Managers of Wealth

US household wealth reaches new high of nearly $85 trillion on higher stock and home values

A rising stock market and climbing home prices boosted Americans' net worth to a new high in the first three months of the year.

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index at 2.20 per cent in May

“SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index showed net flows into hedge funds increased at a moderate 0.31% for June 2015, following May’s strong showing,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies

Only one in ten companies has fully mastered globalization

Companies have high aspirations and strong global strategies but struggle to execute overseas, according to a survey by BCG and IMD business school

Caribbean UHNW Population Grows As Demand For Luxury Homes Rises

The Caribbean ultra high net worth (UHNW) population increased by 2.1% last year on the strength of a resurgent regional economy and attractive luxury real estate property markets, which saw sales rising by over 11% globally, according to a new report rel

World Bank slashes growth forecast for emerging economies

Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities

International law firm launches 2015 Middle East Deal Study

The report, which is the only one of its kind in the region, provides an opportunity to benchmark and identify shifts in market trends since the inaugural deal study conducted two years ago and offers a unique insight into what businesses might expect fro

Asia Pacific Business Confidence Is Up

More chief financial officers (CFOs) in Asia Pacific are confident in their regional businesses, as measured by growth prospects, their ability to manage and mitigate risk, and their appetite to expand and invest, according to the Bank of America Merrill

CEE Banking Sector: 2015 as a transition year

"New normal" has arrived in the CEE banking sector

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Releases Annual Report of Listed Chinese Banks 2014

Expert Analysis of 16 Chinese Banks

The UK Financial Conduct Authority FCA Publishes Its Bi-Annual Hedge Fund Survey

On June 2, the Financial Conduct Authority published its bi-annual hedge fund survey concerning the investment activities of hedge funds managed by a sample of hedge fund managers operating in the United Kingdom and supervised by the FCA.

Britons scared of seeking financial help due to high costs

INDEPENDENT financial advisers have been accused of making it too hard for customers to see how much their services cost, even though they are obliged to set out their rates clearly in advance of doing any work.

Millennial women using technology are driven, not distracted

Refinery29 surveyed 750 women between the ages of 18 – 54 and conducted nine in-home immersion sessions in Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta.

Five year high for African foreign direct investment in 2014 says EY

Welcome to the 5th edition of our annual Africa attractiveness survey. This milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on how Africa’s attractiveness has evolved.

How to make money on expensive art if you aren’t a millionaire

Shares of Sotheby’s enable you to tap into growing global wealth

These are India’s top 20 residential neighbourhoods

Here is a list that would throw any pin-code-conscious Indian into a tizzy.

Wealthy View Health As Most Important Asset, Survey Says

The majority of wealthy individuals say their most important asset is their health and that their purpose in life would not change if they lost their money

Coller Capital Global Private Equity Barometer - Summer 2015

Eighty percent of private equity investors have been approached with fund restructuring proposals since the onset of the financial crisis

Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 inches up in May, buoyed by Rhone

Despite a ‘challenging’ En Primeur campaign, the separate Liv-ex 100 index, widely considered the industry’s benchmark, was flat.

Packaged Portfolios Have Outperformed Advisor-Driven Portfolios Over Past 5 Years

New research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that over the past five years, packaged portfolios have outperformed advisor-driven portfolios.

The endangered female fund manager

Women are much more likely to become doctors, lawyers or accountants than portfolio managers

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