News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Compliance
18 September 2024

Switzerland Punishes Mirabaud For "Serious" Compliance Violations, Confiscates SFr12.7 Million

The regulator said it is not disclosing further details about proceedings or the identities of the...

Family Office
18 September 2024

Family Offices Spread International Wings With New Offices – Study

The growing international footprint of family offices is not a new phenomenon, of course, but this...

People Moves
18 September 2024

CFA UK's Chief Executive To Depart After 18-Year Tenure

The CFA UK – part of the worldwide CFA Institute – is hunting for a new chief executive as its...

M and A
18 September 2024

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Brooks Macdonald, Lucas Fettes

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector. ...

People Moves
18 September 2024

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – ARC Research, Verso, ALFI, Others

The latest moves, appointments and other personnel changes in the North American wealth management...

Philanthropy
18 September 2024

Philanthropy Impact, University Of Zurich Create Advisor Course

The programme is an example of how the worlds of impact investment, philanthropy and wealth...

Wealth Strategies
18 September 2024

Analysis: For Investors, Asset Location, Not Just Allocation, Is Central

Where and in what structures investments are held appear to be as increasingly significant as the...

M and A
17 September 2024

Deutsche Considers How To Stymie UniCredit's Plans For Commerzbank – Report

Germany's largest bank is reportedly thinking about how to respond to last week's announcement by...

M and A
17 September 2024

JTC Continues Acquisition Spree With Proposed Citi Trust Deal

JTC has made a number of trust company and related sector acquisitions, part of an M&A trend in...

Surveys
17 September 2024

Upcoming Survey Explores Family Offices' Compensation

Having explored family offices' broad trends and projections earlier in 2024, the consultancy is...

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Legal
14 September 2017

Power Of Attorney Still Fit For Purpose Amid The Big Intergenerational Wealth Shift - Lawyers

The instrument of lasting power of attorney has come in for attack in recent weeks but lawyers say...

Legal
6 September 2017

GUEST ARTICLE: A Walk Around Controversy Over Lasting Powers Of Attorney

Comments from a judge around what he sees as abuse of Lasting Power Of Attorney have prompted...

Trust Estate
31 August 2017

As World Demands Transparency, US Trusts Sector Remains Haven Of Privacy

Financial privacy is under pressure around the world but one country is holding out against the...

Strategy
22 August 2017

Sports Stars Should Plan For The Worst To Deal With Career-Ending Injuries, Says RBC Wealth Management

This is the fourth in a series of articles in which this publication examines the world of sports...

Uncategorised
15 August 2017

IFC World 2017

The offshore world of financial services is a shadow of its former self....

Legal
15 August 2017

GUEST ARTICLE: Who Will Be Referee for Abramovich Divorce?

The finer details of the divorce settlement are likely to remain shrouded in mystery, this article...

Strategy
14 August 2017

Safe Investments Not Boring For Sports Stars, Says RBC Wealth Management

This is the third in a series of articles that examine the world of sports and wealth planning and...

Banking Crisis
4 August 2017

EDITORIAL COMMENT: The Continuing Pain Of Negative Interest Rates

Official data issued a few days ago reminded bankers of the cost of negative interest rates, a...

Family Office
10 July 2017

GUEST ARTICLE: The Changing Face Of Family Office Investing

The author of this item takes a look at the current much-touted trend of family offices investing...

Compliance
5 July 2017

GUEST ARTICLE: Criminal Finances: Is A Public Register The Most Effective Weapon?

This article examines the use of public registers as jurisdictions across the world continue to up...