Managers of Wealth Offshore

James Caan boutique Insynergy closes fund range

Investors in the Insynergy Odey fund, managed by star manager Crispin Odey, will be transferred into a similar product with the same strategy run by Odey.

RBC GAM Appoints New Sub-Advisor for RBC Private U.S. Growth Equity Pool

RBC Global Asset Management has announced that Brown Advisory has been appointed as sub-advisor for RBC Private U.S. Growth Equity Pool. This change will be effective as of June 18, 2012.

Gold's tarnished safe haven status gets a polish

The dollar, US Treasuries and German Bunds have been the safe havens of choice in recent months, while gold has moved in tandem with riskier assets that are under increasing pressure from the euro zone crisis.

RBS completes $7.3 bln aviation sale to SMFG group

This is a significant sale for the RBS Non-Core division, which continues to make good progress in reducing the £258bn of assets it held at its inception in 2009.

Hedge fund opens Swiss office to lure scientific talent

Money talks and scientists walk.

China's ICBC wants to be major bullion market maker

The world's biggest bank by market value, ICBC is the top player by volume on China's gold and futures exchanges, but its participation in foreign markets is limited to over-the-counter trading, which reached a total $90 billion last year.

Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed‎ -research

Alternatives continue to gain assets, bucking the trend in U.S. equities, but growth and excitement seem to be diminishing

Banks Bought Bullion & Europe’s Leaders Keep Talking

Gold price retreated on Wednesday when European leaders took no new actions after the informal European Union summit.

ABN AMRO to expand into brokering base metals

ABN AMRO is one of the top players in trade financing for commodities and energy, and competes globally with France's BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), among other European players.

Where Do the Happiest Millionaires Live?

The survey, which polled individuals with an average net worth of $1.4 million in nine Asian countries, focused on how satisfied these millionaires were with their lives and what their expectations were for future wealth creation.

Helvetia May Sell to Rich Clients After Raiffeisen Buys Wegelin

Helvetia, Switzerland’s fourth-biggest insurer, focuses on middle-income groups and doesn’t sell life products known as wrappers to wealthy private banking clients.

Trader Quits Morgan for Hedge Fund

Mr. Adams ran Morgan Stanley's interest-rates trading desk in Sydney, Australia, specializing in trading Australian and New Zealand government bonds. He also traded government bonds issued by governments throughout the Asian-Pacific Region.

SGX and UOB Bullion and Futures set up new Professional Traders Development Centre

Singapore Exchange and UOB Bullion and Futures Limited have announced that they are setting up a new Professional Traders Development Centre to grow and strengthen Singapore's talent pool of professional futures traders.

Asia traders shatter tradition to get social

Social media is increasingly influencing the world of finance and investing. Some hedge funds use Twitter to capture investor sentiment on a given stock and some central banks use internet data to help them gauge economic conditions.

Citi Ranked #1 in Global Custody Services - Survey

Citi has been ranked #1 in global custody services by the world's leading asset managers, asset owners and banks in the 2012 Global Custody Survey compiled by Global Investor.

Standard Life Investments secures European corporate bond mandate

Standard Life Investments has announced wednesday that it has been appointed by Nykredit, one of Denmark's leading financial services groups, to manage an €80m and growing segregated European Corporate Bond portfolio.

Switzerland’s alternative fund industry braces for regulatory change

Proposed changes to the regulatory regime governing Switzerland’s fund industry have prompted a number of alarmist headlines in recent weeks.

Bullion Takes It On the Chin – What’s Next?

The markets generally overreact to negative news, however, investors should keep in mind gold’s normal monthly historical volatility.

Schroders’ Turner cautiously bullish after difficult 2011

Jane Turner, manager of Schroders’ multi-manager funds, is cautious about the near-term outlook for markets following a difficult 2011 and a rally in which she was held back by exposure to US high-yield debt and defensive shares.

Market Vectors launches emerging markets bond ETF

HYEM seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of The BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield US Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index (EMHY), which is comprised of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issu

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