08/14/2019
StanChart eyes $100 billion private bank assets in growth push, to hire bankers
The private banking business accounted for just 3.8% of StanChart’s total profit before tax in the first-half of this year.
Wealth and Asset Management
08/14/2019
Accountancy firm's business advisory team hits £1 million in fees
A flurry of business has boosted Anderson Anderson and Brown's business advisory team's fee base
08/13/2019
Juerg Zeltner Racks Up Another Job
Fifty-two-year-old Zeltner is expected to be nominated as a non-independent director, and be approved at Deutsche's next shareholder meeting next May.
08/13/2019
Bank of Singapore’s Tan: «Banking Needs to be a Lifestyle»
Naturally, Bank of Singapore’s growth was backed by a major hiring drive that saw headcount grow 2.2 times in the same period from 186 to 401.
08/13/2019
UBS Private Wealth Advisor John Straus, Jr. CFP® Named to Forbes' List of Top Next Gen Wealth Advisors
Recognition of an exceptional career in Financial Services
08/13/2019
Guernsey Finance targets South Africa private wealth
Guernsey is keen to grow its presence in the region, and Mr Crawford believes the country offers opportunities for the island.
08/13/2019
Choosing a Wealth Manager: the Decision-Making Process in the UK
Inheritance and estate planning services that include current HNW clients’ children in the planning process are the most straightforward solution.
08/13/2019
Syz: Tale of New Awakening and Return to the Roots
Bank Syz became an important player within the banking industry and the end of banking secrecy didn’t harm its business to any significant degree.
08/13/2019
Walker Crips signs new tech deal in search for cost savings
We were looking for a business management system
08/12/2019
5 Trends That Wealth Managers Need to Keep Their Eyes On Right Now
While overall satisfaction toward wealth management firms are still at a healthy level, wealth clients’ expectations are increasingly shifting to expect their wealth management providers to offer seamless, convenient digital experiences, and current
08/12/2019
INDONESIA: Banks hope to strike gold with wealth-management products
To support its expansion in the mutual fund industry Commonwealth Bank signed a business deal with Sucor Asset Management in Jakarta on Thursday to sell the latter’s new mutual fund product.
08/12/2019
Malaysian wealth firm seeks more offshore assets
Following its partnership with BOCHK AM, KL-based Areca Capital has made a similar arrangement with Value Partners.
08/12/2019
Talent Wars: Why Wealth Managers Are In Demand At Family Offices
More than three new billionaires were minted weekly in Asia-Pacific, accounting for more than half of new billionaires worldwide.
08/12/2019
Swiss Bank Accounts Aren't as Great as They Used to Be
UBS, Credit Suisse and Julius Baer are all passing on negative rates to large account holders. It’s bizarre to argue that this should affect ECB policy.
08/12/2019
Brewin opens in Bath following £19m wealth deal
Brewin Dolphin has completed its acquisition of Bath IFA, Epoch Wealth Management, after first announcing the deal in April.
08/12/2019
Cantonal bank’s profit rises as personnel-related expenses increase
This is mostly due to expansion in the workforce
08/11/2019
Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Suffers Pay Cut
AMP hired him as a so-called «clean skin», a non-Australian to clean up a major scandal over misleading customers and lying to its regulator.
08/11/2019
Maybank Debuts Wealth Offering in Philippines
The Philippines has been in the spotlight in recent times due to growing interest from others to tap into its market for its financial sector potential across various segments.
08/09/2019
Pictet AM to launch fixed income fund for Switzerland’s investors
The fund, which has no benchmark, also tries to avoid downside risks.
08/09/2019
Transferring Wealth to the Next Generations – Making the Most of the Opportunity
Why should wealth management advisory firms develop strategies to appeal to future generations who are either making or inheriting, Asia’s vast and rapidly expanding private wealth?