09/21/2015
How does financial education help businesses? An interview with Jeanette Makings by Penny Lovell
One of my favourite quotes in business at the minute comes from Richard Branson: “If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.”
09/21/2015
The Seventh Rule of Investing: Discipline and Co-ordination by Justin Urquhart Stewart
In this series I have deliberately avoided any of the rules around trading and short term investing.
09/21/2015
It is due to launch in mid-October and will develop funds for institutional and family office clients.
09/21/2015
“We operate a pragmatic ‘best-in-class’ approach, seeking to invest in companies that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and the highest standards of corporate governance.”
09/18/2015
Pictet and Lombard Odier, Geneva’s two largest private banks, are also expanding their base in Luxembourg.
09/18/2015
Moulton And Souter swoop on World's most expensive perfume maker
Investors in the vehicle include Sir Brian Souter and his sister Ann Gloag, who set up £2bn transport company Stagecoach in 1980, Perscitus Advisers, the family office of Better Capital founder Mr Moulton, and investment group EME Capital.
09/18/2015
Aberdeen Asset Management wins corporate engagement award
Aberdeen Asset Management Charitable Foundation was awarded the Best Foundation accolade at last night’s Corporate Engagement Awards.
09/18/2015
Douglas Flint says Britain’s regulatory system is better suited to a global banking titan
09/18/2015
The branch was set up by co-heads of office Nigel Gilland and David Mellett.
09/17/2015
SJP told the newspaper clients are only interested in one overall charge which covers advice and fund management
09/17/2015
A chartered accountant by trade, Irby spent 27 years at ING Barings.
09/17/2015
Almost one third (29%) of the UK’s HNWIs under the age of 40 believe that recommendations from their wealth management firm have not been in line with their risk tolerance, according to new research released today.
09/17/2015
Bestinvest remains one of the leading direct platforms in one of the most dynamic sectors of financial services
09/16/2015
Like medieval medicine, the success rate of active fund management is based mostly on faith rather than scientific fact.
09/16/2015
Malta has come a long way as a fund jurisdiction since it joined the EU in 2004.
09/16/2015
HSBC Explores the Future of Wealth with Next Generation Family Business Leaders
Harnessing the next generation's energy and potential is a critical component of succession planning.
09/15/2015
The team will be independent from Aberdeen’s direct equity and fixed income teams.
09/15/2015
Last week, members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) found themselves once again to be largely of one mind on the question of interest rates, as members voted 8–1 for no change to the Bank of England rate of 0.5%. The pound rose slightly after
09/15/2015
The London office will also be the source for first hand information for the Diaspora living in the UK and Europe.
09/14/2015
I heard an excellent new word this week; infobesity. It means the sheer quantity of information available makes decision-making more difficult.