Month: May 2017

The war for talent

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 31 May 2017

As the wealth industry has matured, so has its understanding of client succession. But the industry is also rising to a new challenge, upskilling their employees to be future leaders.

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Brexit causes anxiety in Hong Kong

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 26 May 2017

Advisers to high net worth individuals in Hong Kong have found themselves in the eye of an international storm and it is political uncertainty in the United Kingdom and the United States that is keeping everybody busy.

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60-second interview with Khaled Said, founding partner, Capital Generation Partners

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 25 May 2017

Khaled Said tells Citywealth about how his own experience as an investor is helping his client work, whether the UK will benefit from Brexit, and his successful business strategies.

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60-second interview: Nancy Curtin, CIO, Close Brothers Asset Management

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 19 May 2017

Nancy Curtin tells Citywealth about the need for clients to have a change in their thinking as investment returns flatten out and they are living longer also about her charity work supporting childrens education with her husband, each year in Cambodia.

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Next big thing: Chartering in China at US$12,000 – US$17,000 per hour

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 17 May 2017

Leona Qi, who is president of Asia at VistaJet, says chartering is a major trend in China to sidestep Chinese government regulation

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A rise in oil prices benefits jet purchases

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 17 May 2017

David Dixon, President Jetcraft Asia says he sees a wave of first-time sellers upgrading to new aircraft types

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Gulfstream $70mn ultra-long range jets grow in popularity

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 17 May 2017

Steve Cain, Director of VAT and Captain John Hills, Aviation Consultant at Equiom say the negative perception the Chinese government have built up with the aviation industry will be difficult to shift

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China will account for 900 jet deliveries in the next decade

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 17 May 2017

Toby Joy, associate in London and Denis Petkovic, partner in Hong Kong office, Withers talk about the growth in pre-used jets

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Will you have my baby?

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 05 May 2017

The rise of surrogacy as an option for starting a family has turned into an industry that is now worth billions of dollars. But there are many obstacles that commissioning parents must consider.

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60-second interview: Tim Childe, head of Quilter Cheviot’s Jersey office and head of international

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 05 May 2017

Tim Childe tells Citywealth how Dubai will benefit from Brexit, what changes he sees in the financial sector in the Middle East, and how the use of digital media to communicate with intermediaries and clients transformed the private client industry.

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Central and Eastern European UHNW spring up in Cyprus

Author: Bumblebee Design | Date: 05 May 2017

When President Putin signed the de-offshorisation law in November 2014, forcing Russian citizens and companies to pay tax in Russia on earnings made by foreign-registered entities, all that changed.

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