05/22/2020
Where do we gold from here
With low opportunity costs and relative invulnerability to any future rise in inflation, gold is likely to attract more interest from investors.
Wealth & Asset Management
05/19/2020
Covid-19 is strengthening UAE family businesses’ corporate governance structure
Corporate governance is a life jacket for family firms, especially in times of crisis, writes Basco Rodrigo and Rana Hamdan
05/10/2020
What does the new 'big quest for yield' mean for gold prices next week?
Gold prices are looking at a gain this week of around 0.8% with June Comex gold futures last trading at $1713.80, down, 0.70% on the day.
05/07/2020
Exploring AI in Wealth Management
Since then, countries with strict confidentiality status have experienced changes and today firms appreciate that HNWIs have become more tech-savvy and are seeking access to information, instantly and accurately.
05/06/2020
Ultra-rich families with cash to spare piling into private debt
As the coronavirus upends financial markets, family offices with money to spend are boosting private debt and credit holdings to take advantage of cheaper valuations and avoid the volatility of stock markets.
05/01/2020
Gold demand rises as investor buying spree offsets jewellery plunge- GFMS
That offset a 40% year-on-year fall in consumption of gold by jewellers to 308.6 tonnes, a 19% decline in use by industry to 75.3 tonnes and an 11% dip in purchases by central banks to 129.3 tonnes, the report said.
04/30/2020
The world’s wealthiest are sticking with stocks despite the coronavirus crisis, UBS finds
In general, business owners are also positive on the longer-term outlook
04/28/2020
Review of the Week: Too much oil
Crazy phenomena like negative oil prices will keep popping up over the coming months warns our chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth. Investors will ignore most of it, but when they do panic, stocks could return to their March lows.
04/28/2020
Bahrain's Al Salam Bank sells $182.5mln US multi-family portfolio
The portfolio of 2,032 units was acquired in 2016
04/23/2020
Why brand building is essential in times of precarity
The key to the popularity of these durable advertising campaigns was that they exercised a ‘feel good’ factor and prompted memories of better times.
04/22/2020
Ramadan: how to do business in the Middle East during the holiest month
Economist Samer Sunnuqrot estimates the productivity of workers declines in the holy month by 35-50% as a result of shorter working hours
04/20/2020
Major Challenges Ahead - EM and eurozone in focus
Equities should be lower but calling a top in the current recovery is challenging.
04/17/2020
Keep moving and motivated with #cando
We’re creating a series of active and wellbeing videos, working with the fantastic TeamedUp and their Olympic and Paralympic athletes
04/16/2020
Managers of Wealth Appreciates Its Advertisers
We’d like to express gratitude to our fantastic sponsors here at Managers of Wealth.
04/14/2020
Objectway offers Licence Free Period for WealthTech Suite
The rapid escalation of COVID-19 outbreak has forced us to test our business continuity plans
03/31/2020
A crisis in equity dividend income
By the close of business yesterday, around 15% of FTSE 350 constituents had already announced dividend cuts
03/30/2020
Servicing the new model client by Iress
With the change in demographic has come a change in relationship model.
03/17/2020
How Bill Gates, Jack Ma And 11 Other Billionaires Are Reacting To The Coronavirus Pandemic
On Saturday, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced on Twitter that the company will allow guests around the world to cancel and get their money refunded.
03/12/2020
Prince Alwaleed’s fortune loses a few billions here and there
A $22.3b decline places Saudi prince at No. 93 in global rich list
03/10/2020
Women and wealth: Is the financial industry misunderstanding women in the Middle East?
Women’s wealth in the Middle East is on par with many developed markets, something which has been widely acknowledged over the past decade.