- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

Alternative Assets to Reach $23.21tn in 2026

Alternatives Industry Will Continue to Adapt and Prosper

2021 Private Equity Deal Value Surpasses Pre-Lehman Brothers Peak

Negative Real Interest Rates Bolster Strong Position for Private Equity, Despite Inflationary Concerns

Hedge Funds 2021 AUM up +8.1% on 2020 Reaching $4.32tn

Asset Class Returns up +15.52% (Annualized)

Real Estate AUM Expected to Grow by 41% in 5 Years

AUM set to rise to $1.83tn by 2026

Digitalisation reduces costs by up to 50%

Together with our technology partners IBM, we are currently developing a solution for “conversational banking”.

The digital Euro - taking shape in 2022

Most Central Banks are in the process of evaluating, designing or even launching a digital version of their official currency

Regulation ‘huge structural risk’ for investors

Regulatory measures around ESG have reinforced this trend, but Leaviss warned that there are not enough assets at the moment to feed that demand.

Reporting of private placements: a challenge for institutional investors

One category is emerging in their portfolios and that is private investments, including private equity (PE).

Women continue to feel financial impact of the pandemic, new research finds

Women also appear to be impacted by the current uncertainty around the Omicron variant and the impact of price rises as a result of inflation surging.

Coutts: How Investment Backed Lending Could Help When Opportunity Knocks

IBL could provide quick access to funds for the next big thing in your life.

The Polluter Pays Principle: good news for UK leaseholders with ongoing cladding issues?

Costs of remediation work to remove and replace unsafe cladding can reach into the millions.

Rothschild: Asset Management Europe

Although the negative impact on GDP will likely be more muted compared to previous Covid-19 waves, the fast spreading Omicron variant will nonetheless hurt economic activity.

Which ETF issuers dominated Europe in 2021?

The German asset manager saw €17.4bn inflows in 2021, taking its ETF AUM to €155bn.

The ties that bind: merging your investment reporting operations

Sometimes the people making the decisions are middle management

Surprising 43% mix in UK is financially dependent on someone else

"It is surprising however how much financial weight the younger population are carrying in order to support their parents."

Gen Z and Millennials increasingly willing to buy directly from brands, bypassing traditional retail channels

New 2022 consumer trends report also reveals surge in ecommerce may have plateaued as more consumers anticipate return to in-store shopping experiences

FCA to review competition concerns in wholesale data market

By the end of the year, the FCA will launch a second market study to assess whether high charges for access to credit ratings data is adding costs to investors and limiting new market entrants.

Why aiming to beat inflation will be a key investment theme in 2022

As higher inflation looks set to persist in 2022, finding ways to generate a return on investments greater than inflation will be a key investment theme

European Wealth Report: The pandemic has increased wealth concentration

This means that wealth in Europe is increasingly concentrated amongst an increasingly small number of people, thereby increasing economic inequalities.

Record year for Open Market activity in Guernsey

Figures reveal that there were a total of 127 Open Market transactions in 2021

Comment, Analysis & Research