12/02/2015
US builds on investment banking dominance
According to Coalition’s global league table for the third quarter of 2015, five of the six largest investment banks by global revenue were American.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/02/2015
Report: Nation's Wealth Gap Wider Than Believed
Put another way, the 20 individuals who possess more wealth between them than 152 million Americans can fit together comfortably inside one Gulfstream G650 luxury jet.
12/02/2015
Asia Bursts Ahead, Yet AMs Lag Behind
Tim says new numbers published this week by Stradegi and PricewaterhouseCoopers
12/02/2015
6 Noxious Facts About America's Billionaires
Fairly taxing the wealth of the super-wealthy could transform America.
12/02/2015
Twenty Billionaires Have More Wealth Than Half U.S. Households
400 billionaires are wealthier than 190 million of their fellow Americans.
12/01/2015
The United States is the No. 1 Destination for Rich Chinese Immigrants
For China’s growing numbers of high-net-worth citizens, the top immigration destination remains the United States.
12/01/2015
Why high-net-worth investors should avoid living on dividends alone
For top marginal tax rate investors, however, the analysis is more complicated.
12/01/2015
"I went to Wall Street and my friends went into tech. Guess who made the mistake?”
In the meantime, the sell-side is floundering.
12/01/2015
Targeting Opportunities for Managed Accounts in DC
The most recent research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates takes a critical look at the opportunity for managed account providers in the $5.2 trillion private defined contribution market.
12/01/2015
Helping Advisors Overcome Barriers
Kaleido, a self-described practice growth agency focused on independent financial advisors, says it has identified specific growth barriers for advisor firms.
12/01/2015
A New World Order
The world of finance has become nothing short of a centrally planned game, with policymakers driving asset markets as well as currencies.
11/30/2015
True Loves Will Get A Bargain This Year
Falling commodity prices account for lowest rise in six years
11/30/2015
Why Everyone Should Have Unlimited Vacation Days
Why Traditional Vacation Had To Go
11/30/2015
Top Family Office CEOs Earned $830,000 in 2014, Fidelity Says
CIOs, COOs also got median compensation of $500,000 or more
11/30/2015
The Talk Wealth Managers Need to Have With Clients About Cost
As automated investment programs multiply, more clients are likely to ask advisers to justify their fees. There is a good answer.
11/30/2015
Morgan Stanley: These Corporations Will Be The Winners If The Middle Class Dies
Growing inequality “can disrupt business models, fuel political discontent and trigger policy missteps,” the bank warns.
11/30/2015
London has the most billionaires in the world — but they're leaving for New York
This is more than the 103 billionaires and 389,100 millionaires living in New York.
11/29/2015
After Career at UBS and Citigroup, Emmanuel Starts Hedge Fund
The fund will focus on companies that can sustain double-digit annual revenue growth.
11/27/2015
Columbia Threadneedle Investments - The U.S. Consumer: What are their latest spending trends?
Consumers are increasingly spending on experiences over things, while spending on durables continues to take share from non-durables.
11/27/2015
Defining digital differences amid financial disruption
To help understand these differences, we recently surveyed 4,400 affluent middle class consumers