Month: February 2018
Citywealth speaks to Jennifer Wioncek
Jennifer Wioncek, Bilzin Sumberg, says patience is a virtue; remain positive and learn how to delegate.
read moreTrump’s tax tsunami
While generally seen as a good thing for HNW individuals, Trump’s tax reforms have heralded a wave of rethinking and revisiting of structures among America’s richest families, and wealth advisers say they have never been busier.
read moreMoney returns to Hong Kong and Singapore
The Asian wealth management centres of Hong Kong and Singapore report high net worth families refocusing their investments back into the region, after years of channelling assets into North America and the UK.
read moreDivorce: clean break vs maintenance?
With the latest trend for revisiting financial settlements in divorce – or “top-ups” – Citywealth wondered whether a clean break is preferable to ongoing spousal maintenance which leaves parties open to requests for more money. It turns out the options are wider than it at first seems.
read moreCitywealth speaks to Stephanie Auferil, founding partner at Arkwood
Stephanie Auferil, founding partner or French law firm Arkwood which was founded in 2015, tells Citywealth about the steps France is taking to benefit from Brexit.
read moreCitywealth speaks to Alpa Bhakta
Alpa Bhakta, CEO of Butterfield Mortgages Limited, tells Citywealth about the current mark down of prime London property causing constriction for re mortgaging.
read moreIslamic financing grows in strength in UK
Although Sharia-compliant investment has had a presence in the UK for over thirty years, it has developed more during the last decade. Britain now has twenty institutions offering Islamic finance services including five fully sharia-compliant banks.
read moreGermany and China make music together
As Germany’s central bank has decided to include China’s currency, the yuan, in its foreign exchange reserves, Citywealth it taking a closer look at the affinities between the two manufacturing countries.
read moreFive-minute interview: Alison Broadberry, head of private client, Edwin Coe
Alison Broadberry, head of the private client team at Edwin Coe, tells Citywealth about trends in the property market and why she thinks the UK private wealth industry will thrive despite Brexit.
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