Today, private banks are able to identify, target and reach niche family office and high net worth client segments. Along with strategic service design, banks can create a well-differentiated, bespoke offering and build strong client relationships.
The Covid-19 crisis is giving advisors the opportunity to help clients pandemic-proof their portfolios, according to two investment managers interviewed by Financial Advisor.
THREE quarters of the top 100 businesses in Northern Ireland are family owned and collectively employ around 52,000 people. They are the backbone of the region’s economy, with more of them operating here than in other areas of the UK.
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. proprietary trader co-founded a private club for ultra-rich families to bolster their dealmaking opportunities.
The timing of Iqbal Khan’s arrival at UBS, the world’s biggest wealth manager, late last year could have been very unfortunate — the Covid-19 pandemic struck just three months after the high-flying Swiss private banker took up his new top job
As with most asset classes in the lead up to March 2020, Bitcoin prices cruised into the new year in 2020 racking up a 44% rise.
According to regulatory filings in March 2020, Walton Enterprises LLC transferred 415 million shares, or roughly 15% of Walmart’s outstanding shares, to the Walton Family Holdings Trust. The value was estimated at US$ 48 billion. The migrated shares represented about 29% of the shares held by Walton Enterprises. Post-transaction, Walton Enterprises now owns about 1,000,891,131 shares of Walmart.
Ashcroft Partnership LLP has been launched as the successor business to the Cambridge office of BKL, following a demerger. Focused on business and tax advice, corporate finance and private client services, the 40-strong team in the office have transferred over to Ashcroft following the partner buy-out.
Garden Fresh Restaurants, the owner of buffet-centric chains Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection as the company opts to liquidate its assets and close its doors for good.
No organization could have anticipated the unprecedented global implications of COVID-19. The swift and relentless nature of the pandemic impacted the global economy in ways not seen during previous crises. Businesses across all industries were faced with critical decisions as they executed business continuity plans.
