03/06/2013

Private banking arm drags down Schroders profits for 2012

Financial markets and investor sentiment fluctuated sharply in the first half of 2012, with early gains in equity markets given back in the second quarter as concerns grew over the Eurozone and faltering economic growth.

03/05/2013

Wealth management buoys Canada banks in quarter, outlook bright

Assets under management rose across the board for the six big banks that have reported first-quarter earnings - Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank of Can

03/04/2013

ANZ Seeks To Expand Wealth Management Business

Other analysts are a little less optimistic saying only time will tell whether the lender is successful at improving its wealth management business, though the bigger lenders tend to benefit from the perception they are safe to invest with.

03/03/2013

EU banker pay cap 'threatens thousands of British jobs'

The Government signalled its growing anger over European Union plans to impose a cap on pay for bankers this weekend when a senior minister with close ties to the Chancellor said that hundreds of thousands of British jobs were being put at risk.

03/03/2013

Old Mutual's new look

Adjusted operating pre-tax profit rose 18 per cent to £1.61bn on an IFRS basis.