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Have you made your fund manager rich?

Fund managers and brokers are often highly profitable

Bond managers warn against complacency amid low defaults

Global default rates may be low, but that should not blind investors to the risk of companies issuing high-yield bonds going bust, according to fund managers.

Wealth funds are getting ‘too big to fail’

The sector has the potential to amplify pro-cyclical swings in the financial system and wider economy, giving a false picture of the price of risk.

Wealth manager interview: Gareth Lewis, Bestinvest

It is a dazzling morning and Bestinvest chief investment officer Gareth Lewis has strolled for 10 minutes in the March sunshine from his London home to Bestinvest’s Mayfair headquarters, tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac close to businessman John C

So what is different this time? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So the question was - is it a good recovery or a great recovery?

CEE investment volumes to continue climbing

Colliers International assesses the last year and looks at the current one

Consumers want value-added services

In the last few weeks, the corridors of the asset management companies have been buzzing with discussions of the mutual fund platform and its impact.

Five signs that the global economic recovery may be an illusion

Many policymakers believe the worst is over, but is this just 'groupthink'? And which warnings might the IMF miss this time?

Pope rules that Vatican bank can stay operative

The bank’s stated purpose is to manage funds for Roman Catholic orders of priests and nuns, charitable institutions and Vatican employees and retirees.

Central banks are incubating a crisis the IMF is disinclined to see

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has urged central banks to launch more QE, which has only succeeded in putting a rocket under asset prices

The age of asset management? – Speech by Andrew Haldane

In a speech at the London Business School’s Asset Management Conference, Andrew Haldane discusses the risks posed by the asset management industry to financial stability, and the associated policy implications.

Asset management: performance fees under spotlight

One of the most controversial aspects of fund management is performance fees - payments made in addition to management fees.

Bank warns of trillion dollar asset management 'run' risk

The world's $87 trillion (£52 trillion) asset management industry is getting riskier and echoes some of the "too big to fail" risks already being addressed at banks

Regulation Prompts Managers to Change Distribution Strategy

Managers allocate more resources to fund selectors to secure shelf space as competition intensifies in the wake of the Retail Distribution Review

Europe: Make or Break by Steen Jakobsen, Chief Economist and CIO for Saxo Bank

In every sense, this is Europe’s make or break quarter, Saxo Bank writes in its second quarterly insight for 2014.

Economic upswing vs. geopolitics

Economic recovery despite geopolitical tensions

T3 Online unveils new offshore investment management platform

For brokerages to successfully meet such impending reforms, embracing the need for better technology in the way of an online platform is essential.

Recent risks a reminder of the dangers of complacency - and overheating signals in the tech space - Rothschild Market Perspective

Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.

Europe's share Of Wealth Has Grown

Europe now accounts for 29% of the world's largest fortunes, up two percentage points in 25 years, and emerging Europe accounts for 42% of the continent's fortunes.

More Than Half Believe Wealthy Starts at £10m or More: 'Millionaire' is a Dated Term as 'Celebrity' Wealth Skews Perceptions; Today, it's More About Being a 'Tenmillionaire'

In contrast to previous decades when the term 'millionaire' indicated significant personal wealth, it is clear that our perceptions of what it means to be wealthy have changed.

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