12/18/2015
Standard Chartered may see white knight takeover on painful recovery: CLSA
The bank's shares dipped 0.5 percent in early London trading
Wealth and Asset Management
12/17/2015
Italian State Lender To Set Up Equity Fund For Family Businesses
State-owned Italian bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is to set up a private equity fund to help family businesses, but a family business expert questions to what degree it will achieve its aim of helping them go public.
12/17/2015
Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo not interested in buying Swiss BSI
Brazilian BTG Pactual is in talks with international banks over the sale of BSI, which it bought only in September
12/16/2015
BTG Pactual Swiss unit BSI says client outflows manageable -paper
He told Finanz und Wirtschaft that the Swiss bank was operating normally and its liquidity and equity positions were "outstanding".
12/16/2015
Challenging relationships by Penny Lovell
The report states that High Net Worth respondents have been working with their wealth management firm for 13.6 years on average.
12/16/2015
Julius Baer makes Luxembourg acquisition
This transaction will significantly strengthen Julius Baer's position in the Luxembourg financial centre.
12/16/2015
Private Wealth Focus - December 2015
Here's a review of recent news and upcoming events from Guernsey's international finance centre.
12/16/2015
Deutsche AWM unveils smart beta bond ETF
ETFs following smart beta strategies are becoming more common within equity-based offerings, but there are few fixed income ETFs on the European market.
12/16/2015
Oddo & Cie takeover of Kleinwort Benson given go-ahead
The European Central Bank has given Oddo & Cie its approval to carry on with its counterbid for BHF Kleinwort Benson Group.
12/15/2015
Why MiFID II could boost ETF uptake among UK wealth managers
Enforced disclosure of OTC trades
12/15/2015
Great response for Kingston Smith’s Creative Vision Award entries
The Creative Vision Award offers one charity in each category the chance to win an animated 30-40 second brand film
12/15/2015
Investment Association restructure
He left the 200-member body after several asset management companies said they would be leaving, reportedly because they were concerned about the IA’s “progressive” approach.
12/15/2015
Billionaires always figure out how to head off the competition
It’s not being a genius that makes you rich – it’s stopping your rivals
12/15/2015
Vistra Group acquires leading yachting service provider
Has established itself as a leading provider in the fields of yacht registration, yacht sale/purchase-contracts, yacht finance, Maltese leasing structures and EU VAT advisory.
12/15/2015
Asset Risk Consultants signs Nutmeg to help investors put performance into perspective
The PCI are a peer group comparison tool designed to provide an understanding of the performance generated by discretionary private client investment managers.
12/15/2015
Nervy stock markets slow European Wealth's progress
Funds under management have risen by 20% to £1.2bn since the start of the financial year last November.
12/14/2015
A Foolish FTSE by Justin Urquhart Stewart
I find it faintly foolish that the main index that is quoted to us every night is one that has only the vaguest connection with the country it is purported to reflect or represent.
12/14/2015
UK Polin: Sanlam UK 'absolutely not up for sale'
Grow organically and through acquisition
12/14/2015
Old Mutual Wealth tipped to list separately from global group
The analysts said they expected Old Mutual Wealth to be separately listed but this would not happen for three years.
12/14/2015
Can Social Wealth Work? by Sebastian Dovey
Last week, trademark application miners discovered the latest digital strategy of one of the most renowned private banks in the world.