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Millionaires' mortgages and personally branded gold bars: Could you bank like the rich, aristocratic and famous?

Some are still family-run and many deliberately avoid publicity but increasingly, private banking is becoming a little more public about itself

RW101 Predicts 'Record Year for Rare Whisky'

The value of collectible Scotch whisky bottles soared 25% in the first half of 2016, surpassing £5 million for the first time since official records began in 2008.

London is the world's top city for fresh opportunities, PwC says

The report assessed 30 global cities based on 10 economic and social health indicators, including transportation and infrastructure

The Trials and Tribulations of the Vatican’s Finance Chief

Pope Francis trimmed powers of Cardinal George Pell, charged with cleaning up the city-state’s muddled accounts, in setback for broader overhaul of Vatican

World's wealthy saved by private equity in tough 2015 - study

The average allocation to private equity was 21.6 percent, the study showed, with a benchmark return of 5.9 percent, while the average allocation to real estate was 9.2 percent, with a benchmark return of 15.3 percent in Europe.

Changes in remuneration and reward systems

According to the report the use of supplementary employee reward systems has increased across Europe in recent decades, both in terms of the number of companies using them and the number of employees covered.

EM equity chief: why I’m tucking into Hungary

‘Hungary is quite a small part of the benchmark and our exposure is overweight at the moment."

Crowdfunding beats the markets in Seedrs first-ever portfolio analysis

While the figures only took into account deals on Seedrs’ platform, they underline the increasing potential of crowdfunding as an investment model which provides benefits to investors as well as businesses.

The true Brexit effect: One in three investors have been put off markets by EU result

This trend was amplified among 18-34-year-olds, with 16% claiming they are now more attracted to investing in peer-to-peer.

Russian Wealth Fund Has This Year’s Biggest Drop as Buffers Wilt

The government’s other stockpile, the National Wellbeing fund, was at $72.7 billion, compared with $72.2 billion a month earlier.

Are investment trusts now PRICIER than their fund rivals?

It found that in 53 per cent of cases, the ongoing charges on the open-ended funds were lower than those payable on the investment trust.

The most influential investors in European private equity

Once the mighty controllers of much of the capital that flowed into private equity, the influence of funds of funds continues to wane.

Meet the Investment Influencers: Parmenion's Simon Brett

Simon Brett, chief investment officer at Parmenion

The myths behind Apple’s manufactured tax crisis

It is time to puncture two myths in particular that have gained currency.

Don’t let Brexit stunt your growth

Whatever the causes, this is a real concern. It is crucial for the growth of the UK economy that the country’s 5.4 million smaller businesses continue to seek finance in order to invest, grow and prosper.

This is the slow death of investment banking in 4 charts

This used to be a staple of investment banks' revenue.

International business is so important for the Isle of Man

Thomas Miller Investment is sponsoring the award for International Business of the Year

Bonus culture in asset management ‘out of control’

Chief executives of the world’s largest fund houses receive bonuses 15 times larger than salaries

Swiss-style deal will not work after Brexit, Hildebrand warns

Former central banker says leaving EU will diminish London

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