10/06/2014
Wealth in Europe at Record High
European wealth is currently around the record level of €56tn, expected to reach a massive €80tn by 2019.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/05/2014
California Dreaming & UHS1
So here we are, still faced with a huge deficit, and although it has come down over the past few years, it is now showing signs of flat-lining and even rising slightly.
10/03/2014
PCI & ACI Estimates for September 2014
September’s estimates for the ARC Private Client Indices (PCI) and the ARC Charity Indices (ACI) are now available for download
10/03/2014
The Only Way is Up
Tracking runaway growth in the global ETF market
10/03/2014
Greek Households Have Lost 170 Billion Euros Total Due to Crisis, Swiss Bank Finds
A new study conducted by the Julius Baer Group, a Swiss private bank, has found that the last seven years of devastating economic downfall have seen Greek households lose a net total of 170 billion euros.
10/03/2014
A Wealth of Opportunities
The BBA's Wealth of Opportunities report, which is supported by the Wealth Management Association (WMA), reveals that investors rate the UK higher than other financial centres for these services, and that the sector last year paid taxes of £1.
10/02/2014
Funds under management soar to new heights
The UK’s fund management seThe UK’s fund management sector was worth £6.2trn at the end of 2013, data from TheCityUK has found.
10/02/2014
Wealth in Europe at all-time high of 56 trillion euros
Private wealth across Europe reached an all-time high of 56 trillion euros last year and is set to rise by 40 percent to almost 80 trillion by 2019
10/02/2014
Russian sanctions impact asset fund flows
The objective here, of course, is not to discuss whether sanctions are the best available method to solve the East-West crisis, but to shed light on the indirect way the financial sector is impacted.
10/02/2014
Britons Won't Bail on Banks Because of Apathy Not Because They Trust Them, says PwC
PwC's report was based on a survey of over 2000 people across the UK
10/02/2014
How banks can better sell alternatives
A European private banker explains how to cater for and act as a go-between with hedge fund and UCITS fund managers and investors.
10/01/2014
Smart beta: which strategies can work best when?
This is prompting some professional investors to look in more detail at how specific risk factors perform
10/01/2014
Britons have longer relationship with PIN number than with spouse
Some of the most common forms of card scams include card skimming through devices
09/30/2014
Analysis reveals similarities between prime markets in Central London and Monaco
It points out that both have seven ultra-prime districts which together represent 14 of the most valuable addresses in the world
09/30/2014
A record 3.4 million britons are relying on employers for retirement planning advice
Almost one in 10 people the equivalent of 3.4 million individuals are most likely to look to their workplace for advice on retirement planning, up from 7% in 2013
09/30/2014
Global Non-Cash Payments Forecast to Grow by Nearly Ten Percent: RBS / Capgemini
Pace and regulatory pressure propel payments processing transformation
09/29/2014
Let’s stick together by Tim Price
“During the 17th century, Scottish investors had noticed with envy the gigantic profits being made in trade with Asia and Africa by the English charter companies, especially the East India Company.
09/29/2014
Swedish Central Bank Research: Bitcoin Hasn’t Affected the Economy
Segendorf concludes that a large proportion of bitcoin transactions must therefore be taking place with receivers or senders outside Sweden.
09/29/2014
Alternative liquids: A new star on the rise
Alternative mutual funds have grown by 38 per cent annually since 2008
09/29/2014
UK fund assets hit record 6.2 trillion stg in 2013
The UK fund management industry looked after a record 6.2 trillion pounds at the end of 2013, 50 percent more than its pre-financial crisis peak