Managers of Wealth

Kleinwort parent pressured to spin off assets ‎

The parent company of Kleinwort Benson, one of the oldest names in British banking, is facing pressure from activist shareholders to break itself up and spin off all its assets.

Rockefellers and Rothschilds unite ‎

The coming together of two of the best known business dynasties in the Europe and the United States will give the London-listed Rothschild trust a much sought-after U.S. foothold.

Morgan Stanley set to expand wealth management offerings in india

The bank is unlikely to get into retail banking due to tough competition from local banks, the paper said.

Succession Wealth advisers will be ‘dual-listed’

Succession tells FTAdviser that it is changing its “entire business model” and its advisers will be ‘dual-listed’ to work on both restricted and independent entities.

Are you rich or not?

Most of us would have no trouble picking out the well heeled in our midst, but identifying what puts them into the wealthy club has become more subjective than ever.

World’s Wealthiest Women - Research

The richest women may span the globe, but two of them come from the same family

Spain's asset management set to change dramatically

The report, coordinated by Óscar García, senior manager capital markets for Spain at Accenture, is based on the results of a survey conducted in the first quarter of 2012 on 33 Spanish asset management companies, collectively representing 65

London- based jeweler Plans Asian Expansion After $1 Billion Offer

Graff, which depends on just 20 customers for almost half its revenue, is offering as many as 311.2 million shares at HK$25 to HK$37 apiece, according to a sales prospectus.

Assets Rise at Brewin Dolphin‎

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin saw total funds under management tick back above 25 billion pounds driven by a lift in discretionary funds.

Asset managers need to rethink model: Tria

Active equity managers need to rethink their business model, as outflows continue to wreak havoc across the industry.

Credit Suisse Chairman Plans to Replace CEO

The Zurich-based newspaper said potential candidates for the post including Hans-Ulrich Meister, the bank’s head of private banking

Does culture play a role in determining attitudes towards risk and returns?

In doing so, he has noticed many things, including a preference among Asian investors for assets that they can ‘touch and feel’. In an interview with Sachin P Mampatta, he discusses, among other things, Indians’ obsession with gold, the

HK tycoon and Asia's richest man anoints son to head business empire

The 83-year-old, whose personal wealth of $25.5 billion ranked him ninth on the 2012 Forbes Billionaires List, also said he would bankroll younger son Richard's acquisitions, helping him to expand a business centered on Hong Kong's fixed line ca

Difficult childhoods prepare female CEOs for life at the top

And what if you're a man who dreams of rising to the top? Best to grow up in a stable household with a stay-at-home mum and a dad who has a professional career. It also helps to captain the school football team. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/exec

Curmi & Partners, Morgan Stanley explore wealth management opportunities in Malta

This represents an important milestone in the development of the local wealth management industry.

West Coast wealth managers launch new frim

In the past, Kozak and Bourdon had already worked together developing a wealth management company associated with a Santa Barbara CPA firm and led it to growth and recognition.

Sanlam acquires client bank of Middlesex IFA

The acquisition brings £52m of funds under influence to Sanlam Private Wealth, which now has over £550m of funds under influence.

Private banking clients lose that loving feeling

I still find it hard to believe my family and I were allowed to wander those rooms, witness those wonders and spend time in silence with Michelangelo’s vast work with no one but our guide and a Vatican guard.

Millbrook Capital to convert to family office

In the wake of new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, Millbrook Capital Management is closing its only hedge fund and will instead become a family office for its founder, John Dyson.

Gold to shine - Coutts & Co

Gold, a traditional safe haven asset in troubled markets, has been out of favour recently amid growing fears of deflation.

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