12/06/2011

HSBC Wealth sees double-digit 2012 equity returns

Alec Letchfield, CIO of wealth management at HSBC Global Asset Management, also told the Reuters 2012 Investment Outlook Summit that he favored hedging tail risks stemming from the euro zone crisis via a diversified portfolio, skewed towards equities.

12/05/2011

Atlanta: Wealth management prospects down, but not out

The wealth of Atlanta comes from myriad sources, including homegrown giants such as The Coca-Cola Co., Cox Communications Inc., Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and Home Depot USA Inc., as well as from a burgeoning entrepreneurial community gr

12/05/2011

Wealthy investors abandoning hedge funds

In the six months to November, the rich shrank the hedge fund allocation of their total investments in alternatives from 58% to 35%. One in five plans to decrease their hedge fund allocation further in the next six months.

12/05/2011

Thirteen Ways to Tax the Rich

In order for it to have impact, it must be further clarified, or else it will be misinterpreted by politicians pushing ideas which they will falsely claim would tax the rich - such as Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's phony 9-9-9 plan,

12/05/2011

Top private banks thriving in the tumult

Private banks, a distinct group within the wealth-management field, cater to the highest tiers of wealth, usually preferring customers with $20 million or more to invest.

11/29/2011

Three wealth managers win record amount on lottery

Brandon E. Lacoff, co-founder of Belpointe LLC, an $82 million wealth manager in Greenwich, Connecticut, and his colleagues Gregory Skidmore and Tim Davidson rode a black limousine into the lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill today to claim a $254 million

11/24/2011

Bermuda-based lender reports healthy Q3 results

Interest income increased to $11.40 million from $4.15 million in 2010. This increase was driven by the reallocation of a portion of the bank’s balance sheet out of cash products and into a diversified portfolio of higher yielding securities.

11/21/2011

SG Private Wealth arranges financing for Delta project

“Their alliances with over 75 Private Banks, Finance Companies and Private Equity firms, including over a dozen mega-yacht lenders worldwide, gives those looking to finance their Delta vessel a valuable and discreet option.”