Managers of Wealth Americas

Standard Chartered's $340m fine is not the last dish on the menu

Shave off £5.8bn and set to bake for one week. Take out of oven right before courtroom hearing. Serve cold to investors.

Jurisdictions take each other on in banking war

There is a no-holds-barred offensive to run each other down, accusing the other side of bias and conspiracies

Why Global Macro Hedge Funds Are Getting Slammed These Days

Their motto is risk management über alles. These funds—though they are loath to admit it—are driven by risk management much more than by fundamental ideas.

A US sledgehammer to crack Standard Chartered

Peter Sands, the chief executive of Standard Chartered and until last week the High Priest of banking virtue, must be wondering what he's done in a previous life to deserve the attentions of Benjamin Lawsky.

Wave of private bank M&A set to break

The new reality for wealth managers will be characterised by lower margins, increased costs and client caution.

Global Organisations Unaware Of Their Online Risk Exposure

Many global organisations can do a lot more to protect their private data and reduce exposure to attacks by hackers, according to KPMG.

The Evolution of Investment Reporting by Phil Banas

In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin laid out his theory of evolution, in which he theorized that effective adaptation to their environments led certain organisms to survive and flourish, while those that did so less well fell by the wayside

Burgernomics: the Big Mac Index

The index is not perfect and the relationship does not hold in reality because of a number of factors, but it is useful in highlighting big anomalies. Thus on a light-hearted look, Big Macs are now cheapest in Hong Kong and cost less in London than Zurich

Standard Chartered is the victim of US warfare against British banking

I'm now left more convinced than ever that US politicians and regulators have a hidden objective in exposing the wrong-doings of UK banks.

'Cocaine Cowboys' always know best places to bank

A Colombian necktie wasn't a piece of clothing, but a gruesome execution method. When I was 7 years old my barber was murdered in his shop, apparently over a drug deal.

Why is White-Collar Crime on the Rise?

It’s not your imagination, says Rakesh Malhotra, a longtime COO who has worked in Asia, East Europe and United States and led cross-cultural diverse teams.

THE NEW WORLD OF BANK MARKETING

From changes in channels, payments, sales culture and product profitability, bank marketing teams have the opportunity to be more relevant and plugged in than ever. And that means, goodbye free toasters, hello leading the sales-and-service charge.

Bankers: 'Take What (Jobs) You Can Get', 50,000 Investment Banking Jobs At Risk

Meredith Whitney appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance with Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu and said that the banking industry will lose 50,000 more jobs as companies shrink headcount to match revenue.

Multinationals Plan to Increase International Assignments in the Next Two Years

Asia remains the most popular destination for expatriates

Will your family business survive the transition to the next generation?

Similarly there is insufficient planning for the personal financial management that follows the transition from a business-derived income to a retirement income. While division of the estate may be thought out, often the management of retirement income is

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