Managers of Wealth Americas

Investor Confidence falls in November by 4.2 points to 91.3

The decline was the result of a relatively steep fall off in European sentiment to 101.5 from a revised reading of 111.3 in October.

Arbor Wealth: Questions To Ask When Choosing An Advisor

Where does your investment advisor live, and what does he/she drive?

Baby Boomers, Gen-X Obtained Wealth Differently

Generation X investors give more credit to family connections and inheritance as factors in obtaining wealth than most other investors, according to a Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner report.

Investment Consultants Expect OCIO Business to Comprise 18% of Assets in Three Years

"Investment consultants' assets managed under an OCIO arrangement are expected to continue to grow, and for many firms this is the fastest-growing segment of their overall business," states Michele Guiditta, associate director at Cerulli.

Regulations pose threat to hedge fund start-ups - Pete Hess, President and CEO, Advent Software

As global regulations begin to take effect, launching a hedge fund from scratch will be even more challenging says Pete Hess, President and CEO, Advent Software.

Morningstar OBSR believes developed economies will contribute the largest year-on-year increase to global growth in 2014

Andy Brunner, investment strategist at Morningstar OBSR, believes developed economies will contribute the largest year-on-year increase to global growth in 2014:

BlackRock Market Vision: Washington Drama Drives ETF Flows

October 2013 BlackRock ETP Landscape Report

New York overtakes London as world’s top financial centre

Our research shows that the biggest factor in determining where respondents look to do business is the commercial opportunities on offer

New Book Offers Seven Imperatives For Successful Family Wealth Management

The successful management of family wealth has always been a challenge, even in the best of times.

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Confidence in Global Economy Restored After U.S. Debt Resolution

With political paralysis in Washington overcome, a net 67 percent of respondents now expect the world's economy to strengthen over the next 12 months -- up a notable 13 percentage points from October.

Wealth and discretionary managers drive equity fund sales

Pridham Report says bumper equity fund sales down to wealth and discretionary managers after mass market ‘falls into advice gap’.

Wealth Health: Investors take a big risk when they try not to take any risks

Most people, however, stay away from what scares them, and two new surveys released recently say that what frightens investors is the stock market

One hundred big banks could go, warns McKinsey

A fifth of the largest global banks coud be broken up or bought within the next few years

Performance Measurement Expert Round Up

There are many challenges that performance measurement teams are facing.

Economic crisis shatters trust in governments, hits life satisfaction

The global economic crisis has had a profound impact on people’s well-being, reaching far beyond the loss of jobs and income, and affecting citizens’ satisfaction with their lives and their trust in governments, according to a new OECD report.

Risks have faded but have investors become complacent? - Rothschild Market Perspective November 2013

Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments, Rothschild Wealth Management, provides the business’s current position on markets.

Mars vs. Venus in the new world of investing

With all the wealth controlled by and being transferred to women, many are just now starting to immerse themselves in the investment process. And statistics show that many more husbands than wives still handle the family investments.

Coutts' commentary - Global View from Asia -"Dollar Squeeze"

Markets have a habit of telling you they’re going to do something, after which they wait a while until you’re no longer looking, and then they hit you.

How Small Banks Are Succeeding in Wealth Management

In banks' furious scramble for wealthy customers' investments, size is sometimes overrated

Coutts Wealth Watch: ECB to loosen up

Thursday’s eurozone data, showing very low inflation and unemployment stuck at a record high, stresses the need for greater stimulus.

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