Managers of Wealth Americas

Rothschild Asset Allocation report - October 2012

The world’s two most important central banks are now committed to stimulus programmes that are potentially unlimited in size.

It’s Easier for Families to Make Money Than it is to Keep it

A new study by Saybrook University scholar Dennis Jaffe shows why – and what to do about it.

Global View From Asia - Still muddling through - Coutts

You sense that investors are watching but are not doing.

Gold seen luring wealthy

High-net-worth individuals are seeking to buy gold to protect their wealth

America's Richest Hedge Fund Managers

The hedge fund industry is going through tough times. The average hedge fund manager has been unable to beat the market for the last 20 months.

Deloitte survey: CFOs playing bigger role in driving sustainability efforts in their organizations

Nearly one-half (49 percent) of CFOs see sustainability as key driver of financial performance

Bernanke sets out his stall

Schroders’ Chief Economist, Keith Wade, comments on yesterday’s decision by the Federal Reserve to launch a third round of Quantitative Easing

America's hold on AAA rating risks collapse next year

America's hold on a AAA rating will collapse next year unless Washington takes measures to rein in the government's debt, Moody's has warned.

Business ethics: split the myth from the hard reality

Al Gini, a professor of business ethics at the School of Business Administration at Loyola University in Chicago, has a different perspective. He argues that business is not inherently bad, it just happens to offer many temptations – to counter this

Has China Been Systematically Stealing US Investors Wealth?

Now, almost 4 years later, evidence of fraud is surfacing that begs the question whether or not these listings were designed solely to systematically transfer billions of dollars into the hands of China’s elite.

Forget about that London Whale!

These Are The 10 Wall Street Firms Everyone Is Dying To Work For

Stop beating up the Rich

Instead of taking them down, shouldn't we figure out how to lift everyone up?

Fed chief encourages more ‘prudent’ risk taking - Coutts

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech at the central bankers’ conference in Jackson Hole focused on the successes of non-traditional monetary policy measures over the past four years in response to the 2008 global financial crisis,

Phew what a relief! We are all still here by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Well unlike last summer, it seemed that the world decided not to fall apart and stock markets did not collapse by 20% on the basis of useless comments from a credit rating agency

Citigroup expects majority of biz from emerging mkts, says Vikram Pandit

Speaking to British daily, India-born Pandit said Citi is set to glean majority of its business from emerging markets with Asian and Latin American consumers as well as trade between those regions and Africa driving growth.

Stability in the Eurozone and Moderate U.S. Growth on the Horizon - RESEARCH

Mr. Taylor suggested investors should consider a portfolio that puts a slightly greater allocation to equities than to bonds and cash. He also recommended a greater allocation to Canadian and U.S. stocks than to non-North American equity markets.

When Dream Schools Become a Nightmare

The teenager received need-based aid of roughly $30,000 from each of these schools, but that would leave the parents far short of what they could afford.

“Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.” -- Mae West

If one is to believe that the implementation of reform in the financial services industry truly is worth doing, then the pace of change here in Washington should be music to one’s ears.

Here's How You Make A Comeback On Wall Street — The Michael Milken Story

That would be such an incredible Wall Street comeback that he might even unseat Wall Street's current come-back master, Michael Milken.

Does the Standard Chartered settlement promote financial crime?

The Asia-focused bank agreed to a fine of $340m and to allow monitors and examiners of his choice reporting to the New York State department of financial services to be installed in its New York branch to ensure it is abiding by anti-money laundering legi

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