09/29/2020
WeekWatch by St. James’s Place
The government’s goal is to reduce its spending on job support schemes while also limiting damage to jobs and the economy.
Wealth and Asset Management
09/29/2020
Citi to open its largest wealth hub globally in Singapore in December
The bank has 12 branches in Singapore, down from 14 at the start of this year.
09/28/2020
Banque de Luxembourg Integrates Marketaxess’ Axess IQ Order & Execution Workflow Solution
Axess IQ enhanced with MarketAxess’ automated trading capabilities
09/28/2020
Ocorian acquires Newgate Compliance
The deal, which was agreed on 22 September, is subject to regulatory approval.
09/28/2020
Whisky investment fund manager partners with InvestaX
Gaining exposure to such a regulated real asset investment is exceptionally rare, but InvestaX will work with Wave to make more accredited investors aware of the opportunity and risks.
09/28/2020
Julius Baer Weighs Opening U.S. Business, Buying LatAm Firms
Sanchez has previously said the bank ranks roughly sixth or seventh among international private banks in the region.
09/28/2020
RBC takes £9m stake in Brooks Macdonald
According to stock market filings, RBC bought a 3.1% stake on 23 September when the stock was trading at an average price of £18.10.
09/28/2020
What families can teach wealth managers
An unprecedented global threat, the coronavirus looks set to change the way we think, work and live -- not only in the short term but also in the long term.
09/27/2020
HSBC struggles to escape as the dragon and the eagle bare claws
Though the list itself is yet to be published, speculation is mounting that HSBC, a big player in the dollar clearing market, could be on it.
09/27/2020
10 private islands you can buy for the price of a high end London home
So far this year, there have been some 362 transactions across the capital for £3m or more and high-end homebuyers have paid an average of £4,975,462 to get on the top tier of the London property ladder.
09/27/2020
The European nobleman behind Dubai's new invite-only business club
Count Oliver of Wurmbrand-Stuppach launches Ambassadors Club in Dubai after months of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic
09/25/2020
Positive event risks for gold
Since early August, gold prices have traded in a tight range, between 1900 and 2000 per ounce.
09/25/2020
HSBC Private Banking raises record USD1.6bn in alt investments so far in 2020
Over the course of 2020, HSBC Private Banking has offered eligible clients a diverse mix of alternative solutions and seen the number of clients investing in alternatives up by 30 per cent on 2019.
09/25/2020
Schroders plans £250m UK public/private trust less than a year after landing Woodford mandate
Schroder UK Public Private co-manager Tim Creed jumps on board for trust with similar investment universe
09/25/2020
Steering Wealth Management Industry Through Digital Transformation In The Post Pandemic World
Technology adoption is no longer a matter of simply driving growth and product innovation, rather, it is about surviving the current crisis and even thriving under it.
09/25/2020
Positive event risks for gold
The latest CFTC data bears this out.
09/25/2020
Zurich digital WM CEO: ‘We want to be the main provider for retail investors’
‘Roughly two thirds of customers invest for the first time. They often will not invest all of their money in us,’ he said.
09/25/2020
SFAMA and AMP Switzerland to merge
The former chairman of the AMP and president of SFAMA is president of the new association.
09/25/2020
Jersey wealth managers merge
As UK financial planning firm agrees eighth M&A deal of 2020
09/25/2020
Asian equity monthly by Nikko Asset Management
This is a big positive change versus the response post the Global Financial Crisis