Managers of Wealth Americas

The Wealthiest Person At Each Decade - RESEARCH

Wealth-X today released a list of the wealthiest person at each decade, from their 20s through their 90s, revealing insights into wealth creation at different ages.

Financial Advisors Find Market Conditions Favor Active Managers, Particularly In High Yield Fixed Income: AB Survey

Every financial advisor should be asking money managers what they are doing differently in this low liquidity environment

Synovus Family AM Named One of the 'Richest Family Offices'

To be included again on this list is confirmation of the deep commitment our Family Asset Management team

Lower compensation seen at asset management firms - report

A global economic slowdown and a possible interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve in December have slowed money moving into these firms.

The U.S. May Be the World’s Richest Country, But It Ranks 14th in Financial Literacy

This new measure of financial literacy comes from a survey of 150,000 adults in 148 countries.

TD Bank and TD Securities U.S. Earn Top Marks in 2016 Corporate Equality Index

TD Bank and TD Securities U.S. Earn 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Fourteenth Annual Scorecard on LGBT Workplace Equality

U.S. RBC businesses recognized as a 'Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality'

Sixth year the company achieved 100 per cent on Corporate Equality Index

Shaky Confidence amongst Asset Managers when it comes to Quality and Consistency in Data Management - RESEARCH

A recent survey released by SimCorp has revealed that although the majority of asset managers consider data quality to be of prime importance, most struggle with ensuring consistency and quality across their organizations.

Private Funds 2016: Analysis

Astleford has more than 25 years’ experience in advising fund managers, banks, brokers and corporates and is co-chair of the firm’s global financial services group and head of the group in Europe.

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Regaining Risk Appetite

The survey was conducted by BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research with the help of market research company TNS.

Standard Life Investments to manage new John Hancock global real estate fund

The objective of the Fund is to provide consistent long-term returns, within acceptable levels of risk, through exposure to global real estate securities markets.

When to Call It Quits on Your Wealth-Management Unit

Those practices together represented just 12% of the company’s revenue

Fears over sovereign wealth funds pulling assets overblown, Morgan Stanley says

Their research identified over $1.1tn of public equity holdings for 11 SWFs, representing about 24% of assets under management.

World’s ten largest investment banks’ revenue is on course to decline

It has declined by about 50 percent at the top 10 investment banks globally since 2009

MFOs and Wirehouses Most Efficiently Adapting to HNW Trends

Multi-family offices and wirehouses are the most efficient when adapting to high-net-worth trends, according to new research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Prime brokerage pendulum swinging back to US banks

According to research by Preqin, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are the two largest prime brokers, servicing 2,240 hedge funds

Coutts International Million Dollar Donors Report captures 1,831 donations

Donations to universities and higher education institutions are commonplace because of their ability to absorb large amounts and the wide appeal they have for major donors.

Forrester Report-The State of Mobile Banking, 2015

Mobile banking continues to gather momentum across developed countries, fueled by rising smartphone use and the steadily improving supply of mobile banking from banks worldwide.

Financial Institutions flock to blockchain technology, while bitcoin divides opinions

Investments into blockchain tech companies has already exceeded the 2014 total, and many of the world's biggest banks have publicly stated an interest in exploring the use of blockchain technology.

Changing Interest Rate Environment Top Concern for U.S. Insurance Industry

These issues are clearly on the minds of insurance chief investment officers and their investment teams

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