Global household wealth has proven remarkably resilient in the wake of the pandemic, showing a small increase in total wealth to the end of June. However, there are plenty of regional winners and losers in the details of Credit Suisse's annual report.
One of the senior figures at the Swiss firm talked to this news service about positioning around the UK's trade relations with the continent, as well as coping with COVID-19, and merger and acquisitions.
Harnessing insights from behavioural finance, and drawing ideas from sports and other fields, a transatlantic consultancy and analytics firm argues that it is possible to delve into what produces consistent market-beating returns.
Sergio Ermotti, who is handing over to new CEO Ralph Hamers at the end of this month, is able to sign off with a strong set of results for the third quarter, driven by wealth management and investment banking results in particular.
A US wealth management firm has produced a major White Paper which scrutinises the mass of risks family offices face, and examines how well, or not, these organisations fare in tackling hazards such as cyberhackers, rogue staff, business disruptions and reputational damage.
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The firm, listed and based in Switzerland, said it is gaining more distribution partners in Asia, and the Singapore office will give it more resources to expand its business.
The Wall Street firm is paying a total of $2.9 billion to worldwide regulators to resolve serious failings related to its dealings with scandal-warped Malaysian fund 1MDB. That payment is separate to a $3.9 bill...
The Swiss private bank has sought to weigh the risks of different US election results, and reckons that the chance of a contested result has not been fully discounted by investors. ...
One of the banks embroiled in the Malaysia-centred scandal, and kicked out of Singapore as a result, had been forced to disgorge SFr95 million by the Swiss national regulator. That sum has been reduced. ...
Here is our latest Wealth Talk video. The subject is the recently published list of winners of the WealthBriefing European Awards for 2020 - the eighth European programme of this publication. ...
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The latest offerings in investments, such as funds and structured products, and other notable developments. ...
There is money to be made in the alternative credit markets while more conventional ones face headwinds, the author of this article at a European family office explains. ...
What steps should family offices take to protect cybersecurity at a time when family and non-family members are working from home? Coping with a biological virus can actually increase the risks of falling victim...
This publication has brought out a new edition of a report about The Bahamas, in partnership with The Bahamas Financial Services Board. ...
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This publication is starting a new series, regularly examining the activities of single family offices outside the US. The material, with a peerless level of detail, comes from Highworth Research, the UK-based o...
It may be a speculative story at this stage, but a recent report, quoting unnamed sources, saying that the heads of UBS and Credit Suisse were considering a possible merger has been one of the most-read articles...