Managers of Wealth

63pc of consumers agree luxury tastes have evolved: survey

The luxury sector is continuing to evolve with the majority of affluent consumers recognizing that the definition of luxury is not what it was five years ago

Affluent Africa drives demand for property

The number of Africans with $30 million in assets - the ultra high net worth individual - is anticipated to rise by 53% to 2,858 by 2023, far outstripping the average pace of growth across the rest of the world and there are likely to be 38 billionaires o

The top fund firms by Asia-Pacific AUM: 26-50

Here we list numbers 26-50 in our annual ranking of fund houses by AUM sourced from Asia Pacific. China Southern and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management discuss the drivers of their rise in 2014.

SEI Paper Reveals New Wave of Strategies to Meet Rapidly Changing Investor Attitudes

Demographic, technological, and market changes are dramatically impacting the way financial advisors interact with clients and define successful client relationships according to "The Next Wave of Financial Planning," released today by SEI.

PwC poll finds asset managers upbeat about revenue growth

Nine in 10 asset manages are either ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ confident about revenue growth this year

Mission unaccomplished

But it is still time for America to move on from the Gnomes of Zurich

Thomas Miller Invest's CEO on why it's a wealth triple threat

No one could accuse Balfour of being afraid of graft

Infographic: Family Offices Around the World

Higson says the most surprising revelation was that large family offices were not able to demonstrate economies of scale

UK high net-worth individuals could increase

The demand for specialist tailored advice could increase because of a growing number of high net-worth individuals in the UK

Brett Williams

SEI Wealth Platform’s Brett Williams highlights the opportunities and challenges facing wealth managers and advisers.

Why Americans Support Tax Hikes On The Wealthy

Battlegrounds Want Change in Direction, Favor Tax Hike For Wealthy

Unicorn gallops to top of fund house ranking

The smaller companies specialist Unicorn Asset Management has the strongest performance of any equity fund provider in the UK over five years

Four-fifths of Financial Services Professionals “significantly” Concerned over Reliance on Financial Models

New research(1) has found significant concerns among senior financial services professionals over the increasing use and reliance on financial and economic models in the financial services industry

India Pushes Russia Out of Third Place in Billionaire Ranking

India has edged out crisis-stricken Russia in a ranking of the world’s billionaires, for the first time claiming third place behind the United States and China

Bitcoin & Altcoin Transactions Shrink to $30bn

This Year as Industry Pins Hopes on Regulated Exchanges

New Research Study Measures the Time, Cost and Challenges of Client Onboarding

Study finds that onboarding can take up to 34 weeks and cost up to $25,000 per client

Many e-Commerce Opportunities Ahead in Emerging Markets - Credit Suisse

E-commerce as a share of total retail sales may soon be larger in emerging markets than in developed countries. The demand in the nine countries surveyed by Credit Suisse is driven by expanding incomes and rising Internet access.

Barack Obama Net Worth: 438 Percent Increase In Eight Years Isn’t Bad

Then there’s also the royalties he gets from books he has written

Growing Asian, Mid-East inflows show Paris is RE gateway - JLL

In a note first released in December, JLL said Asian and Middle Eastern investors allocated $10bn-$12bn in 2013 in real estate outside their home markets.

Simon Collins: Due diligence critical as M&A activity intensifies

A number of the regulatory hot topics I expect to be prominent this year have been around a while already. Certainly, suitability of advice to clients and the costs of providing that advice will remain at the top of the pile.