The management of personal wealth has come a long way since 1852, when Charles Dickens used a bitter and drawn out family battle over an inheritance as the basis for the plot of his then-latest novel, Bleak House.
RBC Wealth Management has appointed two US-based directors, to cover the north-east and west coast regions of the country.
Demand for HNW offshore insurance-linked investment products in emerging markets is under-served.
The ranks of the worlds dollar millionaires grew by more than 17% last year to 10m, a report shows.
London-based Odey Asset Management has formed a joint venture with a Geneva-based wealth manager.
