10/10/2012
Plan to tax art sparks new fiscal row in France
A push to extend France 's wealth tax to artworks is stirring up a new fiscal flap
Wealth and Asset Management
10/09/2012
HSBC wealth management employees on strike
The Malta Union of Bank Employees said in a statement that it has written to the Justice Minister requesting the appointment of an Industrial Tribunal
10/09/2012
Millions plan to drop their financial adviser when upfront costs rocket next year
A radical overhaul of the way consumers pay for investment advice
10/09/2012
Banks Chasing Asian Millionaires Create Singapore’s Canary Wharf
Singapore’s Marina Bay area is emerging as the city’s new financial hub
10/09/2012
Gold investment could double on economic woes - Coutts
Investors should double the amount of gold they hold as the value of paper currency diminishes along with the prospects for global economic growth, said a senior executive at Coutts, the private banking arm of Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland.
10/09/2012
Top 11 property tycoons in China 2012
Among the ten richest property developers of this year, only three managed to increase their wealth.
10/09/2012
Brewins reveals £3 billion of client assets now in UK investment companies
Brewin Dolphin, which has 40 offices throughout the UK and the Channel Islands, established its dedicated Investment Trust Research department five years ago, under the leadership of John Newlands with investments totalling £1.7bn at that time.
10/09/2012
Wealthy Investors Give Lukewarm Ratings to Their Financial Advisors - RESEARCH
Despite a rising stock market which should be buoying investment performance and investor satisfaction, financial advisors are largely treading water with many wealthy investors, and worse, have lost significant ground with a key wealth segment, according
10/09/2012
Crescent Wealth signs partnership deal with BLME
Crescent Wealth founder and Managing Director, Talal Yassine, said: “Our partnership with BLME, is significant because it is further evidence that Australia is being taken seriously as a viable growth market for Islamic funds management.
10/09/2012
Expat Wealth Heads to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has come to the fore as a leading destination for expat earning potential according to the latest findings from HSBC Expat's Expat Explorer survey.
10/08/2012
UBS's revamp efforts hampered by internal strife
Proposals for more centralisation, which would crimp the division heads’ responsibility, are hotly contested.
10/08/2012
Global banks jostle to tempt the rich in the Arabian Gulf
Money to spend: HSBC and Barclays are bolstering their presence in the GCC countries in an attempt to manage more cash from wealthy investors.
10/08/2012
Where Do the Wealthiest Expatriates Live?
A small island state in Southeast Asia has come out tops in a listing of countries that boast of the richest expatriates.
10/08/2012
Julius Baer to cut 1000 jobs after takeover
Julius Baer is targeting to reduce the pro forma combined staff base of approximately 5,700 in over 50 locations by 15% to 18%.
10/08/2012
Seven Investment Management joins SUGGESTUS
Following an extensive due diligence process, 7IM has also been awarded the ARC Approved Due Diligence Kitemark.
10/08/2012
Needs of Advisors and Investors in Asia Not Being Fully Met - RESEARCH
New Research from SunGard Reveals Needs of Advisors and Investors in Asia Not Being Fully Met
10/08/2012
Garber and Hannam to Buy FF&P’s Russian Assets
The value of the transaction wasn’t disclosed
10/08/2012
More than 400 €1million homes put on the market in Paris since socialist Francois Hollande elected to power
Many of France's super-rich want to escape to 'wealth-friendly' countries like Britain, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
10/08/2012
Van Lanschot successfully issues EUR 500 million of senior unsecured bonds
The bonds have a 4-year term
10/08/2012
HNW join ranks in not trusting banks
Some 70% of the UK’s wealthy with over £250,000 investable assets have less faith in the banking industry compared to one year ago.