Managers of Wealth

The people’s platform: Axa Wealth

Questions over due diligence, client segmentation and charging, together with the recent pension rule changes, will force the platform industry to step up its game to better serve clients

Why Sovereign Wealth Funds Need Private Equity

According to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute direct sovereign wealth fund transactions from the 3rd Quarter of 2014 back 12 months, totaled US$ 203.61 billion.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Survey Reveals Opportunities and Challenges in Alternatives Marketplace

These dynamics create opportunities and challenges for helping investors fully understand their potential alternatives contributions.

Spies drawn by Norway’s wealth

Norway’s emergence as a wealthy country, with one of the biggest and most powerful investment funds in the world, is being cited as one of the reasons that spies are targeting Norwegian government and business leaders.

Investors Demand More LDI Innovation

Despite a growing need for asset-liability matching strategies, product providers have not offered enough new thinking.

Quarterly Review: BlackRock surrenders top spot to JPMorgan

BlackRock slid down the rankings for European cross-border fund sales in the third quarter of 2014

Measuring adviser satisfaction in the platforms industry by David Cartwright

In a platform market that is becoming increasingly homogeneous in terms of the availability of tools, tax wrappers and investment choice, service is now one of the key differentiators.

10 Best Schools If You Want To Work At Top Hedge Fund

SumZero, a social network dedicated to the buy side community, crunched the numbers and came up with a list of the universities boasting the highest number of graduates at the very best hedge funds.

BMO Giving Survey: Many Affluent Americans Will Donate and Spend More During 2014 Holiday Season Than in Past Years

Many affluent Americans plan to boost their holiday donations and spending this year

SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index

November performance 1.13%; Capital Movement Index: December net flows advance 0.43%

London Most Expensive Luxury Market in New Global City Rankings

According to a new luxury residential property report from CBRE that compares world's key global cities favored by high net worth individuals called Global Living Survey: Global Cities Compared -- the rising surge of urban living is leading to height

Social Media for Wealth Managers

It is but understandable that wealth management firms are very apprehensive and hesitant about using social media

Top Ten Tech Predictions for 2015

New Top Ten whitepaper available for free download from the Juniper Research website

UAE gem, jewelry market to see rapid growth

The report titled “UAE Gems & Jewelry Market Opportunities and Forecast, 2019” forecasts a CAGR of over 7% during this period.

Beijing school rush makes property prices higher than Mayfair

Chinese parents battling to get their kids into Beijing's best primary schools have sent property prices into the stratosphere

Arabian Business Rich List: How we did it

Our first ever Rich List was published in 2004, and at the time caused considerable controversy. No magazine had ever attempted to assess the wealth of the world’s richest Arabs, and nobody had ever come close to publishing it in such detail.

The HNI shopping cart

A high net worth individual spends on an average $1.1 million a year on luxury goods

In China quality, exclusivity outweighs price when purchasing luxury goods: survey

Now that luxury consumption is slowing and the amount of attention placed on China is waning, the U.S. is returning to post-recession trends of luxury purchases.

Fewer, Bigger Firms Are the Way of the Future

Wealth management firms and asset managers with retail third-party distribution understand the risk associated with an aging advisory population and few solutions on the horizon," states Bing Waldert, director at Cerulli.

UBS and TrustAfrica launch pioneering report on philanthropy in Africa by Africans

It provides a clear perspective on how philanthropy is contributing to African development and examines where more can be done.