Managers of Wealth Americas

Are Canadian banks losing the digital transformation battle?

While customers are more satisfied with products and fees, they are less impressed with digital offerings.

The Art of Reading

From sci-fi classics and epic biographies to timely new releases and meditations on nature

Free self-care tips that can help you manage stress during the coronavirus pandemic

Connecting with others even online with a video chat or on the phone.

Spot Gold prices move back above $1,700 - could they be even higher?

Economic recovery will have a large say behind how much further gold prices can extend

Battling COVID-19: Harnessing the Values of Corporate Social Responsibility

In that article, I discussed how our business extends past our customers to affect the world in which we live.

Future Super: The need to be flexible

AI and machine learning are likely to become mainstream and will drive the need for quality data and insights.

From Chaos to Catalyst by Paul Roehrig

Surf the pandemic shockwaves to keep your business relevant.

Gartner Survey Reveals 55% of Tech CEOs Were Not Prepared for an Economic Downturn Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Measuring Cash Burn Rate Can Help Tech CEOs Assess Ability to Survive the Recession

BlackRock's Larry Fink delivers a grim outlook for corporate America

The message from the leader of the world's biggest asset manager contrasts with the ebullient tones of a sharemarket that has snapped back from recent lows.

Have investment funds averted a liquidity crisis?

The $55tn industry has emerged scared and shrunken but largely intact

Gartner Says COVID-19 Related Cost Cuts Could Damage Long-Term Growth Prospects for CFOs

CFO Success in Navigating Previous Crises Started with Differentiated View of Cost Management

Top 10 Threats That CEOs Are Concerned In 2020

At the same time, 32% of CEOs worry about the availability of key skills while 30% of CEOs think that the geopolitical uncertainty will affect in 2020 the economic growth of their organization.

Hedge funds’ use of alternative data tipped to surge, new industry study finds

More than a quarter of those polled (27 per cent) manage more than USD5 billion in assets, while 25 per cent of those surveyed are considered to be “market leaders” – or hedge fund managers that have been using alternative data for more

Oppenheimer Wins 2020 Best Equity Research Award

The Technical Analyst Awards celebrates the best in technical research available for the institutional financial market, and are judged by an independent panel of industry experts.

Gold has ‘growing potential’ to break $1,800 an ounce, says UBS

There’s “growing potential” for the price of gold to break $1,800 per ounce, according to UBS Investment Bank’s Joni Teves.

Putting the economy back together again: What the future holds for Americans

“There will be lower densities of people everywhere,” said Nick Colas, a Wall Street veteran and co-founder of DataTrek Research. “That affects restaurants and bars and sports and everything.”

Market Strategy by John Stoltzfus, Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer

Catalysts that propelled stocks higher in April from a low in March faded into the first day of May

The housing market faces its next crisis as May rent and mortgages come due

Millions of homeowners and renters already are behind on payments in the economic collapse, and the jobless ranks are growing.

Rich Americans Seize Historic Chance to Pass On Wealth Tax-Free

Key interest rates set by the Internal Revenue Service for estate-planning purposes have never been as low as they are starting this month.

Private Equity Exits During COVID-19: What the 2008 Crisis Can Teach Us

Recent research suggests that funds with vintage years 2012 through 2017 are facing a lower exit pricing environment, which could lead fund managers to increase their holding periods and delay exiting until they can better recover their investments.

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