Managers of Wealth

Swiss Bank Merger Speculation Overblown, Vontobel CEO Say

The pace of dealmaking in Swiss private banking, prompted by higher regulatory and compliance costs and thinner margins, is lagging expectations

The rising cost of banking Asia's rich

Asia’s booming economies are churning out new millionaires at a rapid rate and wealth managers have been vying for a slice of this growing pie

Fallen Heroes of September 11, 2001 Congressional Gold Medals

The three medals were prepared and struck by the United States Mint and bear unique designs for the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 in rural Pennsylvania.

Will robots replace executives? - McKinsey

Technology is getting smarter, faster. Are you? Experts including the authors of The Second Machine Age, Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, examine the impact that “thinking” machines may have on top-management roles.

AFH Financial takes over Hindsight

AFH Financial Group has added £13m to totsal funds under management through the acquisition of the assets of Northampton-based Hindsight Financial Services

Swiss Banks Pitch Neutrality to Lure Wealthy U.S. Clients

Approach by Pictet, Vontobel, UBS Comes Amid Rising Geopolitical Uncertainty

UBS chairman says smaller banks to merge, large banks already too big

Swiss bank UBS's chairman Axel Weber expects mergers among smaller banks in Europe, mainly in the retail sector, while larger lenders were less likely to join up due to regulatory concerns.

How banks are edging back into wealth advice sector

Banks are scrabbling to compete in the wealth advisory market by shifting to a culture of open architecture using third-party asset managers

British Bank Tries To Rein In Its Horrible Jerk Bankers A Bit

Barclays may start cutting pay to punish senior bankers who bully their underlings.

Money magnets

Lebanon’s wealth management business is small, but private banks want to change that

Scottish wealth manager launches personal OEICs for wealthy clients

He said the wealth manager has made the move in response to demand from high net worth clients for a cost-effective way to manage their wealth.

Equilibrium has more than the right balance

Wealth management firm Equilibrium has hailed a record year that saw it break the £4m turnover barrier.

Beacon Gains European Status

Cambridgeshire based, Chartered Independent Financial Advisers, Beacon Wealth Management has added yet another status to their award-winning services.

BMO Harris Private Banking Named Best Private Bank

We're thrilled and honoured to be receiving this award once again

RBC Head Calls for Tailored Broker Fiduciary Rules

An extension also must acknowledge that certain essential broker functions could not survive under the same fiduciary standard that governs investment advisors, adds Taft on a conference call with reporters this week.

Wealth effect may one day stop being so great for wealthy, says wealthy person

Schwarzman’s gratitude is appropriate.

Singapore Yacht Show And Wealth-X Announce Knowledge Partnership

The partnership will extend to joint presentations both in Asia and Europe on the opportunities for yachting companies to capitalise on fast growing private wealth and changing tastes in Asia.

Edmond de Rothschild IP raises €300m for new fund

Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners says it has raised €300m from institutional investors in less than a year for its Winch Capital 3 fund.

British Virgin Islands targets rich mainland Chinese

Territory wants to attract those seeking helpin succession planning and setting up trusts

Jersey funds business back to £200bn mark

The latest figures for all sectors of Jersey’s finance industry show stability and signs of new growth, led by the funds sector where the value of funds business passed through the £200 billion mark for the first time since June last year.

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