Managers of Wealth

Singapore: a nation of entrepreneurs or wealth managers?

One of my respected mentors disagreed with me, pointing out the cutting-edge innovations in Singapore’s wealth management clusters.

World's millionaires growing, and they are getting richer

Nearly Two Million Individuals Join High Net Worth Ranks As Wealth Levels Reach Another Record High: World Wealth Report 2014

China Spiritual Investments White Paper 2014

The 60-page report sets out the number of Chinese high net worth individuals (HNWIs), together with an analysis of their spiritual investment preferences and trends, based on the results of a survey of 1019 dollar millionaires from around the country.

Gartner Says Mobile Apps Will Have a Significant Impact on Information Infrastructure

With digital business blurring the line between the physical and the digital worlds, consumer-centric mobile apps are playing an important role, according to Gartner, Inc.

Up to 25% Of Top 50 Global Banks Will Launch A Banking App Store by 2016 – Gartner

The explosive growth of apps is causing significant challenges for the banking industry, according to Gartner, Inc.

Company IPOs should not be viewed as a golden ticket warns wealth manager

Research from the group shows that, of the seven companies that debuted on the UK stock market in the last twelve months, four are currently trading below their flotation price and only two have left investors sitting on significant gains.

Seeking quality of life? UK expats happy to head to the UAE

The UAE is now the third-most popular country among UK expatriates, according to a new survey measuring what expats are fond of calling their quality of life.

Rothschild study sees Santander Brasil price below buyout proposal

That price is 37 percent below Spain's Banco Santander SA's (SAN.MC) proposal of 15.31 reais per share for the buyout made on April 29.

'Hobby Investing' Habits Among Wealthy Canadians

BMO Harris Private Banking has released a study on hobby investing and high-net worth Canadians.

How megatrends are reshaping the future of the investment management industry

Half of the firms in the global asset management industry will be gone by 2030 as new technology, demographic shifts and changing social habits transform the industry

Middle East investors expected to spend US$180 billion in global real estate markets over next decade

Middle Eastern investors are expected to spendUS$180 billion in commercial real estate markets outside of their own region over the next decade, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE .

Research Firm Pegs Total Rate-Rigging Fines For Banks At $35 Billion

Using the rationale that “repeated wrongdoing attracts higher penalties” along with these penalty figures, the research firm came up with estimates of total liabilities

Typecasts about wealthy should be demystified: report

The ultra-high-net-worth category is an elite collection of individuals that have a net worth of at least $30 million.

London’s Top Firms Pay 37% More in Bonuses, Survey Says

European regulators are preparing to outlaw bonuses

Mastering digital marketing by David Edelman, McKinsey

The era of the traditional marketing campaign is ending. In this interview, McKinsey’s David Edelman explains what companies get wrong when it comes to digital marketing and the changes needed to better engage consumers.

Russia enters super-rich household top-5

Russian private financial wealth grew by 21.9 percent to $1.92 trillion

Saxo Bank launches World Cup competition based on macro-economic indicators

Jakobsen, Saxo Bank’s infamous Europe bear sees a win for Brazil, Russia or France on the pitch but Japan, Argentina or Mexico in the markets.

Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?

In other words, the intrinsic value may include non-financial metrics

UBS Leads Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch in Wealth Management Assets

The retreat from international private banking by many major global banks has slowed the growth in their assets under management in 2013, despite increased stock market valuations, the 2014 PAM Global 50 reveals.

Global private wealth in 2013 up 14.6%

"In nearly all countries, the growth of private wealth was driven by the strong rebound in equity markets that began in the second half of 2012," the firm said in its report.