10/30/2017
UK wealth managers taking an active approach to index investing
The market for index products has exploded in recent years
Research
10/30/2017
World's biggest fund managers control more money than the total wealth of Europe
Although the majority of total assets1 (78.4%) are still managed actively, its share has declined from 79.7% from end of last year as passive management continues to make inroads.
10/29/2017
Global assets forecast to swell to $145tn by 2025
Surge in pension savings as people age, and rising emerging market wealth spur growth
10/27/2017
Global personal luxury goods market returns to healthy growth
The 16th edition of Bain & Company’s annual global luxury study finds that the shine has returned to the market after a year of stagnation, boosted by growth in most regions due to more robust local consumption and strong tourist purchases
10/27/2017
Gulf’s succession planning issues are not about personnel alone
There still isn’t enough awareness of investment vehicles to pass on wealth from one generation to another
10/26/2017
Billionaires' fortunes rise to $6 trillion with Asia leading way - RESEARCH
Globally, the total wealth of billionaires rose by 17 percent in 2016 to USD 6.0 trillion, double the rate of the MSCI World Index. Asian billionaires now outnumber their US counterparts, but the US still retains the greatest concentration of wealth
10/25/2017
Success Grows On Family Trees
Ten of the world’s top family-controlled companies
10/25/2017
The Importance Of A Wealth Management Team In Becoming Seriously Wealthy
“Building teams is one of the great strengths of the self-made wealthy,” says Lewis Schiff, Executive Director, Birthing of Giants Fellowship Program.
10/25/2017
Is philanthropy driven by the human desire to cheat death?
The first person to attribute the act of charity to improving one’s public image was the 18th-century Scottish economist Adam Smith
10/25/2017
Number of Asian Billionaires Surpasses U.S. For the First Time
The continent added a new billionaire every other day, report finds
10/24/2017
Positive inward migration trend continues for Guernsey
Most companies migrating to Guernsey in Q3 came from Panama and BVI, but there were also migrations from the Bahamas, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Liberia and Luxembourg – a spread that encouraged Alan Bougourd, Registrar at the Guernsey Registry.
10/24/2017
50% of HNW and Ultra HNW do not have retirement plan in place
In addition to these financial tools at their disposal, Asia’s wealthy have begun turning to life insurance as a potential retirement tool to achieve financial security and maintain one’s lifestyle, while maximising efficiency in legacy planni
10/24/2017
Blockchain, Machine Learning, Robotics, AI And WT Will Reshape Digital Business In 2018
Ettienne Reinecke, Dimension Data’s Group Chief Technology Officer, says Blockchain has gone from strength to strength.
10/23/2017
Investors strike gold as 2017 dividends get set to smash record
UK dividends soared 14.3% to £28.5bn in the third quarter, according to the latest Dividend Monitor from Capita Asset Services
10/23/2017
MiFID II: Research reveals financial services sector risks non-compliance and €5M fines through lack of awareness
The research, facilitated by Censuswide, was based on responses from 200 professionals responsible for operations and/or regulatory compliance in the UK finance sector
10/23/2017
Women in top paying jobs 38% poorer than male colleagues when they reach old age
UBS Wealth Management looked at the financial situation of high earning men and women over their lifetimes
10/20/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator represents the sum of forward redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds
10/19/2017
Transparency in alternative assets requires ‘collaborative partnership’ between investors and asset managers, says Northern Trust
The paper, Alts Transparency: Finding the Right Balance, is a follow-up to an industry-wide survey conducted earlier this year by The Economist Intelligence Unit for Northern Trust
10/18/2017
Fighting Financial Crime in the World of Blockchain
Tools at the cutting edge of fraud and financial crime prevention today will only grow in importance tomorrow.
10/18/2017
Unprecedented growth in APAC private equity - RESEARCH
The research was carried out in Q3 2017 with responses from 142 responses private equity professionals in the UK, Continental Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and The Middle East.