WBrief: Deutsche in talks to bid for Sal Oppenheim
Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest bank, confirmed recent media speculation by announcing that it was in talks to form a “strategic…
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Dealbreaker, one of spearswms.com’s favourite blogs, has come up with this pic and we want your captions. Dealbreaker, one of…
ByBloomberg: Gruebel expects further UBS outflows
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank by assets, will see further withdrawals by wealthy clients after reporting…
ByBreaking: UBS again splits WM business
UBS has restructured its wealth management business, splitting the Wealth Management & Swiss Bank division into Swiss and international arms,…
BySpooking the spooks
A group of retirees had penetrated the state’s own intelligence agency, and was acting as a secret service within a…
ByTimes: Barclays guarantees bonuses despite FSA
Barclays is defying new curbs on City bonuses, it emerged yesterday, as it and HSBC revealed a return to bumper…
ByGuardian: UBS loses SFr 1.4bn, outflows of 39.4bn
Swiss bank UBS today posted a loss of 1.4 billion Swiss francs (£780m) in the second quarter of the year…
ByWBrief: HSBC PB 1H09 profits down 23%
The pre-tax profit at HSBC Private Bank, part of the UK/Hong Kong-listed banking giant, fell to $632 million in the…
ByNYT: Will the $100m man get his pay?
In a few weeks, the Treasury Department’s czar of executive pay will have to answer this $100 million question: Should…
ByFT: Hedgies’ days of 2 and 20 over?
The halcyon days when hedge funds’ “2 and 20” fee structure went unchallenged may be over. The halcyon days when…
ByNYT: US, Switz reach agreement: UBS to release names
Switzerland and the United States reached an agreement in principle on Friday to settle out of court a case that…
ByAll in good taste
I personally have never been a vociferous proponent of organics. I’ve seen how companies have exploited the label for commercial…
ByIn Trusts We Trust
Current government policy on wealth transfer is frankly bonkers. Time for a serious rethink, says Caroline Garnham F our years…
ByLet Us Prey
Following the recent carnage in the financial markets, scavengers are closing in. But there’s a difference between great carrion and…
ByWe're here, we're queer…
and we’ve got something to cheer. Gay Icons at the National Portrait Gallery is a cause of joy – and…
ByEditor's Letter
Ever since the G20, I’ve known what it feels like to be a doctor. Everybody wants your diagnosis on their…
ByBe a Man – Stay in the UK
Let them go, we say. We double dare them. It’s times like these that separate the men from the boys,…
ByHigher Tax, Lower Morals
When most of today’s higher-rate taxpayers were growing up in the UK, they loved the practical possibilities of the schoolboy…
ByReuters: St James’s Place’s profits down by 12%
LONDON (Reuters) – Wealth management firm St James’s Place said it would broaden its investment range and style to attract…
BySarasin profits 1H09 down 28% but up on 2H08
First half profits at Swiss bank Sarasin fell 28 percent on the previous year to reach SwFr 53.9 million, but…
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