08/15/2012

Business as usual for Standard Chartered Singapore

In a statement released on Wednesday, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore's chief executive officer Ray Ferguson said it has been "business as usual" for its operations, though some customers have raised concerns about recent developments sur

08/15/2012

Wealth boutiques merge ahead of RDR ‎

James Hambro & Partners is merging with another wealth management boutique, ahead of changes due in January as part of the UK's Retail Distribution Review.

08/15/2012

EuroMillions Win - Coutts

With EuroMillions in the spotlight following the announcement of the latest jackpot winners, speculation grows as to what the winning couple will do with their windfall.

08/15/2012

When a rugby scrum meets a financial scrum

Included in the squad will be Harlequins and England captain Chris Robshaw and fellow internationals Mike Brown, Ugo Monye, George Robson and Nick Easter.

08/14/2012

Asia’s wealthy to bankers: You’re fired

That’s the message from Bloomberg, which has spotted a trend in private banking in the region that has led to a weakening of the already limited grip global banks including Credit Suisse and Citigroup have on the Asia’s private wealth.

08/13/2012

GCC sees surge in Islamic lending

The strong appetite from investors, who are increasingly demanding Shariah-compliant products, is what is driving the growth of the sukuk market in the region, where Islamic funds as a percentage of total assets under management have been on an upward gro

08/13/2012

Credit Suisse opens new office in Osaka

The Osaka office is located at Hilton Plaza West Tower 16F, 2-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku and houses Credit Suisse’s employees dedicated to serving its Private Banking clients in Osaka and the Kansai region.

08/12/2012

End of line for 'free' financial advice

Analysis by the FSA before it launched its review suggested consumers were losing £43m a year because of advisers, driven by commission, encouraging them to switch pensions.