05/08/2014
According to a study released by SEI, NPG Wealth Management, and Scorpio Partnership, the world’s millionaires increase assets held at a wealth manager by 18% over a 20 year relationship.
05/07/2014
British expats pick UAE over Europe and the U.S.
British expats on the warpath for a life packed with fun in the sun are now swerving away from traditional European hotspots and are instead increasingly favoring the United Arab Emirates, a report has found.
05/07/2014
Raise Taxes to Fix the Wealth Gap, Millionaires Say
In the heated debate over inequality, the wealthy are usually portrayed as the cause rather than the solution.
05/07/2014
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has released its third annual insurance survey with results indicating that insurers are looking to increase risk to combat low yields.
05/07/2014
FX is ready to call Draghi’s bluff, and it will need a very, very good reason to not do so this week
05/07/2014
There are 1,355 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals in Singapore with a combined net worth of US$160 billion, according to the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2013. Among these are 27 billionaires with a combined net worth of US$64 billion.
05/06/2014
How wealthy families blow their assets - Merrill Lynch Private Banking
People tend to be overly generous
05/06/2014
Union Bancaire Privée: Seizing European Opportunities
We have all the ingredients for a successful year in European equities
05/02/2014
The rising strategic risks of cyberattacks by Tucker Bailey, Andrea Del Miglio, and Wolf Richter
Research by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum points to a widening range of technology vulnerabilities and potentially huge losses in value tied to innovation.
05/02/2014
Advisory Firms Need to Rethink Their Multigenerational Planning Offering to Adequately Prepare Clients for the Looming Wealth Transfer - Pershing
According to a study released from Pershing most advisors are not actively taking steps to prepare for the $30 trillion that investors will transfer to heirs over the next 30 years.
05/02/2014
Which city pays its investment banking sales directors the most?
The highest median bonus goes to sales directors in New York, a close second to Singapore in terms of total compensation (base salary plus bonus).
05/01/2014
The share of the richest 1% in total pre-tax income have increased in most OECD countries over the past three decades.
05/01/2014
For investors, the battle between actively managed mutual funds and their index-style competitors is like a decades-long sports rivalry. Index funds have been gaining ground for years, largely because their fees are lower and performance is often better,
05/01/2014
The Bahamas Real Estate market matched the world in witnessing an increase in significant high end sales with the movement of large private islands and luxury homes
04/30/2014
UBS Investor Watch Report Reveals Couples Say They Share Financial Decisions, but Not Investing Decisions
Money is a hot topic because men and women often have differing views about risk tolerance, investing and saving
04/30/2014
Software and online-services companies can quickly become billion-dollar giants, but the recipe for sustained growth remains elusive.
04/30/2014
The combined wealth of the seven individuals from Hong Kong and mainland China is US$128.7 billion, nearly 70% of the total wealth of the 10 men on the list.
04/29/2014
Gulliver took home more money in 2013
04/29/2014
Demand For Global Citizenship Programmes Primarily From Mideast, But Asia Is The Next Frontier
These are some of the key findings of a joint special report released today by Wealth-X, the world’s leading UHNW intelligence and prospecting firm, and Arton Capital, the global citizenships experts, at a Dubai forum on global citizenships.
04/29/2014
Hard work, education and smart investing are the top three choices by investors