08/02/2012

Global Asset Management Profit Margins at Risk - Research

According to a new industry analysis surveying 96 money managers worldwide that oversee approximately $21 trillion in assets, profit margins since the financial crisis have been managed by controlling compensation and benefits expense.

08/01/2012

UK asset manager plans new Asia office

UK asset manager Jupiter, which this morning beat analyst expectations with its first-half figures, will open a new sales office in Hong Kong this year as part of global expansion plans, according to its chief executive.

07/31/2012

Former HSBC chiefs faces bonus clawbacks

One-time chief executive Michael Geoghegan and Sandy Flockhart, the head of the bank’s Mexican business for much of the period covered by the US investigation, are understood to be among former senior managers who face having parts of their bonus ta

07/31/2012

KBC closes sale of private banking division‎

Due to its very high solvency – a core Tier 1 ratio of 16.5%, a 21.1% Loan-to-Deposit ratio and a substantial cash surplus of over € 3 billion – KBL epb is proving to be a high-potential acquisition for Precision Capital. KBL epb will ret

07/31/2012

Urquhart Stewart: Family-focused IFAs to thrive post-RDR

The current economic and regulatory upheaval is providing opportunities for fee-based family financial planners and this trend is set to continue with the incoming Retail Distribution Review, the rise in technology and the current austerity, 7IM founder J