Managers of Wealth Americas

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Launches National Advertising Campaign

Bank of America has announced a new Merrill Lynch Wealth Management advertising campaign.

Guaranty Bank and Trust ties up with Private Capital Management

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter 2012 subject to regulatory approval. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed."The decision to join Guaranty Bank and Trust came after thoughtful consideration of a partnership that woul

Minneapolis based wealth management firm Goes to Battle

Ryan Litfin, Managing Partner of VAM and Co-host of the popular investor advocacy show, Financial Fortitude, spoke publicly and in a YouTube video about their mission by pointing out, “Every four minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer.

Rajat Gupta's wealth in spotlight at trial

In April 2008, a private banker at JPMorgan Chase visited her prized clients, Anita and Rajat Gupta, at their home in Westport, Conn, an elegant waterfront estate that was once owned by the retail executive JC Penney.

One Concierge Unveils New Private Membership Options

After almost a year of secrecy, One Concierge, a global concierge & lifestyle brand, is once again, opening its doors to new members.

Citigroup beefs up U.S. wealth business

Citigroup also plans to hire 500 additional personal bankers and financial advisers over the next two years, which would boost its ranks to about 800.

Report: U.S. losing its millionaires

Millionaire households in the U.S. decreased by 129,000 in 2011, according to a new study from the Boston Consulting Group.

Greed is good after all: RIA compensation is nearing parity with wirehouse brokers

While this is bad news for stockbrokers and wirehouses, it is heartening for those who work in the independent channel: Compensation for them may be poised for a decade or two of acceleration.

FBR mulls sale of asset management division

As part of its asset management business, FBR oversees a family of 11 mutual funds that produced $4 million in fee revenue in the first quarter, up from $3.9 million a year earlier.

Alternative Funds: How Do You Pick?

Financial advisers like Mr. Dardaman have been increasingly buying these in an effort to get better returns than bonds but less volatility than stocks.

UBS Shifts Investment Advice, Research in Wealth Units under One Umbrella

The integration is the latest step in UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti's plan to shift the Swiss bank's primary focus to client and advisory businesses and pare down its investment bank following an embarrassing trading scandal last year.

NYC wealth management firm opens Albany office

A New York City-based wealth management firm has established a presence in Albany, New York, and expects to double the size of its new office by the end of the year.

Investing Secrets of the Ultra-Wealthy

he IPI also found that the ultra-affluent have allocated capital to commercial real estate, land, gold, and even artwork. Many smaller investors can’t grasp these asset classes because of their lack of liquidity.

U.S. wealth growth slowed in 2011 - Research

The report, BCG's twelfth annual look at the global wealth-management industry, addresses the current size of the market, the state of offshore banking, the performance levels of leading institutions, the emergence of alternative business models, and

Morgan Stanley ups stake in Smith Barney venture

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is a wealth management company whose products and services include brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust se

UBS Wealth and OEBP launch new small business advisory program

Small business owners to receive six months of pro bono strategic financial and business advice

Canada should share its wealth - and jobs

Nevertheless, Mulcair would slow down the energy sector by adding a carbon tax (though he'll skip the same as applied to the automotive industry).

Citi seeks its next act in wealth management

The bank plans to hire 300 more personal bankers and brokers in the next two years, with a goal of reaching about 800 by 2014, Citigold Wealth Management President Venu Krishnamurthy told Reuters.

Investment Tactics Debated at Bloomberg Asset Management Summit

The Summit, which will take place on June 14 at the State Room in Boston, will look at the outlook for markets depending on the outcome of the presidential elections, the dollar bull versus the dollar bear, municipal bond investing, and opportunities and

50 highest-paid CEOs in AP survey

They are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, preferential interest rates on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last yea

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