11/18/2015
Nordic banks are relying more on wealth management to stay profitable
The industry’s response has so far focused largely on cost cuts.
11/18/2015
Top 100 Financial Advisers revealed
At first glance, little has changed at the top of the list, with St James’s Place and Hargreaves Lansdown occupying first and second positions respectively.
11/18/2015
Wealth-X and Camper & Nicholsons today announced a knowledge partnership that will result in a first-of-its-kind report on the world’s ultra wealthy and the luxury yachting sector.
11/18/2015
The number of new businesses starting up in Scotland grew by 7 per cent in the year to March, according to new research.
11/17/2015
The deal is set to close in the first four months of 2016 pending regulatory approval, UBS said in a statement on Tuesday.
11/17/2015
When the regulator announced the retail distribution review in 2006 there was much tearing of hair and gnashing of teeth.
11/16/2015
Kairos assets under management almost doubled since 2013
11/16/2015
The introduction of the RDR by the FSA perhaps forced financial advice firms to profoundly review how they communicated with clients.
11/15/2015
Aberdeen has made four small bolt-on acquisitions this year with the aim of diversifying its business, but it remains reliant on its blockbuster products.
11/15/2015
Around €3bn of the sovereign fund’s €7.9bn of investible asset is in global equities, bonds, commodities, infrastructure and absolute return funds run by international asset managers.
11/14/2015
Family firms, where values really count - launching Scottish Family Business Week by Penny Lovell
“Dare to be honest and fear no labour” Robert Burns
11/13/2015
Wealth manager launches managed portfolio service
They will be available on the Standard Life Investment Hub platform at launch.
11/13/2015
Standard Chartered CEO Winters Buys $1.5 Million of Bank Shares
He’ll also spend another 300,000 pounds buying shares in the rights offering, the company said. Chairman John Peace bought 295,600 pounds of stock and four other executives also purchased shares.
11/13/2015
FCA chairman wants “less is more” approach to wealth manager regulation
FCA chairman John Griffith-Jones has spoken out on the “realistic, if not ideal” delay to MiFID II, while acknowledging the need for a “less is more” approach to the regulation of wealth managers
11/12/2015
The criminal cases were pursued by the US Department of Justice and the New York County District Attorney’s Office.
11/11/2015
Wealth-X has identified more than 211,000 ultra high net worth individuals globally – defined as those with US$30 million and above in net assets – and 79% of them own two or more residences.
11/11/2015
Ernst & Young made the offer to Edinburgh shareholders on behalf of Aberdeen.
11/11/2015
In a statement UniCredit said it expected the deal to be fully completed in 2016
11/11/2015
Outsourcing this function brings independence and operational efficiencies to an area which requires specialist skills.
11/10/2015
Well, the truth hurts sometimes, whether it’s our truth or somebody else’s.