Citywealth - Banking/Investments Articles
18 Sep 2009
RBC wealth management “the future of offshore centres” seminar
In general the view put forward was that clients are looking for offshore jurisdictions that are developing to meet their needs in a turbulent world. RBC WM, who have a strong base in Jersey also fought the Jersey corner. Jersey Foundation Law was highlighted as an example of differentiating the jurisdiction and Michael Lagopoulos, President and CEO of the international arm of RBC Wealth Management said,” Jersey also tops the IMF Anti Money Laundering Compliance Tables. Read more...
23 May 2008
Laven Partners launches Redtower Global Macro Fund
Jérôme de Lavenère Lussan, managing partner, Laven Partners says: “We have worked in close partnership with Redtower to facilitate a swift FSA authorisation and fund set up. Our extensive experience in the hedge fund arena means we can offer our clients practical advice on all aspects of launching an investment company or fund, enabling their team to focus on raising assets and their fund’s strategy.” Read more...
04 Jan 2008
Ludgate Environmental Fund invests £1.43 million in Dutch wind turbine manufacturer, Emergya Wind Technologies
"Wind energy is currently one of the fastest growing renewable energy segments." Read more...
02 Nov 2007
Ladies, Las Vegas and the law - the new breed of private banker
“Clients have changed a lot. It used to be about money management but now this is a very small part of running a family office. People care a lot more about us running their life. They want us to look after them these days.” Read more...
02 Nov 2007
Credit Suisse, a private banking revolution
Any stereotypes that the industry holds onto that Ariel would like to overturn? “People always think Switzerland is an expensive jurisdiction but it isn’t. We have a very competitive fee structure.” Read more...
05 Oct 2007
Artist Pension Trust Launches Bespoke Advisory Service for Art Collectors and Investors
Artist Pension Trust® (APT) has launched APT Intelligence, a service aimed at assisting art collectors and investors make informed art purchases and investments. Read more...
20 Apr 2007
The cutting hedge for private clients
Pythagoras theorem offered itself up as a plate of utter confusion when at school and now it seems hedge funds are having a similar effect. The Chicago based Spectrem Group found that 1 in 5 well off individuals didn’t understand them. Mark Seaman, Principle Consultant at the Ethios Group, who is working on a research project into the future of the fund of hedge fund industry, thinks it is a concern if this is the case. “Moves by the FSA to bring these products under the onshore regulatory umbrella will ease this problem” he says. Read more...
12 Apr 2007
Top down: Eric Barnett, Group Head, SG Hambros private bank
“Fifteen years ago M&A was hot, then it was private equity and now it’s hedge funds. The last two decades have shown that clients can always create serious wealth in the finance world.” Eric Barnett Read more...
23 Mar 2007
Asia under the wealth magnifying glass
However high profile government attention to stop the economy overheating have had a negative affect on growth and caused market volatility. Many global commentators are also warning about knock on effects from the USA following sub prime and high risk loan defaults impacting on emerging economies and stunting growth. These concerns come into sharp focus with a report Mellon Private Bank share with us. It shows the Shanghai stock market losing 11% of it’s value in early February ‘07 in domestically traded stocks over a period of only five days, after recovery it crashed again by around 9% on February 27th. This sharp movement has sent investors running for the airport with every major global market subsequently declining. The Hong Kong market suffered a similar dip. Read more...
02 Mar 2007
Books: The Final Crash, Private Equity as an asset class and The Wernlin Directory
Being positive and sunny is a natural state for most of us, indeed it is something we strive for. Best seller books on “self help” fly off book shelves, keenly priced at £7.99, as we collectively prepare ourselves to be open minded and ready to receive the worlds opportunities. We are go getting, achievers and ultimately winners. Unfortunately one thing nobody mentions in the “everything in the world is wonderful so long as you think it” books is that this doesn’t apply to investments. Investments go up and down no matter what positive thought you apply to them. Read more...
