04/01/2020
COVID-19 special: Spotlight on sectors
The Nikko AM team has provided a brief outline of some of the issues that we see across the major sectors.
Wealth and Asset Management
04/01/2020
Swiss bank Vontobel plans to open Milan office, eyes business after epidemic
Vontobel’s wealth management business for Italian clients, previously managed out of Zurich as well as from Italian-speaking Locarno and Lugano in Switzerland, will be handled by a larger team it wants to build up in Milan.
03/31/2020
Credit Suisse: Bonuses are no longer taboo in the crisis
While it is still a little early to talk about the 2020 bonuses, the measures could go in that direction.
03/31/2020
Bank CIC with high growth rate
The result reached an increase of 9 percent to CHF 104.6 million. Commission, service and trading business also grew.
03/31/2020
Greater China Beckons for Private Banks and Wealth Managers Prepared for the Challenges Ahead
KPMG China has a vast footprint, with 23 offices across 21 cities and with around 12,000 partners, directors and staff across the major cities of the country.
03/31/2020
Basel boutique acquires fund and two PMs
Hänggi said: ‘We are pleased to have found in Tareno a professional and successful partner who supports our efforts to promote charitable interests.’
03/31/2020
Ascot Lloyd buys Norfolk adviser
The deal adds to Ascot Lloyd's own £8bn funds under influence and 130 advisers, and follows a string of acquisitions by the consolidator in recent months.
03/30/2020
Standard Chartered launches ‘My RM’
Supported by My RM’s document and file sharing, screen sharing, text chat and audio call functions, clients would be able to get detailed market updates from their relationship managers without visiting the branch.
03/30/2020
Wealth group withdraws guidance
The company board reaffirmed its previously declared interim dividend of 2.5 cents per share, to be paid on 14 April.
03/30/2020
Siam Commercial Bank’s Sornchai Suneta on Tailored Solutions and Astute Financial Planning
SCB Asset Management is one of Thailand’s leading investment product houses, giving Suneta a remarkable perspective on the evolution of supply and demand in the country.
03/30/2020
China’s $30t asset management market beckons global wealth firms
Asset management could be one of the most competitive sectors because of the opportunities.
03/30/2020
Servicing the new model client by Iress
With the change in demographic has come a change in relationship model.
03/30/2020
Geneva WM on how to avoid the liquidity trap
The low interest-rate environment has spurred investments into higher-risk premium strategies
03/30/2020
Investment Update on dividends
With dividends pressured, companies focus on financial strength
03/30/2020
A new generation of HNWIs puts focus on ESG
As the next generation around the world prepare to inherit this wealth generated by their parents over the past few decades, we can see a shift in attitudes and priorities when it comes to the way this money will be invested and put to work.
03/30/2020
A crisis in equity dividend income
By the close of business yesterday, around 15% of FTSE 350 constituents had already announced dividend cuts
03/30/2020
What Private Banks Are Telling Clients About Asian Equities
While the past week’s rebound has failed to convince most investors that the market has hit a bottom, private banks are not sitting idle.
03/29/2020
In Crisis, Credit Suisse Boss Comes Into His Own
Ultimately, any investment banking veteran like Gottstein at the peak of his career would have seized the opportunity to become CEO of a major bank.
03/27/2020
Labuan IBFC's Financial Services Community Band Together to Contribute to the Relief Efforts in Combating COVID-19
The Labuan IBFC Community is deeply concerned about the growing scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic impact, particularly on Labuan island.
03/27/2020
Citi: Capital Controls Coming Soon for Emerging Markets
The only way to resolve this contradiction, in principle, is to close the capital account, said David Lubin, the bank’s London-based head of emerging market economics.