Managers of Wealth Americas

The world’s super-rich are seeking second citizenship in these eight countries

The UK has the third highest number of millionaires in the world behind the US and Japan.

Firms Paid Millions to Manage RI Pension Money They Didn’t Have

It’s a common industry ruse that prudent pension fiduciaries should avoid

The Rise of the Alternative Investment Market

These groups of investors will increasingly seek branded multi-capability firms.

Millionaires Will Hold 46% Of Global Wealth By 2019

At the very upper end, households that have $100 million or more in wealth are expected to hold approximately $13 trillion by the beginning of 2019

Retirement asset management lucrative, but not foolproof

However, the money that is new went to the firms doing the best already

Canadian companies looking to expand beyond borders for ‘significant opportunities,’ HSBC exec says

In Canada, from the companies I’m talking to about how they’re looking directionally for growth

Global wealth management industry had a solid business year

In spite of financial market uncertainties and currency volatility most lead players experienced overall growth in client volumes. However, the latest KPI growth rates came off the higher ratios in the previous reporting year.

Deloitte: Women joining but not leading boardrooms globally

The percentage of board seats held by women is currently 15 percent and 6 percent of board chairs are women.

Big-Firm Brokers Sadder Now and More Likely to Leave

UBS ranked 5th with 683. Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley came in 6th and 7th with 645 and 611 points.

Here are the riskiest banks in Massachusetts

A ratio of 100 percent or greater is a sign a bank is flirting with failure.

S&P Capital IQ Adds Intra-Day Pricing on Munis to its Roster of Pricing Products and Services

Provided by Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations Inc., a business unit of S&P Capital IQ specializing in multi asset class mark to market solutions, the new service will enable users to track pricing on over 3 million bonds throughout th

Size Can Be Deceptive

Targeting global asset-gathering opportunities

Ohio No. 7 last year in private-equity investments

Ohio was among the top states for private-equity investments last year.

Global AUM up 8% in 2014; institutional inflows flat

Global assets under management grew to a record $74 trillion as of Dec. 31, up 8% from a year earlier, said a report from Boston Consulting Group.

Bull in a China shock by Tim Price

“No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich.” - Lord Overstone.

Only 27% of US Consumers View Their Banks as “Trusted Partners”

40% see their banks as merely necessary utilities

3 big ways the crisis in Greece could affect Americans personally

It strikes at the heart of the single currency that unites the 19-member euro zone and threatens to destabilize a fragile region.

Understand the difference between financial professionals

The advice from both professionals can sometimes be the same, but management of your assets is very different.

Foundations, Endowments Buying Emerging Market Debt

Shifting away from U.S. equities in search of income

What the financial crisis taught this Bank of America executive about risk

Five acquisitions and a financial crisis later, I still haven’t experienced the stability I originally sought.

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