Wealth owners need independent and impartial wealth partners to help manage and distribute financial assets

Global GDP growth for G20 economies is downgraded by Moody’s as China’s slowdown reverberates around the globe writes Elizabeth Matsangou

Learning from others’ experience is something that investors as well as advisors should spend more time and attention on, says Brown Brothers Harriman’s Scott Clemons

Broadening participation and reducing the burden on the state are key to South Africa’s retirement reforms, says Argon Asset Management’s Mothobi Seseli

The adoption of negative interest rates poses fresh challenges for asset managers looking to make good on long-term investments, Amundi’s Pierre Cailleteau tells World Finance

Chile’s mutual fund industry now represents approximately 20 percent of its GDP, illustrating the country’s evolution in the sector, and the potential for investment in the years to come

The organisation’s Global Forum on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes released compliance reviews for the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Morocco

Latin America has danced to the rhythm of commodity prices for quite some time. However, for Chile, Peru and Colombia, there is promising evidence to suggest that the dance is beginning to slow in line with economic reform

As the price of oil falls amid higher market prices in Mexico, the savvy investor can still benefit

Brazil’s plans for higher inheritance and income taxes, and a new asset tax, could push high net worth individuals out of the country, says the Intercorp Group MD

Turmoil in the Chinese stock market means China is no longer a safe place to invest, says Bridgewater hedge fund

While many countries in Europe still contend with mounting debt and low investor confidence, Liechtenstein offers a sophisticated banking system and an unrivalled investment fund centre that is successfully encouraging long-term investments

As the IMF and World Bank Group prepare to descend on Lima for their annual meetings this year, the city, for a time, will become the financial capital of the world and help Peru take its place on the international stage

Investors in Asia are beginning to look overseas to diversify their portfolios, reduce home-market bias and seek higher returns as cross-industry investment thrives

Iceland has recovered quickly after the 2008-09 crisis and will soon surpass pre-crisis output levels. Much of that success can be attributed to the way the financial sector responded to its failings, but there is still much more to do