Wealth Management Archives - Page 19 of 25

‘UK mortgage market needs to embrace Dodd-Frank’

International Finance DeskNovember 13, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 13, 2015

Says Tony Ward, CEO of due diligence specialist Clayton Euro Risk November 13, 2015: UK-domiciled issuers of mortgage-backed securities should stop seeing the US Dodd-Frank Act as just another regulatory hurdle and start thinking of it as a driver for greater transparency and better business. This is the message Tony Ward, CEO of due diligence...

European SMEs’ struggle to raise equity capital

International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

There is general lack of awareness about the various sources of funding Rick Watson November 5, 2015: Small and medium-sized European businesses find it hard to raise capital, especially during their development phase. This column compares the situation in the US and Europe and suggests that many SMEs in Europe still face significant difficulties in...

UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer SIPP launched

International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2015

UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer SIPP launched. Abundance to address current hurdles stopping many people from investing more towards their retirement October 20, 2015: Abundance – the ethical P2P investment platform – has launched the UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer investment SIPP, called ‘the Abundance Pension’, to address head-on the current concerns stopping more people from saving adequately towards...

Emerging economy corporate debt: The threat to financial stability

International Finance DeskOctober 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 5, 2015

Viral Acharya, Stephen Cecchetti, José De Gregorio, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Philip R. Lane, Ugo Panizza Emerging market firms have borrowed in foreign currency to take advantage of low interest rates October 5, 2015: This column argues that when the Fed inevitably raises rates, such borrowing will be a threat to emerging economy financial systems. Yet so...

eMoov crowdfunding raises over £2m

International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2015

The figure continues to rise with further VC investments coming in October 2, 2015: Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital Partners have both increased their investment in eMoov, with the online estate agency receiving fresh capital from Swiss venture capital firm Startive Ventures. eMoov launched the fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube on September 1 and has since raised over £2.27m against an initial...

HNWIs wealth to reach $1.4 trillion by 2019 in Hong Kong

International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2015

Though world market conditions aren’t good, Hong Kong is attractive to local developers as well as foreign institutions September 30, 2015: The Hong Kong Wealth Report 2015 wealth management market research says number of Hong Kong HNWIs is forecast to grow by 15.6%, to reach 231,186 in 2019, while HNWI wealth is projected to grow...

Life insurance not on the priority list of Americans

International Finance DeskSeptember 3, 2015

by International Finance DeskSeptember 3, 2015

Only 51% Americans own life insurance September 3, 2015: Only 51% of Americans own life insurance, and a primary reason is that it’s a product that remains highly misunderstood. This is the latest finding from Northwestern Mutual’s 2015 Planning & Progress Study. This annual study exploring Americans’ attitude and behaviour towards finances and planning reveals that one of...

Murray makes investments on crowdfunding platform

International Finance DeskAugust 19, 2015

by International Finance DeskAugust 19, 2015

Has invested undisclosed amount in three companies August 19, 2015: Tennis champion and world number two Andy Murray announced that he has made multiple investments on Seedrs, the largest equity crowdfunding platform in Europe. Murray, who joined the Seedrs advisory board in June, identified three British businesses he wanted to back on the crowdfunding platform,...

Your financial past can hurt your job prospects

International Finance DeskAugust 18, 2015

by International Finance DeskAugust 18, 2015

A good credit score is particularly important for C-level hires or those applying for a job in the finance department Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya August 18, 2015: Did you ever have had a bad credit or a bankruptcy? Does it happen often that despite repeated reminders by credit card companies, you end up paying your bills...

Crowdfunding platform eyes Oman SME market

International Finance DeskAugust 13, 2015

by International Finance DeskAugust 13, 2015

Dubai-based company looks to fill the gap of funding for startups Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya August 13, 2015: Ask any startup what is their biggest hurdle and more often than not they will unanimously say funding. The story is the same in every country and, more so, in countries where the startup ecosystem has just started...