Managers of Wealth

Bahamas Financial Services Competitive Model Not Easily Duplicated Says Minister Strachan

The Minister affirmed she is committed to working with what has been provided

DBS aims for S$100b in private banking assets in less than 3 years

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings DBSM.SI is aiming for a 40 per cent jump in its private banking assets to $100 billion in less than three years, fueled by the growth of millionaires in the Greater China region and in its home market.

UBS Increases Stake in China Securities Joint Venture

Swiss bank completed purchase of additional stake in February

HSBC Investor Update

HSBC is undertaking a significant reshaping of its business portfolio

Old Mutual to bolster funds by selling stake in asset manager

Old Mutual, the FTSE 100 listed insurer, is to bolster its funds with the sale of a tranche of shares in Old Mutual Asset Management in the US

China Merchants' explosive private-banking growth sets up global expansion push

Surge in assets under management at wealth operation this year buoys hopes for international expansion targeting Chinese customers abroad

Osborne to signal bank levy retreat in olive branch to HSBC

George Osborne is set to review the bank levy to keep Britain’s biggest banks in the country

Private Banking in the Digital Era

The increasing role of technology in private banking has upset the old tried and trusted ways of doing business “Twenty years ago, only sophisticated financial intermediaries could afford powerful data tools.

Credit Suisse’s de Ferrari driven by region's wealth

Credit Suisse’s Asia Pacific private banking head Francesco de Ferrari is looking to bulk up the firm’s assets under management in the region

Rise of the trust fund kids who loaf, paint and write

James Merrill was born rich "whether I liked it or not"

Swiss private bank bets on tie-ups to boost Asia growth

Magnenat projected double-digit growth in Asia

Barclays' US wealth unit changes hands

As of May 31, 2015, Barclays had approximately 180 financial advisors in the U.S.

Rethinking wealth management's regional race

All have been busy in recent months, acquiring businesses, recruiting staff, establishing regional footholds from scratch, and in some cases an amalgamation of all three.

Smart Beta Critics “Supping on Thin Gruel”

The “futurewealthy”—those with an average net worth of $2.7 million today—prefer to work with a relationship manager

Opinion: How to make money on expensive art if you aren’t a millionaire

The benefits from this favorable tailwind, recently confirmed by a huge $2.3 million insider purchase by a Sotheby’s director

Why Financial Advisors And Insurance Agents Need To Forge Partnerships With Accountants

This is usually the case for all sorts of clients, but its even more fundamental when it comes to high-net-worth clients.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners adds three new thematic SRI strategies to Parvest range

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has announced the addition of three innovative Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) strategies to its Parvest range, investing in themes considered to be key future social, economic and environmental challenges.

Chinese online gaming company wins $2.3m Buffett lunch

Beijing-based Da Lian Zeus Entertainment Company was the top bidder in an online auction of a steak lunch with Warren Buffett

Weatherbys boss: 'We have records on every horse going back to 1791...that sort of data is invaluable, it gives us an edge'

Riding a horse in the Derby comes with its own pressures but that’s nothing to being the latest member of the Weatherby family to run the 245-year company which bears your name

The winners of the 2015 Private Banker International Awards are...

Private Banker International has revealed the winners for the 2nd annual Private Banker International Awards: London 2015.

Wealth and Asset Management