News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Financial Results
4 August 2026

HSBC Pre-Tax Profit Rises 23 Per Cent In H1 2026; Wealth Arm Helps Higher Income

The UK/Hong Kong-listed group reported a broadly positive set of results today. The lender said a...

Asset Management
4 August 2026

Lombard Lending Disruptor Secures Another UK Partner

Otherwise known as Lombard lending, the business says it is disrupting the way that asset-backed...

Offshore
4 August 2026

Liechtenstein Beneficial Ownership Register Hit By Cyber Attack

After copies of data relating to 31,000 legal entities were unlawfully taken, the register has been...

People Moves
4 August 2026

Ocorian's Middle East Group Names Commercial Director

The newly-appointed figure will lead growth for Ocorian's private client business across the Middle...

Investment Strategies
4 August 2026

Wealth Managers Weigh In On Central Banks' Rate Pause

After major central banks, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and...

Wealth Strategies
4 August 2026

Volatile Markets Demonstrate Active Management's Value, Wealth Managers Say

We look at the example of the high market volatility in an Asian country's equity markets, and...

People Moves
4 August 2026

Lombard Odier Bolsters Turkey Business, Hires Ex-UBS Figure

As the potential of the Turkish wealth management market grows, the Swiss private bank is...

M and A
3 August 2026

ABN AMRO Completes €875 Million Dutch Bank Merger

The merger, which appears not to cover areas such as wealth management, covers markets in the...

Strategy
3 August 2026

Family Offices Increasingly Turn To Third-Party Specialists – Survey

Research among family offices managing a combined $119.37 billion found that a clear majority...

Investment Strategies
3 August 2026

HSBC's Private Bank, Wealth Arm Still Favours US Equities, Dollar

After a period of sharp selling of semiconductor stocks and continued geopolitical volatility,...

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Compliance
1 December 2022

The FTX Collapse: The Lessons

The author of this article argues that the failures with FTX are little to do with regulation or...

Client Affairs
1 December 2022

HNW Individuals' Public Profiles Risk Reputation Threats

Social media and the constant flow of news puts HNW people under intense scrutiny. Here is an...

Legal
30 November 2022

Invisible Contracts When Moving In With A Partner

Couples choosing to cohabit should consider documenting their intentions in relation to their...

Compliance
29 November 2022

Digital Asset Market Becomes Fraudsters' Playground

The author of this article says that a lack of effective regulation, combined with an audience...

Compliance
29 November 2022

The FTX Collapse: The Lessons

The author of this article argues that the failures with FTX are little to do with regulation or...

Technology
28 November 2022

The FTX Collapse: When Mistruths Over Rules, Risk And Impact Spread

ESG investors and boosters should learn from the FTX collapse, for instance what happens if certain...

Company Profiles
25 November 2022

Standard Chartered's Advisory Strengths Tapped In Testing Times

This news service continues to profile organisations making an impact in the Channel Islands of...

Fund Management
24 November 2022

Niche Carmignac Fund Aims To Win Big In Family-Owned Companies Space

We talk to a manager of a fund that concentrates on family-owned businesses, and these can range...

Wealth Strategies
22 November 2022

Does Liability-Driven Investment Have Any Place In Wealth Managers' Toolkits?

The area of liability-driven investment is a specialist approach to managing money for final-salary...

Investment Strategies
9 November 2022

Cash-Rich Firms Can Tap M&A Opportunities As Rates Rise

Companies with plenty of cash stand to benefit from the M&A opportunities that can be thrown up in...