11/08/2012
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
Is "pay for performance" losing its allure? What do you think?
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/07/2012
America’s Ultra Wealthy Swing For Obama - RESEARCH
Wealth-X analysis reveals that contrary to conventional wisdom, President Barack Obama won states with 52% of the America’s total UHNW population, compared to Romney’s 48%.
11/06/2012
Community Banking Execs See Regulatory Requirements Stifling Growth, Driving M&A Activity - KPMG Survey
Wealth Management Expected to be Revenue Driver, Cyberattacks Not Seen as a Major Concern, Capital Needed to Meet Requirements, Troubled Mortgages Remain a Problem
11/06/2012
“Market relief on Obama victory” - Coutts
Equities rally, but ‘status quo’ weighs on dollar
11/06/2012
An investment perspective on the US election - Schroders
Does Obama have the same political capital as when he entered his first term?
11/01/2012
Responsible Investing Solutions Launched by Northern Trust
Northern Trust has a broad commitment to responsible investing
10/31/2012
State Street Corporation: Investor Confidence Index Falls by 6.7 points in October
The State Street Investor Confidence Index was developed by Harvard University professor Kenneth Froot and Paul O'Connell of State Street Associates.
10/31/2012
US revival faces tough fiscal headwind - Schroders
“The US housing market is certainly picking up pace with a 15% jump in new builds in September.
10/31/2012
US revival faces tough fiscal headwind - Schroders
“The US housing market is certainly picking up pace with a 15% jump in new builds in September.
10/31/2012
Private Wealth Owners Discover Peer Power, Not Pressure
The ah-ha moment comes when you put the right people together in the right place
10/29/2012
Top investment managers lose assets
Assets managed by the world’s largest 500 fund managers fell by around 3% to US$63 trillion in 2011, breaking a trend of the last two years which had seen assets rise by 16% and 4% in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
10/28/2012
Two Nations, Two Systems, Same Outcome by Justin Urquhart Stewart
All good libertarians necessarily approve of democracy over oligarchy or dictatorship.
10/28/2012
Firing on some cylinders - Gary Dugan, Coutts & Co
Financial Markets were mixed last week as investors continue to wait for the US presidential elections on 6th November.
10/25/2012
Fiscal Cliff Likely to Slow Growth, but Not Cause Recession - BNY Mellon
The U.S. fiscal cliff is not likely to send the economy into a recession, according to the October Bond Market Observations from Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, the Boston-based fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon.
10/23/2012
Winning Strategies' to Improve Outcomes for Defined Contribution Plans - RESEARCH
'Path Forward' Study Looks at Investments, Fees, Governance and Retirement Income
10/23/2012
NY hedge fund managers: Boy, how things have changed!
Over the past ten years, the image of hedge fund managers has morphed from being the ultimate money manager with a touch of mystery and a stroke of genius to a rather plain and public figure.
10/21/2012
The US Raises the Roof - Well Just a Little! by Justin Urquhart Stewart
If you want to spot an encouraging sign in the US economy, then it's probably worth looking at its most decimated sector for the past few years - property.
10/21/2012
Floods of money don’t overwhelm a cliff - Coutts
With equity markets retreating from recent highs, the US fiscal cliff remains the main source of investor concern as we head towards the end of the year.
10/18/2012
The Biggest Concerns of Affluent Women
Affluent women live complicated, busy, and stressful lives.
10/16/2012
Cautious outlook for global economic growth - Threadneedle
Threadneedle’s quarterly Economic Review meeting in September reaffirmed our cautious outlook for global economic growth.