Managers of Wealth Americas

Buffett renewing call for millionaire’s tax

As the country approaches the fiscal cliff, Obama has insisted that Bush-era tax cuts — set to expire at the beginning of 2013 — expire for families making $250,000 and above.

Digital Media The Key To Engaging The World's Wealthy - RESEARCH

The study, titled "The Futurewealth Report: The Digital World of the Futurewealthy," surveyed 3,477 respondents from across the world with an average $1.9 million in assets.

Millionaires Worry Their Children Will Succumb to Affluenza

Can wealth be harmful to children? That’s one of the top worries of Millionaire parents.

Private Bank vs. Family Office by Phil Banas

The battle for the UHNW dollar is intensifying, particularly in Asia.

Small business owners focused on job creation - RESEARCH

A recent survey by U.S. Trust (Bank of America Private Wealth Management) is being highlighted by The Lending Circle concerning job creation in America that is largely driven by small business. The survey shows that the majority of business owners feel it

Tough start to 2013 but US can be catalyst for global growth - Barings

On-going issues in the Eurozone and the looming US ‘fiscal cliff’ will create an uncertain environment for investors until the beginning of 2013, according to Baring Asset Management.

Managing Ethics Programs in the Workplace

Organizations can manage ethics in their workplaces by establishing an ethics management program.

Too quiet on the western front by Tim Price

Your endorsement of Mr Obama and his policies for a second term reminded me of Samuel Johnson’s aphorism, that getting married a second time represents the triumph of hope over experience.

Black Sales - Red Budgets

Happy Black Friday. So is the US consumer rising in confidence? All will be revealed once the first figures are out following Black Friday.

Bullish bankers struggle to adjust to bonus cutbacks

Self-confidence and betting on long odds are part of their DNA and so, while expecting the financial industry to slash bonuses this year, many bankers think it will not happen to them.

Quiet Fear of the Passing Time - Nick Mottram, Head of Global Equities, Dalton Strategic Partnership

What have markets been telling us?

It's still mostly a man's world on Wall Street

JP Morgan's decision to promote Marianne Lake to one of its top roles doesn't mean that hordes of high-flying women are about to shatter the so-called 'glass ceiling' anytime soon

Global Insight report - ABN AMRO

Eurozone finance ministers discuss Greece (again)

Shakeout in global investment banking, as 40,000 heads roll

Global investment banks have improved their performance over the past few months

West End Front - Thomas Becket, Psigma

I guess it's almost that time of the year; 'out with the old and in with the new'. Maybe 'out with the old and in with the booze' might be more appropriate as we approach 'trifle season'.

Time for QE4? - Ashburton

Ashburton’s macro analyst, Derry Pickford comments on the Fed’s moves to stimulate the US’ economy and the prospect of QE4

Expected Moderate Economic Growth in Early 2013 Instils Investor Confidence - RESEARCH

Divided Congress will reach bipartisan compromise to avoid a fiscal cliff

The Solution To The Fiscal Cliff Will Be Another Fiscal Cliff - Morgan Stanley

As for substance, the sequence most talked about is patch and promise, followed by a plan.

New Mail Hormones by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Is this another classic British example of being by-passed by technology and innovation, as well as blended with poor management and archaic trade unions?

Overcast skies - Coutts

Last week was a sea of challenging news. We believe the markets have over-discounted some of the more pessimistic headlines.

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