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Alternatives | 26 Oct 17
Billionaires buying up sports clubs
The ultra-wealthy are investing in sport at a rate higher than ever before, with more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally now being owned by 109 billionaires, according to a joint UBS Group and PwC report.
China adds 101 billionaires
There were nearly three times as many new Chinese billionaires than US ones last year, helping to make Asia home to the most billionaires for the first time and driving the global population to 1,542, according to a report from UBS and PwC.
PEOPLE MOVES: Wells Fargo, PwC, LJ Partnership
PwC appoints an asset management tax partner, Wells Fargo nabs staff from Schroders and BlackRock, while LJ Partnership names a managing director.
Tax & Regulation | 27 Sep 17
Investment managers optimistic ahead of Mifid II
After a drop off in sentiment in the previous three months, asset and wealth managers in the UK are more optimistic about their overall business situation, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
Technology | 26 Sep 17
Ten technology challenges facing financial advisers
Find out which are the 10 most disruptive technological forces that are affecting the financial services industry, and what financial advisers need to do to avoid perishing in the new world order.