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PBI Editorial
PBI Greater China Awards 2013: Nominations close 3 May
Private Banker International, the oldest-established journal of wealth management, is pleased to open nominations for its third annual Greater China Awards.
Sports Direct founder cashes £100m in share sale
Michael James Wallace Ashley, founder and deputy chairman of Britain’s biggest sporting goods retailer, has sold 25 million shares, representing a 4.18% stake in the company.
Nick Hughes discusses moving to Asia
Over the last 6 years we have seen a large migration of employees in wealth management move into Singapore.
Statutory Residence Test
Determining if you are UK resident for tax purposes should be straightforward. After all, residence status has important ramifications, both for the taxpayer and for HMRC, determining whether and to what extent someone’s worldwide wealth is taxable in this country.
Bankers and Tax Advisers: field a united team
Bankers and tax advisers have much in common but the key message of the moment is the need to work together to rebuild client trust and thereby gain market share.
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Tough times for France
France has been hard hit by the world financial crisis and is struggling to find its feet. The country may well be the wealthiest in Europe, but its wealth is unequally distributed. PBI looks into WealthInsights French research.
HNWI Analysis – Fast moving consumer goods
PBI has drawn on WealthInsights research to analyse a specific industry which plays a major part in driving high net worth wealth creation. This month PBI looked at FMCG in France, Canada,Turkey, India and Poland.
HNWI Analysis – Financial Services
PBI has drawn on WealthInsights research to analyse a specific industry which plays a major part in driving high net worth wealth creation. This month PBI looked at financial services in Switzerland, the US, Singapore, the UK, and Turkey.
HNWI Analysis – Basic Materials
PBI has drawn on WealthInsights research to analyse a specific industry which plays a major part in driving high net worth wealth creation. This month PBI looked at basic materials in South Africa, Australia,China, Indonesia, Russia, Brazil, and England.
Analysts question Baer’s high-stakes Merrill Lynch acquisition
Hailing its proposed acquisition of the international wealth business of Merrill Lynch for up to $880m from Bank of America, Julius Baer group said the transforming deal would significantly strengthen its position in global private banking. This will put it just behind the $291bn of client AuM of JP Morgan and on the verge of breaking into the top 10 of global private banking.