Managers of Wealth

Kleinwort Benson bags industry accolade

Kleinwort Benson Investors is pleased and honoured to have been named "Investment Manager of the Year, Ireland, 2012" by the prestigious World Finance publication.

Barclays plans radical bonus reforms

Barclays is planning radical bonus reforms that could see staff having to wait until they retire to collect their awards.

Fiducia goes for gold with fund Olympics

Henderson Global Investors and M&G came second and third, respectively.

Global Asset Management Profit Margins at Risk - Research

According to a new industry analysis surveying 96 money managers worldwide that oversee approximately $21 trillion in assets, profit margins since the financial crisis have been managed by controlling compensation and benefits expense.

RBS Results: Taxpayer Backed Bank Announce £1.5bn Pre-Tax Losses

RBS also unveiled a £125 million bill to cover the cost of its IT meltdown.

Liechtenstein Private Bank Expects 28 pc H1 Net Income Gain ‎

The Group expects to record total net income of roughly CHF 25 million (previous year: CHF 19.4 million) for the first half of 2012.

Australian Corporate Philanthropy Needs Direction

The report also found however that the reporting regime around the donations was opaque and that improved reporting standards and disclosure would lead to better targeted philanthropy and significant reputational enhancement for the companies concerned.

South African wealth management group announces 43% rise in earnings

According to the report, basic earnings per share totalled 632.7 cents in the six months to end-June, compared to 443 cents a year ago.

Private Client Indices and July Estimates - RESEARCH

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Coutts and Adam & Co profit falls as rising costs take their toll

The bank, which suffered an overall loss of £1.5 billion as its IT difficulties earlier in the year took a toll on its bottom line, blamed the 16% dip on higher expenses and increased impairments.

Hold the Bubbly: London Financiers Keep Low Profile at Olympics

The City of London's high-rolling banking industry is rolling as low as possible at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Meet the average Chinese millionaire: 39, plays golf, and owns an iPad

There are now 1,020,000 millionaires in China–a national record–and 63,500 “super-rich” Chinese.

Young Investors’ Assets and Loyalty Up for Grabs by Wealth Managers

Online capabilities crucial to younger generations, Aite Group study finds

Wealthy Foreigners Lured by U.S. Based Private "Edge" Banks

Banco Santander operates an “Edge Act” bank based in Miami that provides private banking services exclusively to wealthy foreigners, primarily Latinos.

Euro banking giant eyes MidEast opportunities

Banco Santander is a Spanish-based publicly listed multinational bank operating in ten core markets in Europe, Latin America and the United States.

The adviser’s confidence trick

The Eurozone debt crisis is the main culprit for our lack of confidence.

BNP Paribas profits helped by job and spending cuts

BNP Paribas reported good performances this quarter despite a challenging environment marked by another slowdown of Europe’s economic activity and a new market crisis.

Schroders posts strong first-half inflows, profits down ‎

First half net inflows at 2.7 billion pounds, were well above forecasts of 1.3 billion pounds, buoyed by a 1.9 billion pound influx of client cash into its institutional asset management business.

Barclays bolsters Midlands Private Banking team with Coutts hire

In his last role at Coutts, he was responsible for client management and business development within the Milton Keynes region and also has previous experience in opening a new wealth management office in Oxford.

Why Women Make Boardrooms Better

The study also found that in the middle of the decade when economic growth was relatively robust, there was little difference in share price performance between companies with and companies without women on the board.

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