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
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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.
12/02/2015
Wealth Adviser Daily Briefing: ‘Don’t Plan Beyond Age 73. I May Not Live That Long’
It’s an adviser’s job to help them get more realistic with their projections
12/02/2015
State Street forecasts 2016 China growth of 6%
Excess manufacturing capacity, persistent deflation and an inventory overhang in property were some of the issues weighing on China's economy
12/02/2015
CVC gives wake-up call to old-style asset managers
Dig a little deeper, however, and you will see an example of a private equity house taking its asset management skills up new avenues.
12/02/2015
Report: Nation's Wealth Gap Wider Than Believed
Put another way, the 20 individuals who possess more wealth between them than 152 million Americans can fit together comfortably inside one Gulfstream G650 luxury jet.
12/02/2015
BTG Pactual's Swiss bank BSI says has not suffered major outflows
Brazil's BTG is in the midst of a crisis after controlling shareholder Andre Esteves resigned as CEO and chairman following a sweeping corruption investigation.
12/02/2015
6 Noxious Facts About America's Billionaires
Fairly taxing the wealth of the super-wealthy could transform America.
12/02/2015
Twenty Billionaires Have More Wealth Than Half U.S. Households
400 billionaires are wealthier than 190 million of their fellow Americans.