04/18/2012

Asset Management ‘Skill’ Worth 5% a Year

Managers classed as ‘skilful’ are most likely to be strong in the second section, being able to hold on to a stock that has performed in the past and continues to do so when held in the portfolio, Inalytics said.

04/17/2012

Report: Credit Suisse May Cut 5,000 Jobs

According to Swiss paper Der Sonntag, the Zurich-based lender could disclose the cost-cutting moves in its upcoming first-quarter earnings report on April 25.

04/16/2012

Wells Fargo lands former UBS wealth adviser

Adviser David Halsch, a three-decade industry veteran, joined Wells' Denver office on Thursday from UBS AG's U.S. brokerage, a recruiter with knowledge of the move told Reuters.

04/13/2012

UBS adds advisers with $2 bln in client assets

UBS's Americas wealth management group is the fourth-largest U.S. brokerage by client assets with $754 billion in assets under management and just under 7,000 advisers as of the end of December.

04/13/2012

Mercer to rebuild Asia wealth team after departures

The last remaining member of Mercer’s three-strong wealth management consulting team in Singapore moved on last week, but the investment consultancy plans to rebuild and strengthen in this area.