10/03/2014
A new study conducted by the Julius Baer Group, a Swiss private bank, has found that the last seven years of devastating economic downfall have seen Greek households lose a net total of 170 billion euros.
10/03/2014
The BBA's Wealth of Opportunities report, which is supported by the Wealth Management Association (WMA), reveals that investors rate the UK higher than other financial centres for these services, and that the sector last year paid taxes of £1.
10/02/2014
The UK’s fund management seThe UK’s fund management sector was worth £6.2trn at the end of 2013, data from TheCityUK has found.
10/02/2014
Wealth in Europe at all-time high of 56 trillion euros
Private wealth across Europe reached an all-time high of 56 trillion euros last year and is set to rise by 40 percent to almost 80 trillion by 2019
10/02/2014
The objective here, of course, is not to discuss whether sanctions are the best available method to solve the East-West crisis, but to shed light on the indirect way the financial sector is impacted.
10/02/2014
PwC's report was based on a survey of over 2000 people across the UK
10/02/2014
A European private banker explains how to cater for and act as a go-between with hedge fund and UCITS fund managers and investors.
10/01/2014
This is prompting some professional investors to look in more detail at how specific risk factors perform
10/01/2014
Some of the most common forms of card scams include card skimming through devices
09/30/2014
It points out that both have seven ultra-prime districts which together represent 14 of the most valuable addresses in the world
09/30/2014
Almost one in 10 people the equivalent of 3.4 million individuals are most likely to look to their workplace for advice on retirement planning, up from 7% in 2013
09/30/2014
Pace and regulatory pressure propel payments processing transformation
09/29/2014
“During the 17th century, Scottish investors had noticed with envy the gigantic profits being made in trade with Asia and Africa by the English charter companies, especially the East India Company.
09/29/2014
Segendorf concludes that a large proportion of bitcoin transactions must therefore be taking place with receivers or senders outside Sweden.
09/29/2014
Alternative mutual funds have grown by 38 per cent annually since 2008
09/29/2014
The UK fund management industry looked after a record 6.2 trillion pounds at the end of 2013, 50 percent more than its pre-financial crisis peak
09/28/2014
Google has commissioned research on how it could enter the asset management industry, adding weight to widespread fears in the fund sector that the world’s biggest internet companies could destroy the livelihoods of established fund houses.
09/25/2014
The valuation of companies with women at top is also higher
09/25/2014
Charles Stanley director Mike Lilwall suggests that medium-sized wealth management firms are yet to feel the pinch of complying with suitability requirements.
09/25/2014
Globally, more than a third of consumers feel they currently are not being provided with clear information from retailers on how their personal data is going to be used.