Managers of Wealth

How Young Millionaires Spend Their Money

Spectrem research has been profiling affluent investors for years, including Millennial millionaires.

Swiss banks more upbeat despite data exchange concerns

Switzerland's vital banking sector has been bracing for the impact of Bern's reluctant decision

Global managers boost marketing headcount

A recent Cerulli Associates survey of European asset managers revealed that 77% expected to allocate more to marketing in 2014. And significantly, no manager intended to reduce their marketing budget.

Affluent Investors Consider Wealth Management

Wealth management services are too expensive to many affluent investors.

Northern Trust Survey: Investors Increasingly Demanding Regulatory Compliant Products

More than a quarter of fund managers and consultants surveyed at a Northern Trust seminar on regulation said they believed investors in funds are now demanding products fully compliant with new regulations.

Teaching The Wealthy To Fight Back

When it comes to the wealthy protecting themselves and their loved ones, the logical set of actions is to carefully evaluate their situations and install the appropriate safeguards.

Too much of a good thing? Research finds European family offices aren't getting involved in philanthropy

Family offices in Europe are far less interested in managing family philanthropy than originally thought

The Channel Islands in 2015

On the positive side, there are opportunities Guernsey is well placed to benefit from.

The Greater Success Of Extroverted Single-Family Offices

That’s not to say that the other four are failing.

Spotlight on governance in family businesses

By UBS's estimates, there are about 120 professional family outfits in this region.

Singapore Alert to Risks as Cracks Emerge for Junk: Asean Credit

Demand for higher returns in Singapore bonds from the city’s swelling private banking industry has brought with it greater risks.

India’s richest saw their wealth jump 28% in 2014

The richie rich in the country are going places, registering a 27.5% jump in their wealth in 2014 as against the previous year.

The second most powerful banker in America

Stanley Fischer came to the Federal Reserve in the spring with a higher profile than any vice chairman in the 100-year history of the institution after leading Israel’s central bank and holding top jobs at the International Monetary Fund and World B

What luxury marketers should expect in 2015

In 2014, luxury brands had a positive year as marketing strategies saw influence from research results, and in 2015 researchers are predicting a forward-looking outcome as new marketing plans are implemented into a more stable economy.

Institutional investors keen on real assets, but wary of significant rate hike

About one-third of the organisations represented in the survey have assets under management of more than US$75 billion.

Investors are confident in UK retail industry

Investment in shopping centres across the UK, as well as shops in central London, has jumped to levels that haven’t been seen since before 2008’s financial crisis.

How Giving Money to Adult Children Can Lead to Unhappiness

There is no right way or wrong way for a parent to give money to their child.

The age of the 'philanthropreneur'

Today’s philanthropists have a much more interventionist interpretation of their role. They know that a cheque can only get you so far

Swiss New Year’s regulations to hit wallets

As the Swiss welcomed in the New Year, a raft of new laws and regulations came into effect, many of which will hit the pockets of normal citizens.

Wineries hold new appeal for China's wealthy

China's super rich have found a tempting new way of spending their vast wealth: vineyard ownership