08/26/2012
Emirates NBD wins Asia's Best Brand award
'Asia's Best Brand,' award is conferred on manufacturers and companies of outstanding consumer products and focuses on the company brands and trademarks.
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08/26/2012
Bank of Ireland Private Banking launches new global equity investment fund
Targeted at the bank's existing and new private client investors, the fund, which will be managed by Leona Nicholson, is made up of 65 global equities.
08/26/2012
Deutsche Bank turns screw on bonuses
Pay consultants expect the use of clawbacks to rise sharply this year following a string of recent banking scandals, including the manipulation of Libor and anti-money laundering failures.
08/26/2012
Wealthy French expats are struggling to afford the desirable 'golden square' addresses
Hideously diverse Britain: a postcode problem for Parisians in London
08/23/2012
Middle-class income and wealth fell in last 10 years, survey shows
About 85% of middle-class people say it’s tougher now than a decade ago to maintain their living standards, according to the Pew Research Center report.
08/23/2012
Coutts Sells Emerging-Market Bonds, U.S. Shares After Rallies
That’s the biggest outperformance since 1998, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
08/23/2012
Ucis clampdown: what it means for wealth managers
The rules would apply to advisers rather than discretionary managers, while sophisticated investors and high net worth individuals would be exempt from the restrictions.
08/23/2012
Meet The CEOs Of Africa’s Top 5 Banks
Maree, 53, is a former Rhodes scholar and the CEO of the Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest financial services conglomerate.
08/23/2012
A Swiss bank bets on emerging markets
There is trouble closer to home, too: German politicians are threatening to tear up a treaty designed to head off attacks on Swiss banking secrecy.
08/23/2012
WHO would want to be a Swiss private banker right now?
A Swiss bank bets on emerging markets
08/23/2012
ABN Amro Q2 profit drops, sees more impairments
Nationalised Dutch bank ABN AMRO on Friday said second-quarter profit fell as loan impairment charges doubled, and warned of further hits this year because of the fragile state of the Dutch economy.
08/23/2012
Leading private bank adapts defense play in Asia
Their preference for high quality bonds in the first half of 2012 spurred Coutts’ performance, and corporate bonds will remain an effective global hedge.
08/23/2012
Britain's richest 5% gained most from quantitative easing – Bank of England
Bank report to MPs reveals wealthiest boosted by QE and low base rate, but insists policy spared UK from even deeper slump
08/23/2012
Baring's gold hoard larger than that of several countries
A number of fund managers have begun establishing positions in the precious metal lately, as signs mount that the global economy is facing a troubled second half of 2012.
08/23/2012
Credit Suisse to Host Philanthropy Campus
t Credit Suisse, we understand that the most lasting changes often begin with the actions of a single individual or a family, which is why we constantly work with our partners to develop new ways to help our clients achieve their philanthropic goals
08/23/2012
Germans raid Julius Baer clients in tax crackdown
German tax inspectors have raided clients of Swiss bank Julius Baer, the latest development in a dispute over untaxed money held in secret Swiss accounts, a German magazine reported.
08/22/2012
Where will your next high net worth clients come from?
There can be no doubt that the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) should be seen as a terrific enhancement to the provision of financial advice.
08/22/2012
Old wealth reborn in new Indonesia
Wealth-X, a global intelligence and wealth due diligence firm, estimated in its latest Indonesia country report that 775 individuals in Indonesia are worth more than US$30 million, a statistic that underscores the country's still yawning wealth gap.
08/22/2012
Dubai voted 13th most important city in the world
City expected to strengthen its position in the next 10 years
08/22/2012
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Group continues to attract new clients
Client assets totalled CHF 96.2 billion at 30 June 2012, up 5.2% on the end-2011 level of CHF 91.4 billion. The increase is due to net deposits by private clients as well as to the effect of exchange rates and asset values.