07/04/2012
HNWIs more altruistic than advisers think
High net worth individuals are more altruistic than wealth advisers think, according to a global study published by Liechtenstein-headquartered private bank Kaiser Partner.
07/04/2012
High net worth individuals are more altruistic than wealth advisers think, according to a global study published by Liechtenstein-headquartered private bank Kaiser Partner.
07/04/2012
Aberdeen had the largest number of trusts achieving first quartile performance in their sectors over ten years, as well as a number of stand-out performers.
07/04/2012
The study, which focused on three key topics -- structure, investing, and succession and governance planning -- was conducted to find out more about what motivates family offices and to provide a collective insight to help family offices learn from each o
07/04/2012
Professional sports franchises are often discussed in the context of money – player contracts, labour disputes, purchase prices and the like.
07/03/2012
The venerable British bank was halfway toward completing a $500 million, five-year plan to build a brokerage franchise aimed at wealthy Americans when Robert Diamond, the Massachusetts-born chief executive who authorized the plan, resigned.
07/03/2012
New insight from hundreds of HNWs across Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA has engagement with the major driving forces of change as a wealth of creating wealth.
07/03/2012
Coutts is the private banking arm of Royal Bank of Scotland and asks for a £1million deposit to open an account.
07/02/2012
The Zurich-based lender is selling as many as 80.4 million Aberdeen shares for 245 pence to 255 pence each, a discount of as much as 7.4 percent to the closing price today, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the process is private.
07/02/2012
It was Thomas who established the firm’s reputation as private bankers to the aristocracy, and secured its royal connection.
07/02/2012
The Group aims to have 100 offices worldwide within the next five years.
07/01/2012
The situation is still precarious. Any excessive disappointment could send us into a new cycle of stress, which is the main driver of negotiations in Europe. The psychological battle between countries is feeding the rumour mill and heightening market vola
07/01/2012
The White Paper, entitled, ‘The RDR Inquiry’ was independently commissioned and not designed to reflect the opinions of 2plan or its members.
07/01/2012
“The role of cash deposit products/rates on wrap platforms will change substantially over the next few years. It is up to those IFAs to spend more time on this element of a portfolio to potentially gain a significant advantage for their client.&rdqu
07/01/2012
Heartwood has announced that it will be offering its model portfolios via the Novia platform.
07/01/2012
Coutts has created a global career framework that clearly defines career levels and job roles to make its reward and pay more transparent across 12 countries.
07/01/2012
The remaining assets of a collapsed independent financial advice firm in Glasgow have been taken on by one of its former consultants.
06/28/2012
In Switzerland, 58 percent of private banking clients have lost confidence in the financial system. Forty-four percent worry about inflation.
06/28/2012
Under the FSA’s adviser charging rules, it will be possible to deduct the advice fee from funds held within the investment product.
06/28/2012
Client inflows will at least match last year’s 7.2 billion Swiss francs ($7.4 billion), helping to maintain profitability, Droux said in an interview in Solothurn, Switzerland. The bank is targeting 7 billion to 8 billion francs, he said.
06/28/2012
It was an effort to demonstrate the Vatican’s latest attempt at modernity and transparency – and came just before a key meeting next week of international anti-money laundering experts.