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Middle Eastern billionaires have higher family involvement in business, study
Billionaires in the Middle East, at 62%, have one of the highest rates of family involvement in business in the whole world, only India has a higher rate of family involvement, showed a study by Forbes Insight.
FolioDynamix launches products tailored to RIAs
FolioDynamix, a provider of web-based technology, content and services for managing the full investment and wealth advisory lifecycle, has launched a range of products tailored to the registered investment advisor (RIA) market.
Obama pushes tax for millionaires
President Barack Obama is intensifying his campaign for higher taxes on top U.S. earners by casting the issue against Republican opposition as one of fairness and support for the middle class.
US, Euroland will revert to growth path in Q2, says Bank Sarasin
The latest Global View published by Bank Sarasin Research on the economic outlook predicts that both the US and Euroland will revert to a growth path in the second quarter of 2012.
Majority of advisors interested in independence, study
Diamond Consultants, a consulting firm for financial advisors, in its internal study has found out that majority of financial advisors are displaying an increasing interest to move into independence.
New German-Swiss tax deal opens door to UK-Swiss deal rewrite
Today’s announcement that Switzerland and Germany have agreed changes to their tax treaty is likely to lead to higher charges for UK holders of undeclared Swiss bank accounts too.
HSBC may offload wealth management business in South Korea
As HSBC struggles to make profits, it is in talks to sell up in Pakistan and also offload its Korean wealth management business.
CertusBank launches wealth management platform CertusWealth
US-based CertusBank has formally launched its full service wealth management platform, CertusWealth.
Method Holdings, Dynasty Financial to create solution for wealth management business
Method Holdings has partnered with Dynasty Financial Partners to create an integrated solution for wealth management businesses.
UBS reports increase in client trading from IPS unit
UBS has reported an increase in client trading for the year 2012 as fixed-income sales at UBSs Investment Products and Services (IPS) unit in Zurich jumped.