06/05/2012

GCC wealth flowing from personal to corporate assets

Strong corporate returns are driving the flow of year-on-year capital within family offices in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from ­personal assets to corporate (family business) assets, according to the third annual Invesco Middle East Asset Mana

06/05/2012

Vincent Asset Management Goes to Battle

Ryan Litfin, Managing Partner of VAM and Co-host of the popular investor advocacy show, Financial Fortitude, spoke publicly and in a YouTube video about their mission by pointing out, “Every four minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer

06/01/2012

Philanthropy can be a lot of fun

Gates will join some of India's richest in Bangalore on June 1 at the invitation of Azim Premji and Ratan Tata to talk about philanthropy.

06/01/2012

Great Portland buys St James's properties

Real estate investment trust Great Portland Estates has bought interests in two properties in the heart of London's St James's district from fund management firm Henderson Global Investors.

05/31/2012

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank opens swanky London branch

Sheikh Khalid Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, joined Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, to open the office at One Hyde Park, the 1 billion pound luxury Candy and Candy development located near the Harrods department store.

05/31/2012

Diamond financiers follow DeBeers to Botswana

Confirming the reports to Gazette Business, Bank of Botswana’s Spokesperson Andrew Sesinyi said, the reserve bank granted a banking licence to ABN AMRO Bank (Botswana) Limited, whose main focus is financing of diamond businesses and related entities

05/30/2012

Wealth managers toast wine funds

In the midst of the eurozone debt crisis, some financial managers are touting alternative "passion" investments for the well-to-do who are turning their backs on stock and bond markets.