- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

Q&A with IMA's Julie Patterson: The mad rush to get things done in Europe

It is set to be busy few months for those looking to set the regulation agenda in the fund management industry.

Investment advice for the missus (or hubby)

One of the reasons why Warren Buffett is being followed by lot of investors (and Twitter users) is his witty comments

Barclays may finally be ready to admit that its plan for investment banking domination has failed

Nearly six years ago, Barclays had high hopes that its purchase of Lehman Brothers’ US operations acquired for the relative pittance of $250 million would prove a resounding success.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management Luxembourg has just published the new edition of its ‘Investing in Luxembourg” guide

This Guide was developed in collaboration with ALFI (Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry), the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and the legal firm Clifford Chance.

Soros Says Europe Faces 25-Year Slump Without Overhaul

Billionaire investor George Soros said Europe faces 25 years of Japanese-style stagnation unless politicians pursue further integration of the currency bloc and change policies

Oliver Bell of T. Rowe Price to cover Middle East and Africa at Stockholm event

Oliver Bell, lead portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price and an expert in frontier markets, is set to share his views on the Middle East and Africa with delegates to the InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum taking place in Stockholm on 7 May.

Deutsche Bank adds to fears for investment banks’ Q1 performance

Deutsche Bank has had a “slow” start to the year in its investment banking business, due to market uncertainty related to the crisis in Ukraine and concerns about economic growth in China and Germany

Pensions guru: liberation threat has only just begun

Despite more than £600 million of pension money already falling into the hands of pension liberation scams, we have only seen the tip of the iceberg

Deutsche Bank: Count Russia As A Frontier Market

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday about the importance of supporting “overall macroeconomic steadiness” in the country.

Five crucial elements to DFM due dilligence

These range from the high-end bespoke services all the way down to managed portfolios on a third-party platform which will deal with lower investment amounts.

Fund chief Stout in warning over world markets

Murray International delivered less than a quarter of the returns of the wider market in the 12 months to December 31, in its first annual underperformance in the past 11 years.

Fifteen powerful Russia-focused bankers you should probably know

The Russian investment banking market isn’t what it was: banks have scaled back their ambitions and repatriated staff to London.

Barclays' bonus muddle

When I talk to Barclays' directors and also to regulators about how much that bank allocated to pay what it calls incentives - or bonuses

Old Mutual's Stephen Message: It isn't all over for equity income

It is now five years since the trough in equity markets following the financial crisis and, since then, income investors have had it pretty good.

Time for some radical Income Tax thinking

In the run up to the Budget everyone will be coming out with their wish lists

FRS 102: Penalty for prudence? by Danielle Stewart, Baker Tilly

Have you entered into an interest rate swap arrangement or any other financial derivative including options, forward contracts, and collars?

Global Debt Exceeds $100 Trillion as Governments Binge, BIS Says

The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to pull their economies out of recession and companies took advantage of record low interest rates

Why Bitcoin Isn't Dead Yet

The digital cryptocurrency which may or may not have been founded in 2009 by a 64-year-old Japanese recluse — was hit by the biggest challenge it's faced so far when Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin exchange.

Trust in UK banks stabilises but still lags behind rest of world

Consumer trust in the UK banking sector has stabilised after years of decline, but still lags behind the rests of the world

Sovereign Wealth Fund Forum Relocates to London

The Investment Management Association – the trade body for the UK’s asset management industry – has welcomed the news that the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds is to relocate its Secretariat in London

Comment, Analysis & Research