03/05/2024
Private banks’ profits will reach 3.3 billion in 2023, an increase of 74.2% compared to the previous year
Unsurprisingly, margin income, totaling €6,965.8 million across the six banks, justified the increase in profits.
Wealth and Asset Management
03/05/2024
Goldman Sachs wealth-management executive warns against buying Chinese stocks, citing tepid growth, opaque policy
The bearish call reflects jitters among overseas investors about the outlook for the mainland China economy
03/04/2024
Indosuez WM: Female Attributes Prosper in Wealth
When compared to other areas of the financial sector, there is a particularly prominent share of females employed in Asia’s private wealth industry.
03/04/2024
Deutsche Bank commences share buyback program with a volume of up to € 675 million
The volume of the new program is 50% higher than the bank’s € 450 million share buyback program completed in 2023.
03/04/2024
Citigroup to leverage Hong Kong’s finance hub status to grow wealth business in Asia, Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong will be the epicentre of wealth management as some US$100 trillion in riches is created globally over the next 10 years, Citigroup’s Andy Sieg says
03/04/2024
Saxo unveils simpler pricing structure
The Danish broker has discontinued account plans, and the monthly fees tagged to them, as well as lowering commission rates.
03/04/2024
Wealth firm Alti eyes Asian buys and Middle East launch with $450M war chest
Nasdaq-listed Alti Tiedemann Global has raised a $450m war chest to fund acquisitions and is eyeing up deals in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as entering the Middle East market.
03/04/2024
H2O Asset Management suffers fresh auditing blow: How did it end up here?
The firm has provided occasional updates that have seen the value of the funds revised down over time, sometimes by as much as 70 per cent in a single year.
03/04/2024
Royal London Asset Management adopts BlackRock’s Aladdin
The adoption of Aladdin aims to allow for greater scalability of RLAM’s fund management business.
03/04/2024
LLB adds new bankers to its Frankfurt location
The Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) was able to poach an experienced team of three from the German Deka Bank.
03/04/2024
Evelyn Partners moved to new fund by PE backer
Secondaries specialist Coller Capital invests in the continuation vehicle, accounting for 50% of the new fund.
03/01/2024
Odey AM parent company swings to £4.6m loss in 2023
Dividends not approved
03/01/2024
Man Group: Results for the financial year ended 31 December 2023
These results reflect the quality of the business we have built, including the breadth and depth of our client relationships, and the merits of our diversified product offering."
03/01/2024
BlackRock and Fidelity build positions in Butterfield Bank
Butterfield has notified the BSX that two of the world’s largest investment companies have built substantial shareholdings in the bank.
03/01/2024
Leonteq publishes agenda and proposals of the Board of Directors for the Annual General Meeting 2024
The Board of Directors also proposes the re-election of Deloitte AG as its statutory auditor for the financial year 2024 and the re-election of the independent proxy.
03/01/2024
Acrevis Bank offers a generous dividend increase
The Acrevis Bank in eastern Switzerland achieved a net profit of 23.6 million francs in the 2023 financial year.
03/01/2024
UK wealthtech start-up Sidekick debuts new wealth management app
Sidekick claims its digital wealth management solution provides users with expert-managed investment portfolios and access to liquidity, if needed, by borrowing against their investments.
03/01/2024
Deutsche Bank jumps into the breach of the CS corporate customer business
This means that Deutsche Bank is jumping into a gap that was created by the disappearance of Credit Suisse (CS) in the local corporate customer business.
03/01/2024
Bank Avera: Strong profit increase under new management
This is probably due to the growth of customer funds and loans and the increased interest rates, as we can see further.
03/01/2024
Six wishes to make this a Budget for entrepreneurs
The Chancellor should therefore make the Spring Budget on March 6th one that incentivises entrepreneurs and encourages them (and others) to invest in the UK.