Sustainment as investment
Ethical investing is a popular investment class, but hasn't traditionally seen the best returns for investors. RBC however has…
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RBC outlines sustainable investing strategy.
RBC Wealth Management have outlined their sustainable and ethical investment strategy in a conversation with Private Banker International. The…
ByMinnows in the UK wealth lake
Berenberg's recent re-structuring of their UK business just two years after it opened highlights the difficulties in opening a…
ByFinance and technology: the route to the top 400
The USA's top 400 wealthiest are more meritocratic and less likely to have inherited their money than those in…
BySarasin hires new fund manager from Newton
Sarasin & Partners, the London-based asset managers, have appointed a new fund manager to its team.
ByJP Morgan reports first loss in nearly ten years
JP Morgan has reported net losses of $400 million (£296 million) for their third quarter as the company was…
ByBerenberg re-organises London office after departures
German bank Berenberg has re-organised its London office in the wake of the departure of its former co-head Ross…
ByCoutts Technology: A digital revolution fit for a Queen
Creating a smooth digital experience for clients across the bank is the ambition of Coutts' managing director for digital…
ByPictet AM appoints new senior sales for Brazil and Portugal
Pictet Asset Management has appointed a new senior salesprofessional for its operations in Brazil and Portugal.
ByReyl and Cie grow assets in first half year
Independent private bank and asset manager Reyl and Cie saw its assets under management grow 26% and displayed strong…
ByBanks should become more like Mercedes says report
Private banks need to create a digital footprint more like the leading luxury car companies to win over the…
ByHong Kong Wealth manager explores sale
The owner's of Hong Kong based Sun Hung Kai Financial are currently exploring opportunities for a sale of the…
ByCitigroup fined for improper use of research
Citigroup has been fined $30 million for improper use of research after it leaked information about a major Apple…
ByHeadhunting in the private banking jungle
In an exclusive interview with some of the top recruiters to private banks Mike Cobb finds that the industry…
ByBerenbergs UK head resigns, bank slashes a quarter of its workforce
Berenberg Bank, one of the world's oldest banks, has lost its co-head of private banking in the UK, Private…
ByAdam & Co appoint two new regional heads
Scottish private bank Adam & Co has appointed two new heads of business to its regional offices. Alisdair Dewar…
ByBarclays to cease offering full wealth management service to sub-£500,000 clients
Barclays is planning to stop offering full scale wealth management services for thousands of customers with between £100,000 and…
BySmith & Williamson hires two co-chief executives
UK wealth management company Smith & Williamson has made some planned changes to its senior management team byappointing two…
ByAn island of opportunity
A combination of rising wealth, greater transparency and better regulation has given Singapore a chance to overtake Switzerland in…
ByBarclays Wealth CEO unveils new strategy
The newly appointed CEO of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management has outlined his new strategy for the business in…
ByBarclays Wealth confirms Horrell as CEO
Barclays Wealth and Investment management (Barclays WIM) has confirmed the appointment of Peter Horrell as the chief executive of…
BySG Hambros defies consensus on EU and US
SG Hambros chief investment officer said the Franco-British bank was bullish on a US recovery and pointed to a…
ByUBS promotes two for Asian wealth business
UBS has appointed two senior managers to its wealth management business in the Asia Pacific (APAC) and created a…
ByAIM sees more trades as ISA rules change
New ISA rules may have prompted private client share trading on the Alternative Investment market (AIM) to have almost…
ByCredit Suisse considers sale of German private client business
Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second biggest private bank, is considering a sale of its private client unit in Germany, reports…
ByRothschild appoints trio to Swiss operation
Rothschild Wealth management business has appointed two new team members to its Swiss client advisory business in Switzerland.
ByAPCIMS to change name to Wealth Management Association
UK trade body the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS)are proposing a name change to the…
ByBrewin Dolphin closes three more regional offices
Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has closed three more regional offices as part of its programme to consolidate its offices…
ByCanaccord Genuity names wealth management head in Guernsey
Canada-based Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has named Andy Finch as head of wealth management in Guernsey.
ByHSBC sees increased hedge fund investment from Asia
HSBC's alternative investment business HAIL has seen a growing demand from entrepreneurs in Asia and Switzerland for its hedge…
ByAXA confirms sale of Bluefin to Towry
AXA has confirmed the sale of its Bluefin Personal Consulting unit to UK wealth manager Towry for an undisclosed…
ByBarclays hires new director for Chennai
Barclays Wealth and Investment management has appointed a new director to its Chennai office to lead its business development…
ByUK law firm opens second office in Switzerland
UK law firm Speechly Bircham has opened a new office in Geneva as part of a drive to increase…
ByTowry knocks back rumours of Bluefin purchase
Wealth advisors Towry have declined to comment on media speculation that they were in line to purchase AXA's Bluefin…
ByKBL private bank increases profitability by over 300%
Luxembourg headquartered private bank KBL reported first half profits 41.9 million (£35.8 million) for the half year to end…
ByMajor tax havens benefit from OECD tax crackdown, Britain a key offshorer: RGS study
Poorer economies, rather than wealthier banking centres, have been the big losers from a global crackdown on offshore tax…
ByRBC Wealth retreats from Latin America
Canadian bank RBC is to close their Uruguay office on 31 October in an apparent reversal of strategy at…
ByTop Ten Asset Gathering in High Gear in H1
Overall the half year has seen a substantial growth in the amount of assets under management (AUM) at each…
ByCiti Private Banking creates global investment lab
Citi Private Banking have appointed Phil Watson as global head of the newly created global investment lab according to…
ByGeldard takes over Jupiter Second Split Fund
Jupiter Asset management has appointed Miles Geldard as portfolio manager of the Jupiter Second Split fund taking over from…
ByBarclays Wealth second quarter loss linked to £22m AIG fund pay back
The UK's Barclays Bank reported a £13 million (US$19.9 million) pre-tax adjusted loss for the second quarter of 2013…
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