05/28/2012

Personal touch for HSBC's rich clients

A customer willing to invest US$1 million (Dh3.6m) will be able to call on the discretionary portfolio manager as HSBC tries to increase its quality of service and improve its retail brand image in the Gulf.

05/25/2012

Economic Crisis Brings Insecurity to Wealthy Greeks

An extensive report by The New York Times focuses on the Greek tycoons and their stance towards the economic crisis plaguing Greece and the political uncertainty giving them a headache lately.

05/25/2012

Executive Pay Back Under Spotlight At HSBC

Executive pay will again come under the spotlight today as shareholders of HSBC (HBC) become the latest group of investors to vote on banking remuneration, as the so-called "shareholder spring" of pay revolts continues apace.

05/24/2012

Barclays to launch structured products platform

Barclays is launching its online pricing and execution platform ‘Comet’ into the UK market, to allow wealth managers to transact their structured products business more efficiently.

05/23/2012

UBS will merge wealth mgmt, investment Offices - HZ says

Ulrich Hoffmann, currently head of operations in the wealth management unit, will lead the combined department, which will have 7,000 workers, the Swiss newspaper reported in a pre- release of an article to be published tomorrow.