Guest Article Archive
Hong Kong's New CEO Is Good News For Territory's Tycoons
It is no secret that Hong Kong's elite, some of whom just elected Leung Chun-ying to chief...
Commentary: The Onshore-Offshore Merry-Go-Round
A leading expert on trusts and related issues talks about the shifting world of offshore finance an...
Tax-Efficient Investment Options For HNW Investors In The Upturn
Gary Robins, managing partner at Rockpool Investments, a specialist in Enterprise Investment Scheme...
Comment: Regulatory Moves To Improve Tax Compliance In Asia Will Increase, Says STEP
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A Four-Step Programme On Building Client Confidence, Says CEB
Corporate Executive Board, the consultancy and research firm, lays out the steps that wealth...
The Pros, Pitfalls Of Creating A Family Office - AP Executive
The recruitment market for family offices has its own idiosyncrasies that wealth management...
How To Hit The Sweet Notes As Music Investors
There is big money to be made in backing artists even at a time when conventional models of music...
How Regulation, Client Demands Drive Need For Better Investment Profiling - Temenos
Temenos, the technology firm, examines the complex issue of automated investment profiling, a key...
Guest Article: Estate Tax And The View From Israel
In this article, one of the most prominent tax and trust lawyers in Israel trenchantly argues...
No Time To Lose On Pensions And Tax Relief For Higher Earners - Towry Commentary
Anyone with a significant pension fund, or the ability to create one, has important decisions to...
A Look On The Bright Side - It's Not All Doom And Gloom
At Butterfield Private Bank, its chief investment officer argues that avoidance of risk too easily...
Trusts: Not Just An Anglo-Saxon Feature Any More
It is a great myth that only people in the broadly "Anglo-Saxon" cultural or legal tradition...
How Can "Offshore" Centres Get A Makeover?
For some time the term “offshore” has been something of a dirty word in financial services...
Trends in Ultra High Net Worth Individual Investing
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A New Trust Alternative Wills, Probate Arrives In Hong Kong
Jurisdictions vary massively as to how they treat wills and probate – with manifold implications...
Resolving Disputes On Wills When Creator Suffers Mental Incapacity
Many probate disputes in the UK involve the question of the will maker’s mental capacity at the...
Investment Themes For 2011 - Deutsche Bank PWM
2010 was the year of recovery for many markets affected by the global crisis. For 2011, it appears...
Asset Allocation - The Islamic Finance Perspective
Asset allocation, as much academic research claims, accounts for more than 90 per cent of the...
Getting Family Business Succession Right
Family businesses can take a lifetime of hard work to build. So it would be prudent to have a...
Avoiding The Pitfalls Of ETFs And Capturing Their Benefits
ETFs have mushroomed in recent years to become a popular route for accessing different markets...