News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive
OECD Scolds US On Beneficial Ownership; Ratings Cut Unlikely – Lawyer
A prominent Swiss lawyer points to a recent OECD report on how dozens of jurisdictions perform...
Pacific Asset Management Acquires Asset Value Investors
The acquisition reflects Pacific's commitment to investing in high-quality specialist investment...
UK Ranks Behind Singapore, US, UAE In New Wealth Management Index
Avaloq, a tech provider to private banks such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Edmond de...
Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Alltrust, Hawksford, Aventur
The latest moves and appointments for wealth management roles in the UK, other parts of Europe, the...
HSBC Pre-Tax Profit Rises 23 Per Cent In H1 2026; Wealth Arm Helps Higher Income
The UK/Hong Kong-listed group reported a broadly positive set of results today. The lender said a...
Lombard Lending Disruptor Secures Another UK Partner
Otherwise known as Lombard lending, the business says it is disrupting the way that asset-backed...
Liechtenstein Beneficial Ownership Register Hit By Cyber Attack
After copies of data relating to 31,000 legal entities were unlawfully taken, the register has been...
Ocorian's Middle East Group Names Commercial Director
The newly-appointed figure will lead growth for Ocorian's private client business across the Middle...
Wealth Managers Weigh In On Central Banks' Rate Pause
After major central banks, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and...
Volatile Markets Demonstrate Active Management's Value, Wealth Managers Say
We look at the example of the high market volatility in an Asian country's equity markets, and...
Comment & Analysis results for Archive
How "Evergreen" Approach Wins Friends For Private Markets
There appears to be something of a trend towards "perpetual" or "evergreen" fund structures that...
Bringing Great Eye Vision To The Poor – A Hong Kong Philanthropist's Tale
Chen’s philanthropy journey throws light on an important aspect of charity that can be...
Private Investigation Sector Never Busier As Risks Proliferate
Whether it is cyber hackers, corrupt staff, kidnappers or vengeful former spouses, there's plenty...
Monetary Metals Says Gold Yield Marketplace Fits Wealth Menus
Confounding the standard line that gold doesn't produce a yield, a business that uses gold to earn...
BNP Paribas' Wealth Arm Builds German Business Momentum, Broader Growth Beckons
The Paris-based group, which operates in a number of countries, spoke to this news service about...
UK's Walter Scott Steers Long-Term, Highly "Active" Course
We talk to a Scotland-based fund management house that puts big stress on what it regards as...
INTERVIEW: Wealth Managers Must Get Proactive About Handling Elder Abuse
This news service talks to a UK-based law firm about the problem of "elder abuse" – a term...
Banking, Wealth Sector In Ferment – A Talent Management Overview
What makes a good wealth manager, and what are the skills and qualities in demand today, and what...
BOOK REVIEW: In Defence Of Capitalism, By Rainer Zitelmann
While unlikely to sway those already hostile to the free market economic system, this book puts a...
Avaloq Sees UK Opportunities From M&A, Tech Changes
Mergers and acquisitions, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and secular drivers of...