09/13/2015

Credit Suisse Plans October Strategy Announcement

Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam said in July he plans to shrink parts of the investment bank and focus on growth in Asia and wealth management, mirroring the approach of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse’s larger rival.

09/13/2015

McKinsey warns European private banks over fees

The upcoming Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is likely to ban wealth managers from receiving inducements (retrocessions) from product providers within discretionary mandates.

09/13/2015

Growing the angels' share

Most of all it needs more “angels”, wealthy and super-wealthy individuals prepared to rain down their hard-earned and unearned cash into the country's burgeoning start-up economy