Managers of Wealth

Bordier Private Bank Client Assets Climb 5%

The Geneva-based bank aims to increase client assets at its Singapore office to 1 billion francs from 400 million francs, the Swiss newspaper reported.

Brooks Macdonald Goes To Bat For Middlesex Cricket Club

Brooks Macdonald has become the new lead sponsor of Middlesex County Cricket Club for the next three years.

Barclays Wealth commits to Scottish market with refurbished Edinburgh office

Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond has unveiled Barclays Wealth's new Edinburgh office as the firm continues on its pursuit to become one of the five biggest private banks in the world by 2015.

Raymond James boosts wealth management business with acquisition

The combined businesses of Raymond James and Morgan Keegan will create one of the country’s largest full-service wealth management and investment banking firms not headquartered on Wall Street.

Hedge funds suffer in 2011, says HSBC Private Bank

Paulson was forced to apologise to his investors in November for his worst performance in 17 years.

Should the 50p tax rate be abolished?

The Liberal Democrats are insistent that it should not be abolished just to benefit the rich. Should the government go ahead?

Rathbone's Coombs: 'Cosy' investment trusts not independent enough

Coombs (pictured), a former Wealth Manager cover star, accepts that dealing with this issue is a delicate affair given the dealing restrictions involved, but views it as a crucial one to address.

Cheviot hits £100m landmark in Liverpool

The company’s first office outside London opened six months ago, and the firm said it had established eight strategic partnerships with IFAs based in the north west.

Sallie Krawcheck And Molly Ashby On Leadership, Wall Street, And Navigating Career Change

Krawcheck instead pursued the corporate track, earning the badge as one of the most powerful women on Wall Street.

Two firms unite to form one of biggest CPA-based wealth managers

According to the company, EB Wipfli will be one of the top 15 accounting firms in the nation with more than $314 million in combined annual revenue and more than 70,000 clients.

Genworth sells tax and accounting advisor unit

With the sale of GFIS, Genworth will focus on its core turnkey asset management businesses within Genworth Financial Wealth Management.

Barclays Wealth Shutters Argentina Office

The local unit, Barclays Sudamerica SA, was the only wealth management office in Latin America, Monique Wise, head of corporate communications for the Americas, said by telephone from New York today. The company “remains committed to Latin America,&

Ex-Soros trader’s hedge fund said to return outside money

The company plans to give investors more details this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified.

India Loses a Third of its Billionaires

According to a new study, the number of billionaires in India dropped by more than 30% in 2011. Press reports blamed the drop on the country’s stock market, which fell by 40% last year.

India's MOST influential women in finance

Here, is preview on these women (in no particular order) who have successfully challenged the limits of the so-called 'man's world'.

Julius Baer wins top award

Julius Baer has been named Best Boutique Private Bank in Asia and Best Private Bank – External Asset Manager’s Choice.

Bahrain to host first GCC private banking forum

Euromoney Conferences and the Economic Development Board will hold the first GCC Private Banking Conference in Bahrain on March 7, it was announced yesterday.

New year, new hope, old problems - Coutts & Co

As we embark on the year ahead, there are a number of hurdles still to overcome. Most notable is the euro-zone debt crisis which, though off the front page for the time being, remains largely unresolved. However, with economic data in the US and emergin

Tough new laws to put greedy bankers behind bars

Growing public outrage over the severe damage caused by the banking crisis has prompted the Chancellor to prepare a new criminal offence of ‘corporate negligence’ to punish reckless financiers.

Will the wealthy foreigners directly buy Indian stocks?

These investors, called 'Qualified Foreign Investors' (QFIs), were earlier allowed to invest only in Indian mutual funds.

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