08/27/2018
Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World
Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/27/2018
Dominica Awarded World's Best Country for Second Citizenship
The report, titled the 2018CBI Index, awarded Dominica perfect marks in five of the seven areas measured.
08/24/2018
Why Art Loans Are Popular among the Ultra-Wealthy in Good Economic Times and Bad
The value of art has increased more than anyone ever thought it would, and people all of a sudden have a lot of value hanging on their wall,” said Suzanne Gyorgy, Managing Director, Art Advisory & Finance at Citi Private Bank.
08/24/2018
Compliance complexity in America and Caribbean
North America and the Caribbean have different levels of complexity when it comes to compliance.
08/24/2018
The Time Bomb Inside Public Pension Plans
There are plenty of reasons why state and municipal pensions are sorely underfunded, and those reasons sound unnervingly familiar.
08/24/2018
Senator Barrasso Weighs-In on Bank of the West Announcement
The decision has not sat well with many of Wyoming’s elected officials. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
08/22/2018
Canadian banks to post profit gains on rising interest rates
"All major businesses should report higher year-over-year earnings with the retail banking segments leading the way,"
08/21/2018
What Can Advisors Do When Family Disputes Threaten Client Wealth?
Mediation can be an effective way to reach agreements.
08/21/2018
Schroder Adveq Study Finds US Family Offices Are Missing Key Opportunities in Private Equity
The potential for a larger universe of buyers at the time of exit as well as the opportunity to better diversify investors’ portfolio of managers are additionally cited as top reasons smaller deals are appealing.
08/21/2018
Morning Coffee: Behold the hot new role at Goldman Sachs and Citi. Schroders tries to keep it in the family
Separately, Schroders plc has a fairly unusual recruitment issue.
08/21/2018
US Family Offices Are Missing Key Opportunities in Private Equity
Family offices are also failing to recognize private equity opportunities in emerging markets and in Europe
08/20/2018
Here's where foreign real estate investors are buying in New York City
New York has remained one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, helped by foreign buyers.
08/20/2018
The 25 most generous philanthropists in America today
The Chronicle of Philanthropy publishes an annual list of the top 50 philanthropists (both individuals and couples) by calculating their yearly donations.
08/20/2018
Investors welcome Trump move on quarterly reporting
A move away from quarterly reporting would allow companies to lift their head up
08/20/2018
More money managers look to add value through M&A
The problem is that M&A has been like a junior-high dance
08/16/2018
Endowments Maintain Streak
Continuing the trend from the first quarter, corporate and health care plans underperformed, with quarterly returns of 18bp, and 41bp respectively.
08/14/2018
SS&C: Hedge Funds Return +0.97% In July
The SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index represents the monthly net of hedge fund subscriptions and redemptions administered by SS&C GlobeOp on the SS&C GlobeOp platform.
08/14/2018
Double or Nothing: Are Millennials Gambling with their Financial Future?
Only 1 in 10 Canadians (9 per cent) say they discussed how they will put their inheritance to use with the person they inherited from.
08/14/2018
Milliman analysis: July's corporate pension funding ratio reaches 93.4%, highest in a decade
A majority of the Milliman 100 companies have heavy fixed income concentrations
08/12/2018
Speaking truth to power by Tim Price
Informed and disciplined capital allocation – whether of unitholders’ funds, or of disparate corporate revenues – is the bedrock of our portfolios and moreover the heart of the modern free enterprise economy.