08/22/2012
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
City expected to strengthen its position in the next 10 years
08/22/2012
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.
08/22/2012
The operator of Switzerland's national stock exchange is eyeing "strategic investments" with the proceeds from its sale of a stake in derivatives market Eurex, in a bid to execute on its well-publicised strategy of "internationalisatio
08/22/2012
The Private Client Group continues to perform reasonably well.
08/21/2012
These days wealth management contributes less than 8 per cent of CBA's group earnings, less than half its relative contribution before the global financial crisis.
08/21/2012
Comparatively, the middle class, who earned between $50,000-$75,000 annually, gave out average of 7.6 percent of their income to charity that year.
08/21/2012
Barclays expands Singapore private banking team
Barclays today announced that it has set up an Independent Asset Managers team in Singapore, as it continues to capitalise on market opportunities in Asia, and further grow its private banking business in the region.
08/21/2012
Bromsgrove-based Redbourne Wealth Management has found a charitable solution to the issue of transferring clients after switching networks.
08/21/2012
Succession Group has undertaken a management reshuffle following the £12.5m acquisition of its first five IFA firms.
08/21/2012
New York-based JPMorgan last month reported a 9 percent decline to $4.96 billion following its trading loss in London.
08/20/2012
“There used to be this moat that created a great business model for Swiss banks -- it’s gone,” said Friedman, who was hired into the newly-created CIO position by former UBS Chief Executive Officer Oswald Gruebel in March 2011.
08/20/2012
Bespoke DFM firms are winning business from private banks as high-net-worth clients feel they are being squeezed out in favour of wealthier clients.
08/20/2012
The business targets startups and established funds with long-short or hedged strategies and those focused on arbitrage.
08/20/2012
Bank of America has been selling non-core business units and cutting thousands of jobs as part of its efforts to reduce costs and bolster capital.
08/20/2012
Charitable contributions rose by 15 percent; Carbon dioxide emissions lessened by 24,500 metric tons
08/20/2012
Leeds-based law firm launches new wealth management business
The law firm has been an ambitious player in the Leeds investment scene, and it has made a number of acquisitions in the past to boost its position.
08/20/2012
They also opted for a high degree of diversification in their portfolio, in which they mostly included short-term products.
08/19/2012
Rise of secret millionaires who never make the rich lists
One of the trivial lessons from the boom is that the so-called rich lists rarely come close to the truth.
08/19/2012
And it's not just billionaires loading up on the yellow metal.