Wealth and Asset Management

Comment & Analysis

Covid-19 One Year On: Exposing Inefficiencies Towards a New Paradigm in Wealth Management

January 25, 2021

In my previous post on how smart technology accelerated the digital transformation of the Wealth Management sector during the 2020…

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Comment & Analysis

Women add $5trln to global wealth and control 32% of wealth: Experts

January 20, 2021

Legal and social barriers that exist for women’s access to jobs is costing the MENA region $575 billion. According to…

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Comment & Analysis

President Biden – And Now For Something Completely Different

January 19, 2021

• $190 trillion emergency package expected within days • Infrastructure “Build back better plan” expected in February • Acceleration of…

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Uncategorized

Citi UAE’s wealth clients to quadruple by 2025

January 19, 2021

Citibank UAE has announced plans to expand its assets under management (AUMS) portfolio threefold to $15 billion by 2025, and…

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Executive Moves

State Street Strengthens Asset Owner Business with Senior Appointments

January 18, 2021

State Street Corporation has announced the appointment of Benjie Fraser as the regional segment head for asset owners in Europe,…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Citi Unifies Global Wealth Management Business

January 15, 2021

Citi has announced that it has created a single wealth management organization, Citi Global Wealth, unifying wealth management teams in…

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Uncategorized

Guardian WM is reborn as Skybound WM

January 13, 2021

Aimed at confirming the GWM group's alignment to Skybound Capital, a wealth and asset management group with a global presence,…

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Comment & Analysis

Most UAE residents would choose to invest spare cash in property

January 13, 2021

New research* from Quilter, the wealth manager, found that the most popular use for extra money would be to invest…

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Comment & Analysis

Silver Linings Even in Adversity

January 12, 2021

• Even trouble in Congress can’t stop the bull run in asset prices. • Biden’s majority in both houses opens…

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Islamic Finance

Geneva boutique to launch Sharia trade finance fund

January 12, 2021

Horizon Capital confirmed it will launch the Horizon Capital  – Sharia Global Trade Finance fund on 1 February, following research…

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Comment & Analysis

Citigroup’s UAE Wealth-Management Unit Plans to Triple Assets

January 12, 2021

Citigroup Inc.’s wealth-management business in the United Arab Emirates plans to triple assets under management to $15 billion over the…

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Executive Moves

Ex-Barclays Private Banking Heavyweight Resurfaces

January 6, 2021

A former head of growth markets for Barclays’ private banking arm has rejoined the industry with Zurich-headquartered Habib Bank.  …

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