Wealth and Asset Management

02/21/2012

Finnish investment bank focuses on wealth

"Evli Bank as a group has been recently refocusing more toward wealth management, and this is also bringing changes to the Baltic opera-tion," says Jolanta Latviene, the new CEO and board chairman of Evli Securities, Evli's Tallinn-based Ba

02/21/2012

Wealth tax to span watches, paintings...

Deposits in foreign banks, paintings, sculptures and expensive watches may come under the wealth tax net as part of the government's drive to unearth black money.

02/20/2012

IFA acquisition brings Web £20m in funds

The acquisition of another Surrey-based firm adds two more IFAs to Web’s personnel, corporate specialist Stuart Smillie and private client expert James Child.

02/20/2012

Norway’s wealth fund wants less of Europe, more of Asia

The fund, which holds nearly 2 per cent of all European shares, also has to adjust to lower real-return expectations and the government must cut back on how much of the oil money it spends if it wants to preserve the fund, Norges Bank, which manages the f

02/20/2012

Classic cars as a viable investment choice

With property prices floundering and returns falling on cash and equity, it suggested that alternative investments have seen renewed interest following the recession.

02/20/2012

Private jet makers woo Asia's super rich

The Hong Kong-born martial arts movie star, who has a massive following in China, was appointed this month as the company's first ever brand ambassador.