Managers of Wealth Americas

Offshore markets experience healthy uptick in M&A Activity to round off 2012

Appleby Reports Offshore M&A Activity for Q4 2012

Bank Of America Back Door Bailout Comes To Light

MANY people became rightfully upset about bailouts given to big banks during the mortgage crisis

Getting the most from our Websites

Since we launched our first site (EUBankers) in 2006 we have expanded the group to 5 sites

Investment managers worldwide will grow less than 1% - RESEARCH

As a result, many asset managers, including some of today’s market share leaders, may struggle with shrinking revenue and a decaying book of legacy business

Blackstone Charitable Foundation Awards $1 Million to Support Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Nine Organizations Awarded Grants

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Strong Sentiment Consolidating

Equity allocations stay high but bias shifts to defensives

February - Spring's Hope Eternal?

After a strong end to 2012 and a strong start to 2013, investors might be tempted to reduce their equity exposure.

The AIFMD and its Impact on US Fund Managers - Withers

The aim of the AIFMD is to introduce a harmonized regulatory framework across the EU for EU-established AIFMs and to regulate the marketing of AlFs within the EU.

Rothschild Market Perspective - Dirk Wiedmann, Head of Investments

This month, alongside our usual economic and market reviews, we cover four topics.

Looking Beyond Income, to a Tax on Wealth

INCOME tax rates have recently been raised slightly for some affluent people

Surprise: Deloitte finds that Customers will pay fees

The survey – unveiled as part of a report titled, Retail Bank Pricing: Resetting Customer Expectations – finds that there is considerable aversion to price increases, with many consumers believing that banks are not being fair in raising fees.

What’s next for global capex? - BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research

Timely indicators have been brightening up, painting a picture of strengthening global investment spending in the short term.

Aon named to 2013 NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women list

Aon was recognized for its strong female leadership profile, its initiatives aimed at empowering women and its overall commitment to developing and advancing women across all levels of the firm.

The US in 2013 - Simon Laing, Invesco Perpetual

Invesco Perpetual’s Simon Laing shares his views on opportunities in the US and the broader economic issues that need to tackling in 2013

Every Hedge Fund Manager In The World Is Probably Mad At George Soros Right Now

Everyone knows that overall hedge fund performance has been lackluster since the financial crisis, but there are differing explanations as to why.

Coutts Wealth Watch - "Spending cliff" looms for US economy

No sooner has the US economy averted one precipice, the “fiscal cliff”, than it faces another – the “spending cliff”. While we remain cautious near term, we don’t believe this undermines the case for equities. We view r

Nine out of 10 Global Decision-makers Believe Collaboration Is now Essential if Global Economy Is to Recover

Greater representation of women in leadership roles will be influential

Raymond James: Feds Should Stand Down; Recovery Under Way

“Sometimes even if you have a slight recession it’s better, because you take the bad medicine and get it out of the way and get on to healthy growth,” said James, who is also a CFP, at one point.

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Increasingly Bullish as Global Economy Regain

'Great Rotation' to Equities From Bonds Gets Under Way

Investors Increasingly Bullish as Global Economy Regains Growth Path - RESEARCH

Global investors have entered 2013 in buoyant but not yet exuberant mood, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for January.

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