Managers of Wealth Offshore

SA firms, managers lead world

The best South African companies and their managers outshine their peers anywhere in the world

Tax jurisdiction: Is space the final frontier?

With the collapse of tax revenues hitting public purses all over the world

Aberdeen Asset Management Managing Director Brett Jollie featured in The CEO Magazine

The organisation is making strides, despite the difficult conditions in international investment markets

Former Bear Stearns Executives Seemingly Unscathed By Financial Crisis They Helped Trigger

The fact they were able to emerge unscathed from a financial crisis that wiped out $19.2 trillion of household wealth in the US

The Final Countdown - Europe by Tom Becket, Chief Investment Officer, Psigma Investment Management

Finally a holiday where an easy calm settled and no disasters hit the global economy or financial markets.

Early Warning for Rating Agencies and Investment Banks

Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has cautioned credit rating agencies, investment banks and investment managers to tread carefully when promoting financial products.

Barclays: Bob Diamond would have resigned today

He was the arch bull when the rest of the world had turned bearish

Cyber security must rise up the Boardroom agenda, says KPMG

Cyber security is central to long-term economic growth

Financial institutions increasing their focus and resources on risk management - RESEARCH

There is a divergence when it comes to the spending patterns of different-sized firms.

It's time to leave the EU, says top fund manager

Leading City fund manager has called for the UK to leave the European Union, calling the single market a “flawed model of the past”.

Wealth Means Having No Financial Limits And $1M Is Not Enough, Millionaires Say

A dollar isn’t what it used to be, and neither is one million dollars apparently.

companies with women board members may have an edge in performance and stock price

Global trends indicate a gradual increase in the percentage of companies that have women on their boards, with 59% of companies reporting women board members, up from 56% in 2008.

Kleinwort Boss shares Ginger’s view of getting on 'in heels and backwards'

One of the Most Illustrious Names in London Investment Banking has had to Change Its focus to Thrive

America Lives the Dream

Only a few years ago, when the eminent economists Rheinhart & Rogoff produced their much vaunted papers on the financial future of the global economy, the outlook was far from rosy.

Wealthy Chinese fork out for high-class etiquette

They are paying handsome sums to learn such skills as they seek to match their high-end lifestyles with high-class etiquette.

Now, Mr Pepys about that overdraft request

The South Sea bubble taught Hoare’s a lesson that is making the private bank more attractive than ever

The most boring investment advice ever

Why really good investment gurus keep repeating themselves.

Performance and risk may be eroded in 2014 as regulation reshapes remuneration - RESEARCH

European banks disadvantaged by pay regulation in competing for talent outside the EU

High-level global coordination needed to manage QE tapering risks, developing market strains - BMO Financial Group

We view the Q2 instability in key Asian and other developing market currencies largely as a healthy correction away from speculative excess, and a tempering of “QE-related” capital flows

Finance maven Krawcheck hates managing her own money

Sallie Krawcheck may be one of the most powerful women in American finance, but the former head of Citigroup and Bank of America's wealth management businesses hates doing her own financial plan.

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