Managers of Wealth Americas

New ProxyPulse Report Reveals Decreased Shareholder Support for Executive Compensation

Latest edition shows declines at mid-cap, small-cap and micro-cap companies

Manulife Asset Management Ranked Among World's Largest Money Managers

Manulife Asset Management is now ranked 30th among the world's largest money managers, with total worldwide institutional assets under management of US$263.4 billion, according to Pensions & Investments' 2014 annual rankings.

"The US economy didn't just halt... it hit reverse" - Nancy Curtin, CIO Close Brothers

We expect ongoing further forward guidance to prevent the eventual normalisation of interest rates from being a bombshell to investors, but a change in policy isn’t likely in the short-term

Retiring Boomers Impact IRAs - Total Assets Exceed $6.5 Trillion as 2013 Rollovers Added $324 Billion

"We anticipate that IRA asset growth will continue through the remainder of the decade as defined contribution assets continue to roll into individual accounts," explains Shaan Duggal, analyst at Cerulli.

Key Trends in Wealth Management Business Practices - RESEARCH

The report identifies the business practices of top advisors, common obstacles to growth and how investment advisors are leveraging new technology.

US in the Goldilocks zone - Coutts Global Markets Weekly

Recent minutes and statements from the major central banks reveal that the US economy is in the Goldilocks zone – not too hot (think UK housing), not too cold (think eurozone deflation threat), but just right.

Wealthy individuals from the most entrepreneurial countries tend to remain in their homelands

New report ranks world’s most entrepreneurial countries

Why Investors Choose to Invest In Hedge Funds and How They Measure Performance - RESEARCH

London-based research firm Preqin today released a special report "The Real Value of Hedge Fund Investment," offering new, comprehensive data on the goals institutional investors set for hedge fund allocations and how they measure a fund's

Modern American Family Dynamics Complicate Wealth Management

Based on a nationwide survey of 680 U.S. high net worth individuals with $3 million or more in investable assets, the annual study finds that changing family structures, multi-generational and extended family circumstances, evolving gender roles, and gene

CME Group and BarclayHedge Honor Managed Futures Leaders at Third Annual Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards

Last night CME Group and BarclayHedge recognized managed futures industry leaders at the third annual Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards.

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Regaining Risk Appetite

But Below-Trend Growth & Over-Valuation Cause Concern

Financial Firms Struggle With Bad Reputations: Study

Six years after the country’s economic meltdown, financial service companies are still grappling with reputation and customer service issues associated with the national crisis.

When Bad Wealth Management Happens To Good People

What does Boardwalk Empire have to do with wealth management?

Risk back on the menu for global investors - BoAML fund manager survey

Global investors have regained an appetite for risk against the backdrop of strong liquidity and a fairly positive economic outlook, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for June.

Up to 25% Of Top 50 Global Banks Will Launch A Banking App Store by 2016 – Gartner

The explosive growth of apps is causing significant challenges for the banking industry, according to Gartner, Inc.

Number of asset managers to halve by 2030 - KPMG

Half of the firms in the global asset management industry will be gone by 2030 as new technology, demographic shifts and changing social habits transform the industry

Two Types Of Affluent Celebrities

There is a nearly insatiable interest in how celebrities spend their time and money

Middle East investors expected to spend US$180 billion in global real estate markets over next decade

Middle Eastern investors are expected to spendUS$180 billion in commercial real estate markets outside of their own region over the next decade, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE .

Banking Banana Skins 2014 - PwC

Every two years, PwC sponsors the Banking Banana Skins survey conducted by the Centre of the Study of Financial Innovation.

Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?

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