New prepaid card for remittances by overseas Bangladeshis
Payment Cloud Technologies’s programme management enables card users to deliver safe, secure and legal remittance...
Category : Wealth Management
ADB plans to raise around $25-30 billion from the capital markets in 2017
Sells $3.75 billion 5-year global benchmark bond...
Investing safely starts with improving financial literacy
The secret to investing safely as you climb up the risk/reward scale is knowledge...
Saxo Payments to tackle challenge in cross border payments
To launch Banking Circle Virtual IBAN, which eliminates the need for multiple bank accounts in multiple countries and currencies...
More travel complications from US authorities
IRS to revoke Americans’ passports for unpaid taxes...
Tapping into the wealth in our property to fund retirement
Alice Watson Retirement Advantage responds to UK government’s white paper on housing February 8, 2017: The new white paper on housing by the UK government plans to explore ways to stimulate the market to deliver new homes for older people. The white paper states that there are barriers to people moving out of family homes...
Greater interest in savings and investment products
UK private banking and wealth management sector calls for ‘a measured and appropriate regulatory regime’ to ensure London remains a global centre of excellence February 2, 2017: The Private Banking and Wealth Management (PBWM) industry has experienced significant growth in assets in recent years, boosting broader UK economic growth and helping individuals and families plan...
Shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016
According to FTI Consulting, nearly 350 activist campaigns occurred outside the United States in 2016, compared to 70 in 2010 February 16, 2017: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) published an update to its interactive Global Shareholder Activism Map, which shows that shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016. To measure the potential risk in...
Trump’s travel ban: markets spooked
But, investors will be seeking out bargains Nigel Green February 1, 2017: US President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority nations has spooked markets, but clued-up investors won’t be panicking, they’ll be seeking out bargains. The American markets fell on Monday below 20k, taking their cue from weak European and Asian markets. For...
Top 3 challenges for institutional investors in 2017
Research from CAMRADATA says they are market volatility, the low yield environment and meeting total return objectives January 30, 2017: The top three challenges for institutional investors in 2017 will be market volatility, the low yield environment and meeting total return objectives, according to research from CAMRADATA, a leading provider of data and analysis for...