Managers of Wealth

Ethereum on the verge of a monumental breakout – but what will drive it?

Oracles link Ethereum-run smart contracts to the real world and will be responsible for the digital currency to enter an entirely new phase of mass adoption.”

Can Nutmeg conquer advice?

Despite this, the profitability issues which have plagued the business since it began have seen it post widening losses in each of the past two years despite growing revenues.

Coutts index shows London prime property market in limbo

Discount rates remain high but have fallen for the third consecutive quarter, suggesting that the tide might be turning. Whilst geopolitical uncertainty is believed to be contributing to the negative trends, Coutts believes better times are ahead.

The Superyacht Annual Report 2018: Wealth

Charting the evolution of global ultra-wealth, this will form the basis of The Superyacht Forum…

Prime London Home Prices Declined by 3.6% in September

The price falls over the past two years now more than make up for the added costs of stamp duty

Products and Services: How Can Wealth Managers Optimise Their Revenue Models and Increase Mandate Penetration?

The discussion covers the challenges facing the wealth management community in the region and how new sales processes and greater discipline in the pricing of services will help the industry enhance revenues and improve client relationships.

Wealth of affluent growing at highest rate in Asia

Standard Chartered Malaysia managing director and CEO Abrar A. Anwar believes that a long-term relationship with its clients begin with understanding the customer’s needs, instead of products and pricing.

How the rich invest: Netwealth's Michael Heine has a few rules for investing

Its shares have delivered a 36 per cent return since listing on November 20 last year, valuing the company at $1.8 billion.

UBS Still Employer of Choice?

As UBS scrambles to recover from accusations that it botched its response to rape allegations, has the Swiss bank lost appeal as an employer?

Playing golf is really good for you, study shows

A round of golf also help to improve your cholesterol and your blood pressure away from the game

The Chinese Luxury Traveler 2018 report

The Americas increased by 5%, rising to second. Top-placed Europe fell 6% compared with last year.

The 50 best bars in the world in 2018

The World's 50 Best Bars is now in its 10th year and is based on the opinions of more than 500 drinks experts who cast seven votes each.

The Relationship between art and property

The procurement of art, whether for your own property or to sell a property, has an added intrinsic value

Gold buying by central banks hits its highest level in almost three years

The buying was offset by heavy selling of gold-backed funds during the same period.

Lessons in workplace stress from 2000 years ago

If not managed and resolved early, all of this can lead to claims to the Employment Tribunal, with all the disruption, extra costs and reputational damage that they can inflict.

Analysis Reveals Need to Be Wary of Cyclical Risks and Prepare for Next Downturn - RESEARCH

The research shows that while long-term optimism remains, today's mature economic environment demands that investors evaluate how turning points in the cycle might lead to unexpected outcomes, even in diversified portfolios.

Sustainable investing assets reach $12 trillion

Sustainable investing assets reach $12 trillion as reported by the US SIF Foundation’s

Standard Chartered study reveals investment is the emerging affluent’s top strategy to increase their wealth

The socially mobile in the study have had impressive earnings growth, with over a third (35%) enjoying a salary increase of 10% or more in the past year, and more than a quarter (28%) seeing their earnings jump by 50% or more in the past five years.

Will Cost Disclosure Be The ‘Halloween’ of MIFID II?

January 2019 is the month set for the first annual report for ex-post costs and charges disclosure, covering trades occurring in 2018.

In China, golf has come to encapsulate a country grappling with its own identity

Golf maps China’s emerging bubbles of individual wealth like ancient cartography, plotting divides in class and culture as courses erode ever further into the landscape, writes Tom Kershaw

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