05/15/2015
Analysis of Britain's £9 trillion of wealth reveals a deeply divided nation
UK families hold a combined wealth of more than £9.1trn – the equivalent of £326,414 for every household in the land
Research
05/14/2015
The DNA of a CFO – do you have what it takes?
CFOs need strategic planning skills, a proactive approach and the ability to cooperate with the sales function in order to succeed in the top finance job, according to one-on-one interviews with 145 CFOs by recruiting experts Hays.
05/14/2015
xpat property buyers optimistic after UK election result, reports Offshoreonline.org
Expats are once again looking forward to the traditionally busy pre summer house buying period after a number of threats have been removed from the UK buy to let market, following the Tory victory in the UK general election last week.
05/14/2015
The Schroders Global Investment Trends Survey 2015
Over-confidence amongst retail investors globally with majority expecting a return of 12% over the next year
05/14/2015
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: April performance
“May 2015 saw the largest increase in the Capital Movement Index in the past twelve months, as inflows easily outpaced outflows. In fact, outflows were the lowest recorded since the index’s inception in 2006,” said Bill Stone, Chairman a
05/13/2015
Wealth Managers Abandon Active Strategies for Passive Investments
Poor returns on hedge funds and other actively managed vehicles have helped drive a shift away from pursuing alpha.
05/13/2015
A Look at How the Ultra-Wealthy Invest
Ultra-high-net-worth investors rank smart investing just below hard work and education as the key factors that are responsible for their financial success.
05/13/2015
7 Ways Wealth Management Client Attitudes Are Shifting
The growth of these new entrants has gotten the attention of incumbent players like Charles Schwab, which executed a smart fast follow strategy with its “Intelligent Portfolios” offering.
05/13/2015
Audi edges ahead of BMW to lead luxury-car sales race
Audi sold the most luxury cars globally in April, edging out BMW Group’s namesake brand and the fast-growing Mercedes-Benz brand
05/13/2015
Dogs will become too expensive in the future and we’ll have to buy robo-pets
Pet robotics has come a long way from the Tamagotchi craze of the mid-90s
05/13/2015
Euro Banking Association Publishes Report on Cryptocurrencies
Over the past five years, cryptotechnologies have surfaced as major IT innovation with the potential to improve the architecture of systems and processes in a number of digital transaction-based industries.
05/13/2015
European Managers Fine-Tune Expansion Outside Home Markets
Cross-border managers plan to increase their sales efforts in Italy, France, Spain, and Germany during 2015, according to research by Cerulli Associates
05/13/2015
Cybercrime will Cost Businesses Over $2 Trillion by 2019 - RESEARCH
Hacktivism Professionalising and Going After Bigger Targets
05/13/2015
Feeling Good About Your Car's Pedestrian Detection System? Watch This!
When it comes to active safety, you'd think that your car being able to detect pedestrians and apply the brakes if you're not paying attention, would be a great selling point.
05/13/2015
Asia’s Rich Know Less Than They Think
Investors with less money actually know (5.9 on a 10-point scale) slightly more than they think they know (5.7)
05/13/2015
Natixis Global Asset Management Named Winner of Kolbe Corp Conative Excellence Award
The award honors an organization for using the Kolbe SystemTM of instinctive strengths assessment to achieve positive, quantifiable results in major projects.
05/12/2015
‘High Net Workers’ Redefine Wealth Accumulation and Retirement Goals
New EverBank research examines spending, investing and real estate trends among mass affluent
05/12/2015
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Calls for Industry Standards in Reporting
White paper finds “transparency gap” between hedge fund managers, investors
05/11/2015
For sale: solar powered car (red) with 4,000 kilometres on the clock
The university’s team of solar researchers have put their 21Connect vehicle, which took part in the 2011 solar race across Australia, up for sale
05/10/2015
The fintech revolution
A wave of startups is changing finance—for the better