08/28/2012
Who says that Picasso on the wall can't help earn its keep?
Earlier this month, UBS Wealth Management America unveiled to its brokers a plan to offer loans of up to US$150 million ($187 million) collateralised by works of art, rare musical instruments and fine silver.
08/28/2012
Much Of Disparity Likely Has To Do With Traditional Gender Norms
08/28/2012
The bank, which was founded in 1472, on Tuesday said in a statement that the bulk of the writedown was taken on its CGU Privati BMPS unit as well Banco Antonveneta, a 2007 acquisition analysts had deemed overpriced.
08/28/2012
Weiss is understood to have been shopping the deal around for about a year, ever since he parted ways with GPG, the Ron Brierley-led corporate investment firm he ran for two decades.
08/28/2012
Revenues soar at UK wealth management firm
Assets under administration and advice rose 31.3% to £3.02bn.
08/28/2012
In a challenging market environment, the international private banking and asset management company LGT Group increased group profit for the first six months of 2012 by a substantial 58% to CHF 130 million as against the same period of the previous year.
08/28/2012
In the overview of our analysis of this year's Top Wealth Managers, insights into a changed industry
08/28/2012
More than half of Dubai financial recruiters plan to hire more permanent staff before the end of the year - the second-highest percentage globally.
08/27/2012
Investment trusts hope to see increased popularity once a ban on adviser commission comes into force next year, but perceptions of liquidity problems still plague the sector, say analysts.
08/27/2012
The financial markets division profit is down 4 per cent on the previous result, and the wealth management result is up 10 per cent compared to the first six months of 2011.
08/27/2012
With the rising level of entrepreneurial wealth in Asia, it may be timely for these investors to note some of the recommendations and ask additional questions to the private banker of their choice.
08/27/2012
But as Kevin Sidders, a former investment banker at Credit Suisse (CS) and Blue Beacon Capital, starts talking about his new business, VinConnect Inc., over our ceviche lunch in New York, I become seriously intrigued.
08/27/2012
Credit Agricole had said on August 9 it was assessing offers from Greek banks for Emporiki.
08/27/2012
Thorntons will have input on asset allocation across both services.
08/27/2012
In the UK the restructure will see the creation of an advisers and investments business unit made up of Standard’s existing retail adviser, proposition, wealth and investment solutions businesses, reporting into Richard Charnock.
08/26/2012
Billionaire investors George Soros and John Paulson increased their stakes in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest gold-backed exchange-traded product, in the second quarter.
08/26/2012
According to the SonntagsZeitung, the stolen data on clients found its way into the hands of tax investigators in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, with the thief paid an undisclosed sum.
08/26/2012
The award, the first of its kind in the UAE banking sector
08/26/2012
'Asia's Best Brand,' award is conferred on manufacturers and companies of outstanding consumer products and focuses on the company brands and trademarks.
08/26/2012
Targeted at the bank's existing and new private client investors, the fund, which will be managed by Leona Nicholson, is made up of 65 global equities.