Managers of Wealth Americas

A good year for profits as we emerge from lockdown

Hard-hit sectors will make up ground

UBS Own Your Worth Report Finds That Only 20% of Couples Participate Equally in Financial Decisions

This year’s report surveyed 1,500 high-net-worth men and women in marriages or partnerships and showed that while women continue to make strides in the workplace, there is still a long way to go in achieving equality at home.

Cayman 3rd largest investor in US Securities during lockdown

Analysts have suggested that investors consider U.S. investments to be safer than those in other parts of the world during uncertain times, given the massive backing of the Federal Reserve and that the U.S. dollar remains the global reserve currency.

Not Out of the Woods

If Singapore is a bellwether of the world's fight with COVID-19, the past few days decision by the authorities to walk back some of the relaxation of measures to control COVID is a wake-up call.

Sanctuary Wealth Scores ‘Biggest Win to Date’ in Recruiting $1.5B Merrill Team

The team also includes partners Sue Mazzetti, who was with Merrill since 2011, and Melissa Yue, who was with Merrill since 2014.

Global trends in merger control enforcement

This report highlights key trends and developments in 2020 global merger control activity, and looks ahead at what to expect in 2021.

New York State Teachers tabulates 9.6% return in fiscal second quarter

Pension fund also approves renewals for investment managers, consultants

Creating Wealth-Management Solutions For A Changed Market

R. Srikumar is Senior Vice President, Head Portfolio Group at Mphasis.

Testing Times by Gary Dugan

This human tragedy has so far not affected the general performance of emerging markets.

Time for star managers to stand out

One of the firm’s winning calls related to China. Notz Stucki heavily overweighted the Chinese market and captured the full force of its rebound.

Survey Finds Business Travelers Around the World Agree: Job Effectiveness Has Suffered from the Pandemic and Travel Restrictions

The Chubb survey is the first of its kind to poll business travelers across four regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Wealth management clients prepared to pay more for personalised service, says EY survey

Report uncovers what investors value in their wealth management relationships and how it changes across service models, engagement choices and value-aligned advice.

Most Canadian asset managers still lacking in impact investment

EY report uncovers substantial variation in ESG integration, challenges to full-scale adoption

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

Waxing positive they may (nearly) all be, they haven't walked their talks - preferring to wait for days better than the optimistic ones they anticipate. Not the Bank of Canada (BOC).

Investing in the US’ infrastructure recovery

The need for infrastructure investment is not limited to the US, though it is especially pressing there.

WesBanco Again Ranked by Forbes as a World's Best Bank

With strong scores across the survey, WesBanco received very high scores for 'satisfaction', 'customer services', 'financial advice', and 'digital services'.

The US 10-year bond yield - A Tale of Two Countries

Many economists are still happy to say that all will be well and that inflation will drift lower as the year progresses.

With Disruption Everywhere, Here’s What Advisory Firms Should Prioritize

Some considerations to maintain resiliency are through diversity, redundancy, and flexibility.

Bernie Madoff dies in prison

The US Securities and Exchange Commission had conducted five major investigations into Madoff, dating back to 1992, but had failed to find evidence of his fraud for over a decade.

Bank of America tops estimates on Wall Street trading and banking, release of loan-loss reserves

The bank posted first-quarter profit of $8.1 billion, or 86 cents a share, exceeding the 66 cents a share expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv.

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