01/22/2019
If investors don’t overhaul banker pay, populism will
The news last week that Santander was abandoning its planned hire of UBS investment bank boss Andrea Orcel as chief executive, highlighted an odd side-effect of those pay reforms.
Wealth and Asset Management
01/22/2019
UBS swings to profit, but misses expectations
UBS is targeting to repurchase up to USD 1bn of shares.
01/22/2019
JP Morgan Global Alternatives Outlook
As growth slows and risks rise, investors should expect the unexpected
01/22/2019
Wealth planning needs of internationally mobile clients
These statistics mean little unless we understand the growth trends within this group of individuals.
01/21/2019
A woman who studied 600 millionaires says there's a misconception about wealth that just won't die
Point blank, income and wealth are not the same thing.
01/21/2019
Individual wealth grew 14% in 2018; financial assets outpace physical
The proportion of financial assets increased to 60% in 2018
01/21/2019
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Having laid the foundations of Pictet Funds’ online presence and growing restless, she asked the Partners for more responsibility.
01/21/2019
Pictet plans hiring spree to expand into Middle East and Asia
Swiss wealth manager bullish in a bear market as it raises headcount by 500
01/21/2019
Vontobel launches leveraged products in Denmark
The tracker enables Danish investors to add Bitcoin as a bankable asset to their portfolios.
01/21/2019
Geneva WM expands by opening new office
The opening of this branch in Bern is a first step in this direction, and we are very happy.
01/21/2019
Pictet to Hire Hundreds of Bankers
The effort represents an 50 percent hike on its recruiting efforts last year, and follows the entrance of ex-Julius Baer boss Boris Collardi as a partner.
01/21/2019
What it's like to get investment through the super exclusive Coutts Investment Club
The private investor network brokered by the Queen's bank helped UK AI startup SenSat raise £? and build a valuable global network of angel investors
01/21/2019
Luxembourgish family office Stanwahr enters Spain
The company Stanwahr S.à r.l. is owned by the French company Evalfi, which is indirectly owned by a group of members of William Higgons' family.
01/18/2019
Switzerland’s UBP gets Taiwan fund licence, sets up local office
UBP currently has eight Taiwan-domiciled funds, including the UBAM AJO US Equity Value fund, UBAM Corporate US Dollar Bond fund, and UBAM Europe Equity fund.
01/18/2019
The best investments are in works of art, says report
40% of art collectors working in the asset management industry
01/18/2019
Rich people approach problems like this — and it helps explain why they’re wealthy
Optimists are far more likely than pessimists to make smart money move
01/18/2019
Ukraine's PrivatBank expects court appeal against former owners t
Supervisory board chief Engin Akcakoca told Reuters he expected the appeal “to be over this year”.
01/18/2019
Morgan Stanley Targets Singapore's Rich Chinese Entrepreneurs
Bank is expanding operations for family offices in the city
01/18/2019
Morgan Stanley shares slide after earnings disappointment on weak trading, wealth management
The firm posted the weakest fixed-income trading results of its peers, plunging 30 percent to $564 million, compared with the $806 million estimate.
01/18/2019
Bank of America’s Wealth-Management Business Bucks Trend in Volatile Quarter
BofA’s wealth-management revenue rose 7% in the fourth quarter, while wild stock-market swings at the end of 2018 hurt rivals