09/19/2011
UBS chairman says committed to investment bank-paper
UBS is still committed to its investment bank, under fire after one of its London traders was charged over a $2 billion loss, the bank's Chairman Kaspar Villiger told a Swiss newspaper.
Wealth and Asset Management
09/16/2011
Rathbones plans triple bond launch for ex RBC man
Rathbone Investment Management International is planning to launch three global fixed income strategies for Peter Lucas, who joined the group from RBC Wealth Management in July.
09/16/2011
HSBC lifts gold price forecast
HSBC lifted its 2012 gold price forecast to $2,025 an ounce from $1,625 previously, while GFMS said it could “easily” see gold spiking through $2,000 an ounce by the end of this year.
09/14/2011
Former Tchenguiz lieutenants Aaron Brown and Mark Grunnell set up Red Oak Capital Partners
Former Tchenguiz lieutenants Aaron Brown and Mark Grunnell set up Red Oak Capital Partners
09/12/2011
Banks threaten to move HQs overseas
HSBC, Barclays and Standard Chartered are all considering whether they should move away from the UK unless the Government waters down tough proposals from the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), out tomorrow.
09/12/2011
From meltdown to the Eden project
It has ambitious plans. In February, Ed Rosengarten, the former chief executive of equities at M&G, joined Eden to transform it into a serious player in the asset management business.
09/09/2011
Combined Net Worth of Social Media Tycoons Near $100bn - study
The fortunes of social media entrepreneurs including the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg; the brains behind Zynga, Mark Pincus; and the man who introduced Twitter, Jack Dorsey, are at an all-time high, according to a study on 30 of the world's r
09/09/2011
Canaccord ends talks on possible bid for U.K. stockbroker
A potential bid for U.K. stockbroker The Evolution Group PLC by Vancouver-based Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) is no longer in the works.
09/09/2011
Credit Suisse Private Bank Head Launches Business Review -Memo
Credit Suisse Group (CS)informed its private banking staff Wednesday of a unit-wide review of its businesses, costs and revenues, after second-quarter profits were battered by the strong Swiss franc.
09/09/2011
UBS boosts gold outlook
UBS boosts gold outlook
09/09/2011
Qataris close to buying London's W Hotel
Qataris close to buying London's W Hotel
09/08/2011
Wealth manager urges action on stock lending
SCM Private has called for wider regulatory scrutiny of stock lending after its analysis of 20 UK retail fund managers showed 19 of them can lend up to 100 per cent of clients' funds, potentially putting client money at risk.
09/08/2011
Credit Suisse may exit US wealth management - paper
Credit Suisse is considering paring back its onshore U.S. wealth management business and expanding in Asia as part of a revamp of its private banking, a Swiss newspaper reported.
09/07/2011
British tax probe after HSBC leak
THE taxman is investigating the affairs of around 800 wealthy British HSBC clients who held money in Swiss bank accounts after their names appeared on a leaked computer disc.
09/05/2011
RBC plans advisory hires in London amid relocation to new offices
Top wealth firm to move to new London offices
09/02/2011
Kleinwort Benson lures wealth manager from rival
Kleinwort Benson names head of strategic wealth planning
09/02/2011
Asset managers forced into rethink
Asset managers forced into rethink
09/01/2011
A world without growth is a possibility
A world without growth is a possibility
08/31/2011
Ireland Will Lead Europe Out Of The Debt Crisis
Ireland Will Lead Europe Out Of The Debt Crisis
08/31/2011
Aligned Asset Managers makes key investment
Aligned Asset Managers makes key investment