Guest Article Archive

Client Affairs
30 March 2012

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...

Offshore
28 March 2012

Commentary: The Onshore-Offshore Merry-Go-Round

A leading expert on trusts and related issues talks about the shifting world of offshore finance an...

Investment Strategies
7 March 2012

Tax-Efficient Investment Options For HNW Investors In The Upturn

Gary Robins, managing partner at Rockpool Investments, a specialist in Enterprise Investment Scheme...

Tax
3 February 2012

Comment: Regulatory Moves To Improve Tax Compliance In Asia Will Increase, Says STEP

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Practice Strategies
10 January 2012

A Four-Step Programme On Building Client Confidence, Says CEB

Corporate Executive Board, the consultancy and research firm, lays out the steps that wealth...

Family Office
22 December 2011

The Pros, Pitfalls Of Creating A Family Office - AP Executive

The recruitment market for family offices has its own idiosyncrasies that wealth management...

Alt Investments
13 December 2011

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...

Client Affairs
29 September 2011

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...

Legal
6 September 2011

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...

Client Affairs
24 August 2011

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...

Investment Strategies
15 June 2011

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...

Legal
26 April 2011

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...

Offshore
30 March 2011

How Can "Offshore" Centres Get A Makeover?

For some time the term “offshore” has been something of a dirty word in financial services...

Client Affairs
6 March 2011

Trends in Ultra High Net Worth Individual Investing

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Trust Estate
2 March 2011

A New Trust Alternative Wills, Probate Arrives In Hong Kong

Jurisdictions vary massively as to how they treat wills and probate – with manifold implications...

Legal
27 January 2011

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...

Asset Management
23 January 2011

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...

Investment Strategies
17 January 2011

Asset Allocation - The Islamic Finance Perspective

Asset allocation, as much academic research claims, accounts for more than 90 per cent of the...

Family Business Insights
22 October 2010

Getting Family Business Succession Right

Family businesses can take a lifetime of hard work to build. So it would be prudent to have a...

Investment Strategies
8 October 2010

Avoiding The Pitfalls Of ETFs And Capturing Their Benefits

ETFs have mushroomed in recent years to become a popular route for accessing different markets...