Ongoing, and very public, scandals highlight the need for Swiss private banking to re-invent itself
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September 25, 2012
Evolution key to ending Swiss spell in purgatory
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August 29, 2012
Watch out Europe, the Americans are coming
With US equities flavour of the month, confident American managers are looking to gain a greater share of European assets
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June 28, 2012
Fear dulls appeal of riches in the East
Private bankers sense plenty of opportunity in Indonesia, but face a hard time convincing wary clients to switch to equities from the perceived safety of bonds
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June 27, 2012
Fund managers search for new models in Monaco
Yuri Bender reports from Fund Forum in Monaco
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May 30, 2012
JP Morgan’s loss leaves one-bank model at risk
Huge trading losses suffered by JP Morgan raise a number of question’s about the future of the US bank and the relationship between investment and private banking in general
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May 17, 2012
The beauty of boutique business
Alan Miller, one of the UK's leading hedge fund stars of the 1990s is now building up a reputation as a boutique wealth manager, running family and third party money in mainly passive instruments. He talks to Yuri Bender about how his view of the investment world is changing over time.
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May 2, 2012
Thematic investing: the neverending story
The popularity of hedge funds and high yield investments will rise and fall, but the thematic approach appears to be a trend with staying power
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April 22, 2012
Investment houses must ride political tremors
While there are worries about upheavals among China’s political elite, regional rivalries are a fixture of Chinese finance and government
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March 28, 2012
ETF backlash fails to diminish demand
Money continues to pour into exchange traded funds, despite questions over their construction and whether they are the best vehicle for a particular market
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March 25, 2012
Managing family affairs
Money is moving fast from European private banks to family offices and the private investment arms which handle their asset allocation, as wealthy families become disappointed by the poor returns of major providers. Will this be a long-standing wealth management trend or just a temporary blip? Yuri Bender talks to Adam Wethered, founder of private investment office Lord North Street.
Extremely low yields have forced investors to move up the risk curve, with assets flowing into emerging market debt and high yield bonds, but what are the prospects for these fixed income segments and what are the main risks?
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