Managers of Wealth

Ashcourt Rowan pre-tax losses narrow

Positive revenue growth year on year, up 4% to £36.4m

Barclays doing fine in S'pore, with or without Diamond

SINGAPORE When Bob Diamond came to Singapore in 2004 to open Barclays' back office at The Atrium, the bank then employed about 500 people, with 150 in investment banking.

George Osborne 'to fight for bankers' bonuses' in Europe

George Osborne is preparing to defend the right of British banks to pay large bonuses against EU plans to cap the pay-outs, it emerged last night.

Aberdeen Supports Its Scottish Open Sponsorship With TV Commercial

Aberdeen Asset Management is supporting its sponsorship of the Scottish Open with a 30 second television advertising campaign that will run in the United States, UK, and Europe.

Wanted: female financial advisers

Women are significantly under-represented in the financial planning profession, with only one quarter of financial planners being female. So what are we doing to correct this imbalance?

Swiss private banking unit looking for new owner

"I don't think the process will start until after he arrives, but they want to have something ready for him to sell," one of the sources said.

Asia spending billions on private tuition for kids

The study by the Asian Development Bank and the University of Hong Kong's Comparative Education Research Centre says shadow education is fast becoming a permanent but expensive fixture in Asia - with countries like Japan spending a whopping $12 billi

China's wealth management industry to grow by 9.5% annually over next four years: report

The robust performance of Chinese GDP has made it one of the most favorable investment destinations for wealth management firms across the globe.

Swiss private bank to cut jobs

Spokesman Reto Giudicetti confirmed comments by Chief Executive Zeno Staub in an interview with the Handelszeitung newspaper on Thursday that the bank would have to lose an unspecified number of positions.

Standard Chartered launches Islamic wealth product range aimed at HNWIs

The package, aimed at plugging industry gaps in the availability of Shariah compliant products, covers fiduciary deposits, property financing, equities, Islamic fixed income instruments (Sukuks), mutual funds (including exchange-traded funds), third-party

Scotia Private Client Group launches new investment solution for HNW clients

Under the management of Scotia Asset Management, each fund within Scotia Private Client Group Pools will be offered as a separate class of shares within the corporation. Investors can switch from one class of shares to another without triggering an immedi

Defecting US brokers bring along $59 billion assets ‎

“We’re seeing bigger teams now making bold moves and moving to another wirehouse or out of the space completely,” said Alois Pirker, research director at the Boston-based Aite Group, which studies wealth management trends.

2plan wealth management offers new lifeline to Honister advisers

“from weeks or months to just hours in many cases”

Global Corporate Giving Initiative Answers Question, “What Counts?”

The Global Guide provides corporations with a much needed tool to allow more efficient measurement of corporate giving on a global scale.

Ex-Adam & Co boss' new private bank raises £5m

New private bank Scoban is entering its next stage of development after successfully raising £5 million after two rounds of fund raising.

Discontent grows as clients demand Coutts' AIG answers

The payment follows the completion of an independent third party review

HNWIs more altruistic than advisers think

High net worth individuals are more altruistic than wealth advisers think, according to a global study published by Liechtenstein-headquartered private bank Kaiser Partner.

Aberdeen crowned best group in the What Investment Trust Awards 2012

Aberdeen had the largest number of trusts achieving first quartile performance in their sectors over ten years, as well as a number of stand-out performers.

Preserving wealth most important aspect of managing investments - study

The study, which focused on three key topics -- structure, investing, and succession and governance planning -- was conducted to find out more about what motivates family offices and to provide a collective insight to help family offices learn from each o

Britons with holiday homes in France hit with massive tax hikes as president Hollande tries to plug £8bn hole in budget

The increased levy on income from rented property and capital gains tax on sale profits could cost second-home owners thousands of pounds more a year.

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