Jersey and Guernsey Still On Top
02 May 2012
The Channel Islands duo of Jersey and Guernsey once again ranked first and second in the world of specialist international offshore finance, as measured in the latest Global Financial Centres Index. It was produced Read more…
The Politics of Fear
01 May 2012
“I’m getting increasingly worried about the free movement of people across Europe. It’s a very competitive world out there and my constituents resent that.” Huddersfield Labor MP Barry Sheerman, defending comments he made on Read more…
NRI Wealth Expected to Accelerate Growth in Coming Years: ReportLinker
26 April 2012
The value of the worldwide wealth management market for non-resident Indian millionaires is expected to step up to a compound growth rate of nearly 11% annually, new research suggests. With a worldwide NRI base of Read more…
The Emerging and Committed Indian Giving Market
19 April 2012
With a rapidly growing wealth segment, India, like its BRIC peers, is frequently in the news for the attractions of its wealth story - its growing pot of assets, clients' maturing needs, and, ultimately, Read more…
The Rising Wealth and Matching Consumer Trends of China’s HNW Wealth Set
04 April 2012
A new report looking at size and consumption trends of the Chinese wealth market has estimated a massive 2.7 million individuals in China are now HNW, with at least 6 million Yuan in personal Read more…
London and New York Lead Hotspot Cities for the Rich: Knight Frank
28 March 2012
London and New York have again been partnered at the top of a global index for the rich, this time coming out on top of the global cities survey, a new section of The Read more…
'Bleak is the New Black': BNY Mellon WM
28 March 2012
Six in 10 investors in the US are pessimistic about the markets compared to fewer than four in 10 that sense optimism, according to the results of a new survey commissioned by BNY Mellon Read more…
Euro Family Offices to Re-Up with Aggressive Alternatives
28 March 2012
The next 12 months will potentially see many European family offices start to decrease their defensive allocations to cash and start to re-engage with more aggressive asset classes such as private equity, equities, real Read more…
Private Banking and Social Media: More Fumbling than Rumbling
15 March 2012
Forty-three out of 100, that is the average points score awarded to 50 of the world’s leading private banks and wealth managers when examined on their social media presence. Assetinum.com, a Swiss-based independent information Read more…
US and European Cities Still Hold Sway in New Global Competitive Index, with Mid-Tier Cities Driving Growth
12 March 2012
While Asian cities are now the strongest economically, it remains cities in the US and Europe that lead the way in terms of their overall competitiveness, according to a new report from the UK’s Read more…