Managers of Wealth Americas

Why 2014 Dow Predictions Aren’t Worth Your Time

As the New Year begins, many well-known stock market personalities have posted their guesses on where the Dow Jones Industrials will end 2014.

How to Attract and Retain High New Worth Clients

The main idea behind the shift is cultivating fewer—but wealthier—clients

2013 Reminds Us Of Something Warren Buffett Said During The Darkest Days Of The Financial Crisis

2013 wasn't a good year. It was an incredible year

The top three financial New Year resolutions for HNW individuals

In an international survey carried out by deVere Group in the last quarter of 2013, 38 per cent of those polled said that their ultimate objective for the year ahead was to build their retirement funds.

Wealth Management Strategy for 2014 and Beyond

Banks have a lot of departments that could be involved in a wealth management offering

A world economy on the brink of fracture by Jeremy Warner

What will happen in 2014? The Chinese economy will slow; the price of oil will sink; Germany will slide into recession; the EU will remain intact and the internet will begin to Balkanise

What ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Is Missing: The Women

Ask any woman who worked around finance in the movie's era what she thought about sexual harassment, and her answer will likely be a shrug: “We called it going to work.”

Do you really know bitcoin ? Here are 11 myths

Nick Colas, chief market strategist at ConvergEx, was one of the early Wall Street analysts to take a serious look at bitcoin back in February. To wrap up 2013, he examined what he sees as 11 myths surrounding the subject.

ANALYST: 2014 Will Be Characterized As 'Annus Not-So-Horribilis'

The Chinese economy may slow modestly in the coming quarters, though officials will likely respond to evidence that growth is falling below 7.0%.

Islamic Banks, Stuffed With Cash, Explore Partnerships in West

Over the last 30 years, the Islamic financial sector has grown from virtually nothing to over $1.6 trillion in assets, according to data from the Global Islamic Financial Review, an industry publication.

Even if Bitcoin fails, cryptocurrencies are here to stay

Is paper money headed for obsolescence, swept aside by the meteoric rise of Bitcoin?

Getting Started In The Glamorous World Of Hedge Funds!

But who are these men and women who decide to leave the security of large firms and set up on their own?

How Will the IRS Tax Bitcoin?

It's an open question, but one with growing consequences.

Index Winners and Losers for the Year & a 'PC' Christmas celebration by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Now to read the words of the wise

UBS Global Asset Management: All Eyes Still on Central Banks for Driving Asset Class Returns

Many investors see a favorable outlook ahead, but will the bears crash Goldilocks' party?

Bernanke bows out shunning Cold Turkey

Equity markets have experienced relief rallies on news of the Fed decision to wind down the asset buying programme by an initial $10bn dropping from $85bn per months to $75bn

EFG’s 2014 Outlook: Opportunities & Traps

Year-ahead assessments of where the world economy and financial markets are heading customarily start with the US. In 2014 the path of the US economy and policy appears, for once, fairly settled.

RBC recognized as a 'Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality' by the Human Rights Campaign

The Royal Bank of Canada announced today that RBC Wealth Management-U.S. and RBC Capital Markets-U.S. each received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index.

Investment behaviour drivers and the wealth management industry in 2014 - RBC Wealth Management

Few private investors were prepared for the equities markets doing so well or the fixed income markets performing so poorly in 2013.

Is wealth management a good fit?

It’s an attractive option, but to make it work, you need all the right pieces, including scale, people, and patience

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