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How damaging is our bonus culture?

It is the sort of idea that animated those forerunners of the Occupy movement, the Diggers encamped in 1649 on St George's Hill in Weybridge in Surrey.

Independent wealth firm buoyed by discretionary funds

The growth was entirely driven by discretionary funds, which rose to £15.6bn from £14bn in 2010. This offset an 8.7% fall in advisory funds to £8.4bn.

Thames River to close GBP3m portfolio

The firm said it had decided to close the strategy, which invested across a range of collectives across asset classes, as it has not managed to attract enough assets to keep it profitable.

Why HSBC should claw back the £3.8m bonus promised to its former chief executive

The man with whom the buck stops, ex-CEO Michael Geoghegan, got a £3.8m bonus last year

Wealth firm eyes growth in 'old' markets

Rothschild aims for “high single-digit” percentage annual growth in assets under management from the 11.8 billion euros ($15.9 billion) reported on March 31.

City wealth manager adds to our appeal

Knight’s significant donation takes our total to an incredible £200,000 after only two weeks of fundraising.

Money managers say inequality risks social contract

The potential instability from damaging the broader social contract ultimately threatened those at the top of the pile as well as the aggrieved majorities.

Women and men define financial success similarly, achieve it differently

Sandy Cimoroni and Lee Bennett, Senior Vice President, TD Waterhouse Financial Planning, provide their insight on gender differences and views on achieving financial success.

Billionaire behind Northern Rock buy-out

Wilbur Ross is an investor in distressed companies and in America is often referred to as a "vulture investor".

Succession to become national wealth manager

Succession Advisory Services has unveiled plans to consolidate five of its firms as part of plans to become a national wealth manager in the first quarter of 2012.

EU crisis deflates London bankers' bonuses

Bankers in London’s financial districts expect bonuses to shrink by about a fifth from last year as the sovereign-debt crisis crimps revenue.

Will Italy Have to Use Its Gold Bullion?

Stability Bonds are the Commissions term for commonly-issued Eurozone sovereign debt instruments, commonly referred to as Eurobonds.

Top-tier British financial services firm scoops major industry award

The ICFA European Awards are prestigious in the securities servicing industry and identify the best companies in custody, fund administration and technology.