brands are a bit rich
There's no cash crisis in Africa.
12/02/2015
Taste for luxury: Ethiopia's new elite spur housing boom
White fences and manicured lawns surround the villas of an elegant housing estate in Ethiopia, a potent symbol of the emerging elite in a country better known for drought and famine.