Wealth managers in danger of losing the youth
High net worth individuals are generally pretty happy with their wealth managers at the moment.
High net worth individuals are generally pretty happy with their wealth managers at the moment.
The Hong Kong chapter of the Association of Independent Asset Managers (AIAM) is expected to launch in the coming months, aiming to give independent wealth management firms a unified voice.
Barclays has sold its US Wealth & Investment Management business to American investment bank Stifel Financial Corp for an undisclosed the sum.
Financial advisers would prefer to find a successor that can take on their business when they retire, rather than pursue a sale, new research from Russell Investments suggests.
High net worth individuals say 11 interactions a year is the “sweet-spot” level of contact with their relationship managers at wealth management firms, according to a survey by NPG Wealth Management, SEI and Scorpio Partnership.
Eliminating all potential conflicts of interest has been the lynchpin of why Arbuthnott Latham has grown as much as it has in the past ten years, says StJohn Gardner, head of investment management.
Friends Provident International, a major player in the Asia and the Middle East markets, will emerge from its takeover by UK insurance giant Aviva largely unscathed, according to Chris Wei, Aviva’s Asia chairman.
In signing up to Swiss professional services network Geneva Group International, MBMG has increased both its international presence and local capability, Paul Gambles, managing partner of MBMG Group, explains.
Robo-advisory firms will have to eat through all of the capital they raised in order to reach a profitable scale, according to fund research firm Morningstar.
Changing legislation and rising charges will mean that non-doms cannot rest on their laurels following the election of a majority Conservative government in the UK general election last week, warns law firm Stephenson Harwood.
A Scottish-based wealth management firm has gone bust after it was unable to pay back clients who were mis-sold high risk investments, and customers are now turning to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to get their money back.
A Scottish-based wealth management firm has gone bust after it was unable to pay back clients who were mis-sold high risk investments, and customers are now turning to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to get their money back.