Managers of Wealth Offshore

"Is the global economy close to reaching a tipping point? - Schroders

This is important for investors as the global economy painfully adjusts to new realities and follows a rocky path to normalisation.

Chaos by Tim Price, director of investment, PFP Wealth Management

“The 99% blame the 1%, the 1% blame the 47%, the private sector blames the public sector, the public sector returns the sentiment.. the young blame the old, everyone blames the rich.. yet few question the ideas behind government or central banks.&am

Beyond the noise of a US presidential election, there are tax lessons for the UK by George Bull

With our debt soaring, our population aging and our infrastructure crumbling, we stand at a troubling crossroads. And yet politicians sell us low-tax, no-pain fantasies.

NY hedge fund managers: Boy, how things have changed!

Over the past ten years, the image of hedge fund managers has morphed from being the ultimate money manager with a touch of mystery and a stroke of genius to a rather plain and public figure.

Succession planning vital in family-owned businesses

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Kevin Tay, managing director, senior adviser and head of wealth and tax planning, Asia, at Julius Baer, a global private banking institution, explains that family-owned businesses in Asia have started to recognis

Goldman Sachs 'muppet' trader says unsophisticated clients targeted

'Getting an unsophisticated client was the golden prize,' Greg Smith tells CBS News' 60 Minutes

The news of the euro’s death is greatly exaggerated!

Bruno Jacquier comments on the announcements of new quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank and their impact on exchange rates.

The Wealth-Market Giants of Tomorrow

There’s little doubt that the independent advisory business is growing rapidly, but the shape and direction of that growth remain one of the industry’s biggest unanswered questions.

IMF's epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers

So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a stroke, and by implication do the same for Britain, Germany, Italy, or Japan.

The Rich Are Frequently Hated in Europe and for Good Reason

And while the rich are frequently disliked in the USA, they are many times simply hated in Europe.

Have superstar traders lost their magic?

Hedge fund maestro Greg Coffey is retiring at 41 after a glittering career. And, after a distinctly lacklustre performance recently, many of his contemporaries are following suit

Asset manager fears industry is losing focus

In the past thirty years asset management has evolved from a profession to a distribution-driven industry, and shifted from a client-driven approach to being product-driven. In the third paper published by the 300 Club,

Floods of money don’t overwhelm a cliff - Coutts

With equity markets retreating from recent highs, the US fiscal cliff remains the main source of investor concern as we head towards the end of the year.

The Biggest Concerns of Affluent Women

Affluent women live complicated, busy, and stressful lives.

HMRC backtracks on proposed changes to withholding tax on interest by Kevin Phillips

Following HMRC’s surprising consultation on reforming the current regime for withholding tax on interest payments earlier in the year, it appears they may now be considering going to the other extreme.

UK financial services strangled by burden of new regulation

Pressure to keep up with new regulation and legislation risks competitiveness of UK FS sector

Forget gold: Here’s where die-hard skeptics are stashing their wealth

Many traditional and unorthodox opportunities are available that may offer a positive return and/or protection against inflation.

Cautious outlook for global economic growth - Threadneedle

Threadneedle’s quarterly Economic Review meeting in September reaffirmed our cautious outlook for global economic growth.

JPMorgan's Investment Banking Pay Pool Is...

What does this tell us about 2012 bonuses?

Banks Temper Job Cutting After Surge in 2011 Reductions: Table

Personnel levels are stabilizing as analysts predict financial results will improve for the six largest U.S. lenders.

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