07/16/2014
Fee pressure eases on European hedge funds as demand surges
The softening in fees that was a function of the post-crisis world has reached some kind of a plateau
07/16/2014
The softening in fees that was a function of the post-crisis world has reached some kind of a plateau
07/15/2014
The global wealth-management industry delivered a few surprises in 2013. Excellent growth did not always translate into higher profits.
07/15/2014
As European consumers move online, retail banks will have to follow. The problem is that most banks aren’t ready.
07/15/2014
Next 6-12 months provide ideal window of opportunity for further transformational deals
07/15/2014
A net 61 percent of global asset allocators are now overweight equities. This ranks as the survey's highest reading on this measure since early 2011 and represents the panel's second-strongest response ever.
07/15/2014
A new study, Financial Crisis Insights on Bank Performance Reporting, suggests that better reporting of risk, timely loan write-downs on balance sheets, and investor access to comparable reporting of information across jurisdictions, will improve transpar
07/14/2014
Bastille Day is a day for national celebration and pride, and of course the events that followed the original day led to the imprisonment of the head of state and his eventual decapitation.
07/14/2014
Cerulli Associates research finds multi-asset units will play a pivotal role in building bespoke strategies for Europe's discerning institutional clientele
07/14/2014
Intense competition among global fund managers is forcing them to invest in a broader range of instruments, products and geographical areas to squeeze out extra performance.
07/14/2014
The latest ‘Adviser Insight’ survey by Skandia has 963 responses from financial advisers in the UK.
07/11/2014
Everyone thinks rates are going to go up, but I am probably more of the view things could go the other way
07/10/2014
The index compares the expectations of investors with the actual data released by companies.
07/09/2014
The CIISF will be undertaking an in-depth review of the issues around cryptocurrencies
07/09/2014
UK Equity Income is the favoured UK sector for UK advisers
07/09/2014
Despite rapid growth in capital-raising over the past two decades, emerging country capital markets remain underdeveloped
07/09/2014
"Without a transfer of money from the 20% back into the 80%, we will face a decade of 'Japanisation'.
07/09/2014
I read with interest that Crispin Odey has totally flattened his “book” in recent weeks in anticipation of rocky times for global asset markets; he is considered a predictive genius.
07/09/2014
A survey conducted by Grant Thornton UK LLP has found that only 6% of respondents believe the costs of Solvency II are 'reasonable'. By contrast, the survey finds that more than three quarters (76%) of respondents consider the costs of Solvency
07/08/2014
The research surveyed stakeholders in family businesses with a 2012 turnover and family net worth in excess of US$100 million, as well as stakeholders in non-family businesses with a 2012 turnover and individual net worth in excess of US$25 million.
07/08/2014
Beluga caviar, cigars and fine dining are among the luxury goods and services that became more affordable for wealthy Londoners over the last year