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.
09/25/2014
Event-driven hedge funds take advantage of strong M&A environmentSome equity hedge fund managers struggle in benign stock markets
09/24/2014
Active fund managers in the U.K., like their counterparts in the U.S., are paid handsomely.
09/24/2014
Over the past year just four can boast positive risk-adjusted returns, versus 13 who did not add value over the benchmark.
09/24/2014
The strength of the sterling has made London the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate staff, overtaking Hong Kong which has held the record for five years in a row.
09/24/2014
Allianz unveiles fifth edition of its 'Global Wealth Report'
Based on the findings of the report, the global gross financial assets of private households grew by 9.9 percent in 2013, the highest rate of growth since 2003.
09/23/2014
The main reason for this, is that specialist wealth managers, tend to have a flat structure
09/22/2014
I have to say I was very relieved on Friday morning when after a night of crackling thunder over head and overnight, I could finally see that the Unionists had won the day in the Referendum.
09/22/2014
The European Central Bank is expected to extend its new asset purchase programme by adding central government bonds by the first quarter of 2015
09/22/2014
How should we view the stock markets at the moment – optimistically (glass half full) or pessimistically (glass half empty)?
09/22/2014
Future shape of banking outlines four key areas banks need to address in order to remain relevant
09/22/2014
Significant proportion of UHNW's have property in London and Monaco
Prime Central London and Monaco are both small land areas: development and supply constraints set against huge global demand keep an upward pressure on property values in both locations
09/22/2014
As greater numbers of institutional investors turn to equity strategies that capture style factors such as volatility, value, momentum or yield, most continue to lack clarity on the factor exposures across their combined equity portfolios
09/19/2014
Both sides of the independence debate now need to come together so that from today, Scotland moves forward united
09/18/2014
Guernsey’s financial regulator approved over 40 new funds in the second quarter of 2014.
09/18/2014
he annual Temenos survey checked with 198 senior bankers, so it measures their perceptions of the marketplace.
09/18/2014
The first ever global study of family offices released today
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective outlook of family offices around the world.