Managers of Wealth Americas

Morningstar's sustainability effort kicks off with ESG scores on 20,000 funds

Scoring funds for social, environmental and governance factors feeds a growing investor appetite

Financial Advisers Describe Strategies and Guidelines For Making Decisions About Investing

A big part of financial planning is investing, and many people want to not only do well for themselves in deciding how to grow their money while at the same time doing what they think is good for society.

Where the puck will be by Tim Price

“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” - Charles Kettering.

Banks Eye Wealth Management To Replace Revenue

Matthews, a former Citibank and Smith Barney executive, warned the wealth management personnel in attendance to be ready to take a higher profile in their organizations where wealth management historically hasn’t had a big role.

Britain as global investor and foreign investment location: second only to the USA

The UK is second only to the USA in terms of the stock of outward investment (investment abroad) and inward investment (foreign investment in the UK).

US named top overseas location for UAE property investors

The UK with 19 percent, and Australia with 16 percent, were the second and third most popular choices respectively

When Bad News Is Good for Business

Most firms don't even break out the revenue contribution from restructurings.

Barry Ritholtz: Why don’t more women hold top jobs in finance?

There are, however, signs of change for the better, which we will get to later.

JPMorgan Sets Aside $500 Million To Cover Potential Bad Loans

The American banking giant has set aside half a billion dollars as a safety net against possible bad loans to oil and gas companies during the first quarter of the year.

China has more billionaires than US: Report

The Hurun Global Rich List 2016 ranked 2188 billionaires from 68 countries, up 99 from last year, in another record-breaking year for the world’s billionaires.

Wealth Adviser Daily Briefing: Smaller Brokerages Want Their Voices Heard

The costs of complying with added regulations fall more heavily on smaller firms

Jennifer Lawrence beats Leonardo DiCaprio to become highest paid Oscar nominee

Jennifer Lawrence has beaten out Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon to top a new rich list of Oscar nominees.

JP Morgan's 'London Whale' trader breaks his silence

He has now argued that his role in the scandal has been overstated.

The 'Bank Of Bill Gates' Enters A New Era

It has a lofty goal of providing access to financial services to the 2 billion of the world’s people that are still unbanked as a route to reducing poverty and promoting inclusive growth.

Fiduciary Duty: Do Investors Know What It Means?

The breakdown of the mass affluent by age is as follows.

Millennials and Money: Desperately Seeking Guidance

Millennials drive 40 percent of the financial conversation on Facebook, generating 6.5 million posts, comments, likes and shares.

US property is top overseas pick for UAE investors

UK, Australia, Singapore and Germany are other favoured destinations.

Signature Bank: Raiders of the lost staff

NYC bank has lifted 97 teams. But the key is what the CRE lender does with the talent

The most diligent juniors in IBD, ranked by nationality

It’s a question of who works 75 hours a week and who works 80+.

Hedge fund investors back equity long-short for 2016

On the flip-side, 27 percent of investors surveyed expected distressed credit to be among their three worst-performing strategies come year-end

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