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Competition in the Australian wealth market is heating up

Datamonitor expects Australia's financial institutions to show an increased focus on wealth management as a result of slow growth in the retail industry. However, the wealth management sector's promising outlook is set to intensify competition for talent.

Published By Datamonitor
17 Jul 2012
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Bank of China steps up South East Asian wealth presence

Bank of China has announced that it has opened a new regional wealth management center in Singapore. This is the first of its centers abroad targeting individuals in the South East Asian market. International wealth managers will increasingly need to take into account not just heightened competition from traditional Western banks in the region, but expanding Asian banks such as the Bank of China.

Published By Datamonitor
13 Jul 2012
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UK regions outside London show a gap in the supply of locally based wealth managers

The UK is one of the most important wealth markets globally, home to 9.9 million affluent individuals in 2011 with nearly GBP1.6tn in liquid assets, 35% of which belongs to HNW individuals. While London remains the pre-eminent center for wealth management firms much of the asset pool is distributed outside the capital, generating a market gap in the geographical coverage of wealth managers.

Published By Datamonitor
13 Jul 2012
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney allows advisors to use social media

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is expanding its social media use, with the wealth manager's 17,000 advisors able to use Twitter and LinkedIn to communicate with current and prospective clients. This is a move that has the potential to improve brand image and acquire new clients, but it is not without legal and regulatory challenges.

Published By Datamonitor
10 Jul 2012
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Suitors gather as BSI and Merrill Lynch go up for sale

Acquisition-hungry private banks are being served an array of delectable options as Generali, the Italian insurance group, has put Switzerland's BSI Bank up for sale, joining Bank of America in the latest round of non-core asset sell-offs. Yet both opportunities will offer different benefits for buyers with different business models.

Published By Datamonitor
10 Jul 2012
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AMP uses enhanced Elevate wealth protection to target Australian miners

AMP has upgraded its insurance offer, Elevate. The upgraded suite was launched at AMP Expo 2012, the first in a series of nationwide expos for financial planners and advisors running throughout May. The enhancements focus on improvements for people working in the mining industry, giving AMP a tailored option for the most important growth market for wealth managers in Australia.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Jun 2012
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UK and India pressure wealthy individuals to repatriate their assets from offshore centers

Since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, the disclosure of undeclared offshore assets has come to the forefront of public discourse, resulting in active efforts by governments and tax offices in North America, Europe, and even some of the emerging markets to address the matter. Wealth managers should be able to benefit from the changing rules.

Published By Datamonitor
30 May 2012
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority lowers barriers to entry, keeping competition up for private banks

The Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau has submitted a revision to the region's banking ordinance that makes it easier for domestic and international institutions to operate as fully licensed banks. The implications are most direct for the private wealth management sector, where not all players take substantial deposits and are likely to attract additional boutiques from abroad.

Published By Datamonitor
29 May 2012
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India climbs into the top 10 wealth markets list

The global wealth market declined in 2011 after two years of robust recovery, with the eurozone sovereign crisis, natural calamities, and stock market volatility taking their toll. Uncertainty about the future of the euro and the worsening of the sovereign crisis in Europe are predicted to cause continuing problems, but many emerging markets are expected to continue marching ahead.

Published By Datamonitor
29 May 2012
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Ireland's wealth market to outperform the rest of the PIIGS

The wealth markets in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain (PIIGS) are among the worst performers at a global level, highlighting the difficulties faced by some of the traditional wealth markets. Western Europe as a whole has performed poorly in recent years, and the outlook up to 2015 is now even bleaker, with downward developments looking increasingly likely.

Published By Datamonitor
25 May 2012

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