04/20/2012

Qatari wealth fund adds 5% Tiffany stake

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made its first big investment in a US public company by acquiring a 5.2 per cent stake in Tiffany, the jewellery retailer known for its diamond rings and blue, ribboned boxes.

04/18/2012

Citigroup shareholders reject CEO pay

The shareholder vote, mandated by the "say on pay" legislation under the Dodd-Frank Act, was taken at the firm's annual meeting in Dallas.

04/18/2012

State Street hit by rising cost of employees

STATE Street said yesterday that first-quarter profit fell 11 per cent as compensation and other employee benefits surged at nearly three times the pace of operating revenue.

04/16/2012

Estate of the art

According to the Mei Moses World All Art index, investment grade art grew in value by 10.2 per cent in 2011, outperforming both the S&P 500 and the FTSE All Share total return indexes.

04/13/2012

Ex-Merrill veterans open independent brokerage firm

Two former Merrill Lynch veterans on Thursday announced that they opened an independent, adviser-owned brokerage firm, saying they hope it will attract top talent from the biggest U.S. brokerages and grow to be global in scale.

04/11/2012

Industry Leader in Wealth Management Opens California Office

The Orange County office is headed by four of the region's leading financial advisors: Gerald Larr, Douglas McCrea, Stephen Nielander and Craig Wells, all former Managing Directors at Deutsche Bank's Private Wealth Management office in Costa Mes