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Credit Suisse awarded best UHNW service provider

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Credit Suisse has been awarded the award for best institution for its ultra high net worth (UHNW) service offering at the Australian Private Banking and Wealth Awards. Over the last 12 months, Credit Suisse has increased the number of relationship managers ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Dr. Akhtar Kalam said this growth shows strong support for IBF products within Australia. "It's not just family office and ultra high net worth investors who want to be part of the fund. Our client base is much more diverse than that," he told Financial ...

Switzerland falling out of favour with UHNWs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... capital of the world by 2020, according to a new WealthInsight report. The research group, which tracks global trends in the ultra high net worth segment of the market, said it expected Singapore to overtake Switzerland as the favourite destination for ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... hunt for yield in an historically low yield environment compressing spreads on many credit instruments to record lows. "Ultra low yields mean safety cushions - to what extent a bond's income offsets a price fall due to a rise in yield -- have turned ...

BNP Paribas targets UHNW clients in Asia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
BNP Paribas is targeting ultra high net worth with its new plans to expand its wealth management business in Asia. Chief executive Jean-Laurent BonnafA(C), said the French bank was ready to "actively pursue business development in 2013" after adapting ...

ETF entrepreneur donates generously to uni

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... worse off." While the generosity of his donation grabs the headlines, Tuckwell hopes it will also remind family office and ultra high net worth investors of the importance of thinking about the legacy of their wealth. Tuckwell hopes his donation will ...

MLC launches advice service for uber wealthy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
MLC has launched a new consulting service for ultra high net worth and smaller institutional investors, aimed at offering the sophisticated and tailored services those clients need. The team will help build portfolios, offering comprehensive stress ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... to increasingly intense competition for core acquisitions and core lending. It's understood one of the goals of the Fed's ultra-accommodative monetary policy is asset reflation, but the report highlights the risk that it could get too far ahead of underlying ...

Early engagement key to next-gen wealth transfer

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... Robert Dunn. Seeing the family fortune passed on to a family member who will use it meaningfully is a major concern for many ultra high net worth individuals. The destruction of wealth is a common problem when it passes to children or young adults who ...

AIA Australia improves adviser quoting and app tool

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
AIA Australia has revamped its online quoting and application tool eApp Express for advisers in direct response to adviser feedback. It's understood that eApp Express - which lets advisers electronically lodge life insurance quotes and applications ...