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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – GAM Investments
The latest moves and appointments in the Asia-Pacific wealth management industry. ...
ETF, Products Industry Sets Fresh AuM Record
Exchange traded funds had a banner year for growth and inflows in 2021 as markets continued to expand. The growth of these entities was particularly strong in the decade after 2008 when central banks turned on t...
Compliance Corner: United Arab Emirates, SPACs
The latest compliance news: regulatory developments, punishments, guidance, permissions and new product and service offerings. ...
What Should Family Offices Ask Their Lawyers – White Paper
The law firm has issued a new white paper series exploring the kind of points family offices should cover to have a solid grasp on the structures that are suitable for investment, the sensible ways to manage liq...
DBS Appoints New Sustainability Boss
With so many banks and wealth managers stressing their sustainability credentials, this appointment is a prominent one for DBS. ...
UBS Takes Risks Off Chinese Real Estate Table
China's authorities have loosened monetary policy and sought to contain the fall-out from debt-laden real estate developers such as Evergrande, but conditions for property in the country will remain tight, the S...
Fitch Smiles On China's Money Market Fund Reform Plans
Beijing is attempting to curb potential problems arising in areas of the financial system, a fact that has been highlighted by a number of recent episodes. ...
Hong Kong Multi-Family Office Names Property Head
Part of his remit involves examining opportunities in the hospitality and real estate markets which have been changed by the pandemic. ...
UBS Asks London Judge To Dismiss Chinese Billionaire's Lawsuit – Report
The bank has reportedly said the case should not be held in London because the conduct occurred in China and the only person accused of negligence was at that time a Hong Kong wealth manager ...
Hedge Fund Industry Crosses $4 Trillion Mark
The figures show that for all the ups and downs in their fortunes before and after the 2008 financial crash, hedge funds remain an important toolkit for wealth managers and other players in global markets. ...
Citigroup Names Economic Analysis Head In Asia's Wealth Arm
The new appointee, who has served in other senior economics roles at Citigroup, previously worked at ANZ and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. ...
Compliance Corner: Monetary Authority of Singapore
The latest compliance news: regulatory developments, punishments, guidance, permissions and new product and service offerings. ...
Property, High-Margin Firms And Gold: Surfing Inflation's Waves
In what ways can investors negotiate the likely path of inflation and interest rates? DBS Bank sets out some ideas. ...
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Reducing Operational, Compliance Risks In Asset Servicing Through Digitalisation
How can the rising business of asset servicing in Asia deal with the challenges as well as the opportunities of growth? This article examines some of the main points. ...
How Can Wealth Managers Impress “Early Adopters”?
The author of this article contends that to impress Early Adopters, wealth managers have a range of options, such as quick "wins" such as improving timeliness of data; others are more complex like advancing cust...
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Wealth Industry's Force For Environmental Good Accelerates
We talk to an investment firm at the cutting edge of putting money to work in businesses that cut the use of carbon and promote a cleaner planet. ...
Singapore-Based Venture Fund Goes Big On "Play-To-Earn" Sector
The rising popularity of "play-to-earn" games, harnessing the power of distributed ledger technology and a desire to earn money online, is drawing venture funding into the space. With Asia being a hotspot, we ta...
Updated Forward Features For 2022
Here is the most recent forward features schedule, taking us to the end of 2022. ...
ESG: Not Just Fiduciary Duty For Family Offices
This commentary on ESG issues from the chairman of Family Office Association Hong Kong sketches out the approach that family offices should take on a subject that continues to be a dominant theme in the wealth a...
Borrowing Against Securities - What Family Offices Should Consider
What sort of issues should wealthy families consider in raising finance against assets such as listed equities and other securities? ...
Eight Reasons Why Singapore Attracts Family Offices
The Asian city-state has been making moves to attract family offices and, with other jurisdictions going through uncertain times, Singapore is well-positioned to build its credentials in the space. This article ...
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New Research Explores ESG And Family Governance Models
WealthBriefing and Jersey Finance have teamed up to survey and interview family governance experts internationally to discover how sustainability and ESG priorities are playing out in the UHNW space. ...
The Bahamas: The Clear Choice For International Financial Services
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New Research: Wealth Tech Traps, As Told From The Front Line
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EXCLUSIVE: New Research Makes Data Protection Pressures Clear - Part 1
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force two-and-a-half years ago, yet wealth managers’ travails with this incredibly wide-reaching, complex piece of legislation - and those emulating it ...
New Research: Co-Creation In Wealth Management
This news service launches another in its research paper series in partnership with Finantix. ...
The Bahamas: The Clear Choice For International Financial Services
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Shift To Perpetual Capital Widens Alternative Assets Access - Blackstone
The investment house, specialising for years in fields such as alternative assets, private equity, credit and forms of real estate for example, is expanding its footprint. And it has talked about the "perpetual...
Making Offices Hygienic - How Pandemic Affects Business
Some financial sector firms want staff back in the office, some are moving to a hybrid model and in the case of PwC recently, allowing all staff in certain roles to work remotely. Regardless, there's a need for ...
Blank Cheque Companies Retain Momentum, Europe, UK Increasingly Active
IQ-EQ, the investor services group, has a ringside seat for observing trends in the SPACs space. This news service asks it how the sector is evolving on both sides of the Atlantic. ...
Will Increased Regulatory Scrutiny Create London SPAC Boom?
Will reforms in the UK galvanise a SPAC market into the kind of rapid growth that has been witnessed in the US? ...
Prospects Brighten For Growth Businesses After Tough Year
This private investment matchmaker looks at the toll 2020 has taken on early stage businesses and what this bodes for the next generation of growth businesses. It's been a tough year but deals are flowing. ...
The Alternative Credit Markets Explained
There is money to be made in the alternative credit markets while more conventional ones face headwinds, the author of this article at a European family office explains. ...
Cultural Shifts Driving Alternative Lending Growth
More investors are tuning into direct lending and leasing strategies as a way of gaining steady returns and directing their investments into essential UK services. ...
Disciplined Bitcoin Investing Can Pep Up Portfolios - Nickel Digital Asset Management
We talk to a founder of a new London-based investment firm that holds bitcoin. It argues that when managed in a controlled manner, exposure to the cryptocurrency can add valuable returns to a portfolio. Price ac...
What's On Swiss EAMs' Menu Over Coming Years
This news service takes another look at external asset managers in Switzerland and the forces shaping this market in the recent past and over coming years. ...
Big Changes Come For Swiss EAMs; Future Looks Positive
The industry is going through a number of major changes, some of them due to domestic Swiss regulations that are taking force over the next two years. We delve into some of the themes around the sector. ...
How Serious Is "No-Deal" Brexit For Private Equity, Real Estate And Family Offices?
A view from Luxembourg on where there is resilience and opportunity as the 31 October deadline approaches. ...
What Does The Risk Of No-Deal Brexit Mean For Investors? RBC Commentary
RBC Wealth Management's head of investment strategy comments after an extraordinary week in Westminster. ...
Art's Courtship With Non-Fungible Tokens: The Legal Territory
Art is subjective, designed to test boundaries and spark conversations, and NFTs have undeniably delivered on both those fronts. Legal specialists examine the rise of the phenomenon and explain a number of legal...
Stored Away: There's So Much Art Available For Market
We talk to Overstone Art Services, a UK-based organisation, about the state of the world's fine art market and how so much potential material is stored away and available for being transacted or lent against. ...
Managing the Family Art Collection As A Business
An art and investment expert argues that just like a family business, every family art collection needs management both for itself and in order to share it with the outside world. ...
Art For Investment Is No Sure Guide To Riches, Warns Stonehage Fleming
Art is not a sure path to riches, although investing in the sector can bring rewards that cannot be measured in purely financial terms. The author of this item looks through some of the risks and issues arising ...
GUEST ARTICLE: Lost And Found - What Steps To Take With Newly Discovered Artwork
Discovering that a piece of art is more than just a familiar possession but a rare, and financially valuable, item is something people dream about. It is the stuff of popular TV shows and news items. What, in pr...
GUEST ARTICLE: Designing An Exhibition Space For The Family Art Collection
Designing an exhibition space for a family's art collection can be a difficult but rewarding challenge for art lovers with the time and resources. Two experts from the worlds of art investments and architecture ...
No Time To Write off Inter-Dealer Voice Brokers
In an increasingly digitalised trading environment, this guest writer looks at the future for voice-brokered transactions. Are they heading for redundancy? And, if so, how shortsighted is the bet on electronic o...
The Case For Avoiding GameStop Craze
The surge in retail investor trading in shares such as computer games retailer GameStop, cinema chain AMC and now the silver market, has prompted warning noises from regulators and considerable media chatter. Wh...
WEALTH TALK: Cross-Border Financial Products, Services - Examining The Risks
This is the eighth edition of a video series by this news service in partnership with international law firm, Kobre & Kim. ...
WEALTH TALK: Anti-Corruption Probes, Extradition Risks In Africa
This is the seventh edition of a video series by this news service in partnership with international law firm, Kobre & Kim. ...
WEALTH TALK: Exploring Cross-Border Reputation Management
This is the fifth edition of a video series by this news service in partnership with international law firm, Kobre & Kim. ...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On Tax, Estate Planning Scramble Pre-US Elections
In this video, we discuss the kind of workload US wealth managers must contend with in the days ahead of the US elections on Tuesday next week. ...
The Dangers Of Pension Offsetting In Divorce
The authors of this article argue that without proper advice, pension offsetting, rather than pension sharing, could allow the inequality in pension wealth to continue long after a couple’s divorce. ...
Spotting The Signs: Fraudulent Trustees Post-Pandemic
This guest piece examines what defines trustee mismanagement, such as making investments outside the trust's remit, and the actions that can be taken if a trust is being abused. ...
Reviewing Lasting Powers Of Attorney Regime - Who Benefits?
This practitioner argues that granting LPAs is often flawed and inadequate, with a lengthy application process that is arduous to navigate. What does the current review of the system hope to achieve? ...
Tax Transparency For Financial Institutions: A Cost Or An Opportunity?
The drive for more "transparency" in areas such as tax, information exchange and beneficial ownership remains a hot topic, as recent episodes such as the "Pandora Papers" demonstrate. This question-and-answer ex...
What Hong Kong's New SPAC Regime Might Look Like
Wanting to join the SPAC surge, Hong Kong is changing the regulations to capture some of the thriving business that has been the toast of Wall Street. Ironically, the Asian financial centre is making the move ex...
Proposed Rises In English, Welsh Probate Fees - An Overview
If proposed new fees for probate services take effect, there will be pressure to deal with big recent delays in the system and improve efficiency. The situation became increasingly difficult during the pandemic....
Wealth Industry's Force For Environmental Good Accelerates
We talk to an investment firm at the cutting edge of putting money to work in businesses that cut the use of carbon and promote a cleaner planet. ...
Pricing Carbon: What Are The Options?
Putting a price on carbon emissions makes polluting energy sources expensive and provides an incentive for emitters to reduce them. That is the theory. What it looks like in practice is assessed by the head of i...
Understanding Valuations Amid Rapid Energy Sector Change
Talk of "bubbles" and "greenwashing" has taken a bit of gloss off ESG investing for some, although the trend remains strong. A week before the global COP26 conference in Glasgow, we interview a London-based firm...
Borrowing Against Securities - What Family Offices Should Consider
What sort of issues should wealthy families consider in raising finance against assets such as listed equities and other securities? ...
Single-Family Offices - What Do They Own?
The author of this piece, who has access to a comprehensive database of what SFOs invest in, points to a number of eye-catching examples. ...
Book Review: The Family Office, By William Woodson and Edward Marshall
A new book exploring the details and challenges faced in creating and managing a family office was published earlier this year. Written by two figures well known to this news service, it is a comprehensive guide...
New Research Explores ESG And Family Governance Models
WealthBriefing and Jersey Finance have teamed up to survey and interview family governance experts internationally to discover how sustainability and ESG priorities are playing out in the UHNW space. ...
Singapore's Proposed VCC Changes - What Wealth Managers Need To Know
The variable capital company regime in Singapore was launched originally at the start of 2020. Now policymakers in the city-state want to adjust the system to appeal to entities including single-family offices. ...
Family Office Or Founder's Office - Sector Must Tighten Definitions
A consultant and former private banking and investment industry figure has a complaint: he reckons that some family offices should instead be called "founder's offices" because the people who build them dominate...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On Private Banking Results
In this episode, we talk about a raft of private banks’ results for the first quarter and developments around blockchain. ...
Round-up Of Quarterly Wealth Management Financial Results
Here are the main quarterly results for major banking groups around the world so far in the latest results season. The results focus on the wealth management sides of banks....
OCBC Grows Fees A Fifth Led By Wealth Management, Profit Falls
A 10 per cent fall in OCBC's quarterly profits points towards a difficult period ahead for Asian lenders, as market volatility continues to spook investors. ...
ANZ Wealth Revenues Up In Asia, Group Profit Solid
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Helping Professional Fund Investors Build A Proven Track Record
This publication recently interviewed SharingAlpha, a business that takes the ranking of funds and assessment of their track records to a new level, and thereby helps buyers of funds to get a clearer idea of the...
Lifting The Fog On ESG's Data Problem
Calls are growing for accurate high-quality ESG data that is assessed under a global standard. Otherwise sustainable investing has no foundation for achieving what the world is expecting from it. ...
Managers Hone 2021 Investment Opportunities
January is typically when fund managers post where opportunity is knocking in a year expected to deliver a broad recovery. A round up of views on China, reporting impressive GDP growth this week; the ongoing val...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On 20 Years Of Europe's ETF Industry
This Wealth Talk interview broaches the 20th anniversary of the European-based ETF market, which has expanded hugely in recent years. ...
EDITORIAL ANALYSIS: Will Funds Woo HNW Clients In Tough Times?
The drop in markets this year and prospects for sluggish growth even after lockdowns end will create a new environment for fund managers who in the past have sold their wares across a range of client groups. In ...
GUEST ARTICLE: Europe's MiFID Juggernaut - Impact On Fund Distribution
The compliance splurge continues with the European Union's programme designed (so the framers claim) to protect investors. This article looks at how fund management is affected. ...
Investors Should Lean In To India's Opportunities – Matthews Asia
India can provide investors with a high-growth allocation in their portfolios particularly at a time when China is working out its regulatory issues and weathering a growth slump, the author of this article argu...
Inflation Pressures Rise, But Not Great Cause For Concern - J Stern & Co
We talk to an investment firm set up to manage the wealth of a 200-year-old European family, and which has recently gone over the $1.0 billion AuM mark. ...
Credit's Overlooked Hedge Against Inflation Risk
The writer of this articles says investors should consider leveraged loans as a tool to manage rising inflation risks to their portfolios. ...
Jump Aboard The "Cold Chain": Drug Development, Rapid Delivery
This article examines the channels for testing, holding and moving drugs that have to be stored at cold temperatures and in ways that are safe. Get used to a new term: the "cold chain". It is one that investors,...
The Rise Of Digital Health And Genomics In Europe
Terms such as genomics, telemedicine and healthtech are increasingly parts of the investment vocabulary. The long-term nature of such areas makes them well-suited to the wealth management audience. This article ...
Investment View: Concentrated In Hunt For Alpha - Blue Ocean
This news service spoke to a UK-based firm, Blue Ocean Investment Partners, which believes that concentrated portfolios, when managed correctly, should hold as few as 15 stocks, or even a smaller basket. ...
EXCLUSIVE: New Research Makes Data Protection Pressures Clear - Part 1
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force two-and-a-half years ago, yet wealth managers’ travails with this incredibly wide-reaching, complex piece of legislation - and those emulating it ...
New Research: Co-Creation In Wealth Management
This news service launches another in its research paper series in partnership with Finantix. ...
Winning Women In Asia-Pacific - Two Leaders Speak
This publication takes a walk around the topic of how women are gaining power as earners, creators and stewards of wealth. We talk to VP Bank Ltd Singapore Branch and Hywin Wealth. The firms are research partner...
New Research: Fresh Insights from Female Wealth Clients
A new report from this organisation and research partners VP Bank and Hywin Wealth tackles how institutions should be approaching Asia-Pacific’s dynamic women. ...
How The Rich, Super-Rich Made Fortunes - An Overview
A frequent commentator on views about wealth examines the sources of riches, throwing light on detail that will be useful in framing discussions about tax and enterprise more widely. ...
Tech Traps: The Dangers of Allowing Compliance To Become A “Black Box”
Ralf Huber is Co-Founder of Apiax, a regtech focused on transmuting complex regulations into digitised compliance rules. Here, he outlines the dangers of compliance becoming a “black box” and explains how a ...
Credit Suisse Closes Taiwan Bank Branch, Shelves Private Bank Plans
Credit Suisse is closing its Taiwan bank branch and has shuttered plans for a Taiwanese private banking facility amid a large-scale cost cutting drive at Switzerland’s number two bank. ...
Wealth Managers Continue Their March Into UK Regions
Wealth management firms are continuing with their planned UK regional expansion despite the unfavourable economic and investment environment....
Reflections On Pandemic's Impact On IFCs: View From The Cayman Islands
As part of a set of articles looking at how offshore centres have tried to cope with the pandemic and how this frames their status as such wealth hubs, we talk to Ogier, the international law firm. ...
How Jersey Came Through COVID-19 And What's Next
We talk to Jersey Finance on how the island has coped with the pandemic, the impact on its status as an international financial centre, and what the future holds with forces such as Brexit playing out. ...
Gulf Jurisdictions Flex VC Muscles, Attract Wealth Inflows
We talk to Apex Fund Services in the Gulf region about what trends it sees playing out in jurisdictions such as the UAE and Bahrain, among others. ...
Offshore Centres Look Back, Forward In Uncertain Times
We talk to industry figures in various IFCs in Europe to ask how international pressures and the global pandemic have shaped business and strategy. ...
The Bahamas: The Clear Choice For International Financial Services
Here is the 2021 edition of a report about The Bahamas, prepared in partnership with The Bahamas Financial Services Board. ...
New Wealth House Serving US Expats Explains Investment Angle
UK-based Shard Capital created a new service a year ago for US expats. The business has a very particular view about risk, asset allocation and investment, and talked recently to this publication. ...
Cazenove Capital Eyes Strong Donor Advised Fund Demand
Donor-advised funds are a turn-key solution for rapidly building a philanthropic toolkit and getting past some of the snags involved in creating charities, the UK wealth management firm has said after launching ...
Top Considerations When Setting Up Charitable Endowments
Setting up a charitable endowment or foundation is a rewarding experience, but one that family offices and HNW individuals must not take lightly. A London-based figure from the wealth management sector walks thr...
The Giving Season: A Walk Through Philanthropy - ABN AMRO Mees Pierson
In this philanthropy series we talk to the Netherlands-based private banking group about its views about the sector. ...
Transforming Lives With Sports, Art - A Philanthropist's Story
This publication spoke to a prominent India-based philanthropist who has operated internationally. She talked about her campaigns, lessons learned, and thoughts about the state of charity. ...
Philanthropy, Impact Investing Can Work Side-By-Side - Foundation
The director general of Fondation de Luxembourg discussed the largest area of philanthropy. ...
EXCLUSIVE GUEST COMMENT: Reflections On What It Takes To Achieve Real Change
In this article, JP Morgan Private Bank passes on lessons learned in philanthropy. ...
GUEST ARTICLE: Sink Or Swim - Don't Forget The VAT On Luxury Yachts
Owners of superyachts who haven't got their value added tax affairs in order could run aground, warns an expert on the sector. ...
FEATURE: Crowdfunding Goes For The Frontier As Model Evolves
The capital-raising model known as crowdfunding is spreading to frontier/emerging markets. This article looks at a UK-regulated platform that recently started in business. ...
New Service Taps Need To Efficiently Re-Segment Clients, Move Declared Money
As wealth managers shake up client segments and change offshore models, a service has been launched in Europe so that hundreds of billions of flows of client money between affected firms can be handled painlessl...
Summary: New Kids On The Block In European Wealth Management
As the half-way point of 2012 nears, this publication looks back at some of the new arrivals in the industry since the start of the year. ...
Interview - Cheap Valuations Look Tempting In Argentina
Argentina has been through difficult economic times but it is still the second biggest LatAm economy and there are signs that developments are turning more positive, an investment firm argues....
Property Derivatives: The Next Big Thing for Private Investors?
Property derivatives are likely to become an increasingly attractive investment vehicle for private investors, according to Investec Private......
Editorial Analysis: Credit Suisse's Wealth Pivot
This news service looks back to the bank's Q3 results and strategy update. We look at the wealth management shifts being contemplated, and some of the growth and hiring ambitions of the Zurich-listed group. ...
Connecting With Younger HNW Clients - What Are Private Banks Doing?
We take a look at what a large European bank is doing to attract younger clients, as well as what some other players are up to in this field. ...
A UK Regional Footprint Builds Credibility - Julius Baer International's CEO
In this article we interview the CEO of Julius Baer International, David Durlacher, about his bank's approach to the regions. ...
The UK's Regional Wealth Promise - An Overview
There's plenty of wealth management potential outside the M25 corridor. The government's much-vaunted "levelling up" agenda, as well as the high-profile HQ moves of groups such as the BBC, the national broadcast...
What It Means To Be A "Contrarian" Value Investor
Blindly practising time-honoured value investing is a dangerous occupation, not least because of the pace at which companies are being disrupted by technology. How businesses can be assessed for their longer-ter...
Generation Z: Understanding, Advising This Wired Cohort
As Gen Z clients come of age (some of which already are), it is important to ask new questions to ensure that advisors clearly understand their needs and the best means of achieving them, argue the authors of th...
Family-Owned Businesses Withstand COVID Assaults
Credit Suisse Research Institute has published its latest findings on the resilience of family-owned companies across global territories, and how they have performed against their non-family counterparts in thes...
Summary Of Wealth Management-Related MBAs, Post-Grad Courses - Updated
There is much talk in the wealth industry about the importance of talent management but what institutions work to develop the skills and aptitudes? Here is a list from organizations around the world. ...
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Rich List Prompts Thoughts On Inequality, The Need For Robust Defence Of Capitalism
The publication of the Sunday Times Rich List comes at a time when the academic and policymaking world is becoming exercised again about inequality. The wealth management industry cannot afford to ignore this is...
EXCLUSIVE: Report Questions The Quality Of Social Media Activity Among Private Banks
The overall quality of social media activity among prevalent global wealth managers and private banks has “not improved noticeably” over the last year, Swiss firm MyPrivateBanking says in a new report....
Advanced HNW Planning Benefits "Negated" By Outdated Estate Plans - New Study
Three-quarters of estate plans relating to HNW clients are at least three years old, yet an overwhelming 95 per cent of these clients have experienced “significant changes” since the plans were drawn up, a n...
What The Wealthy Are Holding - Tiger 21 Reveals Member Asset Allocations
While the worst of the financial crisis may be over, members of the exclusive Tiger 21 peer-to-peer network feel “we are no way in the clear,” according to their asset allocations for the first quarter. ...
Women And Wealth: Minimising The Inheritance Tax Burden
This practitioner examines the knowledge gap between women and men where IHT is concerned; and what measures, as they become primary wealth holders, women should take. ...
Undisclosed Digital Assets? - Decision Time Is Now
Anyone who bought into the idea that cryptocurrencies - aka digital assets - such as bitcoin cannot be traced and are a perfect shelter from tax are in for a rude shock. The author of this article, David Lespera...
Do The Super-Rich Really Only Pay A 3.4 Per Cent Tax Rate?
The group called ProPublica recently claimed that data on America's 25 richest people showed that some of them paid very little tax. It published masses of records about wealthy individuals, for example on Jeff ...
Scientist's Tax Offset Delivers Cultural, Family Value
Sometimes objects and their owners have earned a special place in our history and national life. This guest piece looks at the full scope of an IHT scheme used by Stephen Hawking's estate to make valuable tax sa...
Why Entrepreneurs Contemplate Leaving Germany - Commentary
Germany holds national elections in September, and opinion polls point towards the ascent of parties that wish to significantly increase taxes on HNW individuals. With other factors to consider, this could encou...
A Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate - Smart Policy Or "Tax Cartel"?
Setting a global minimum corporate tax rate among major industrialised nations has the certain appeal of being simple. But it raises many questions about whether offshore centres will enable firms to circumvent ...
Towards Optimal AI-based Wealth Management - Study
This article explores the various ways that AI technology is changing the face of wealth management in the UK and much of the world. ...
Who Said The Sky's The Limit?
The space environment is no longer the sole preserve of government agencies. Today, it is private companies that are shaping the future. This guest article explores some of that terrain. ...
Boost Advice's Added Value With Goal Monitoring
Gearing advice to specific financial goals is a powerful way to demonstrate added value and increase client engagement. But this requires careful thought about advice monitoring, efficiency and - of course - com...
Get Right Balance Between Man And Machine
Wealth managers must implement efficient, scalable ways of working, while capitalizing on the human elements of their offerings that create lasting value. Darren Berkowicz, Managing Director at SS&C Technologies...
Supercharging Client Engagement With Digital Financial Personality Profiling
Where it is used in client engagement efforts at all, technology tends to focus on the administrative aspects of advisors learning about their clients, while treating those clients as robots. Greg Davies, Head o...
How Low-Tech Compliance Hits Competitiveness
It is becoming increasingly apparent how costly a low-tech approach to compliance management can be – and in many senses. Thomas Imhof, Regulatory Engineer at Apiax, explains how firms are turbocharging their ...
The Problem With Death And Taxes - Analysing A Recent Case
In succession planning, those involved in arrangements need to take into account unforseen events that might go against the plan. The author of this article considers a recent case in the UK. ...
Will The Pandemic Cause More Contested Will And Estate Cases?
The author of this piece, a partner at law firm Stevens & Bolton, asks what the virus and associated turmoil will do to estate and succession plans, such as whether more wills will be fought over. ...
Should Trustees Be Worried About Global Warming?
What should those who hold and run trusts think about climate change and the consequences that are said to come from it? A senior figure from offshore law firm Ogier, in Jersey, considers the terrain. ...
Law Of Unintended Consequences - Inheritance And The Pandemic
Mistakes over estate planning come to light when, as a result of COVID-19, families can be hit with large and unexpected bills for inheritance tax. Some gifts can "go wrong". One particular rule that needs to be...
New Rules, Swiss Trusts And Beneficial Ownership Under Microscope
This publication was the exclusive media partner at last month's annual STEP conference for the Switzerland and Liechtenstein industry. The event, held in Interlaken, ranged over topics such as new regulations o...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On Communicating With NextGen Inheritors
The latest discussion of wealth industry topics. ...
Understanding The Psychology Of The Super Rich
German academic and entrepreneur Rainer Zitelmann explores the psychology of wealth creators. ...
Views On Wealth: Why Most People Don't Admit They Envy Success
Wealthy people are under greater pressure in the era of the "one per cent" to justify what they have. But to what extent is hostility towards the ultra-rich driven by envy rather than a genuine sense of injustic...
Smart Strategies For Growth: A Study Of The UK Wealth Management Industry
Smart Strategies for Growth: A Study of the UK Wealth Management Industry has now been launched, a whitepaper produced by WealthBriefing, in partnership with SS&C Advent. ...
WealthBriefing Research Spotlights Social Media Use For Wealth Managers
This publication is pleased to release its latest white paper, focused on the growth of the omni-channel service model within wealth management, and how practitioners can seek to gain efficiencies through the us...
Asia: Welcome To The "New Era Of Moderate"
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Hong Kong Leapfrogs UK, US And Singapore As World’s Top Financial Centre
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What Does India Have To Offer Investors In 2021?
As one of the world’s great emerging market economies, how should India figure in the portfolios of high net worth individuals, particularly when considering the risks and consequences caused not just by the p...
Bordier & Cie Smiles On Vietnam Potential
The Swiss firm has partnered with a Vietnam-based bank as part of a strategy to build business in Southeast Asia, reflecting a trend of Western banks partnering up with local institutions to tap into the Asian g...
Chinese-Style Capitalism - A Personal Perspective
The author of this article argues that in some respects China is arguably more committed to free enterprise capitalism than is the case in the West. (Much depends, of course, on how one defines "capitalism".) Wh...
Asia's Singlife Sees Big Wealth Management Market Potential
In September, Singapore's Singlife said that it intended to merge with Aviva Singapore, and this created an opportunity for this news service to talk to the firm about the role of life insurance in the wealth ma...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On Possible Bank Mega-Merger
It may be a speculative story at this stage, but a recent report, quoting unnamed sources, saying that the heads of UBS and Credit Suisse were considering a possible merger has been one of the most-read articles...
WEALTH TALK: Focus On Financial Tech M&A
This publication discusses one of the largest M&A deals to affect the data and information services used by the financial sector in recent years. ...
The Refinitiv Deal: What It Means For Wealth Management
This article examines the London Stock Exchange Group's purchase agreement for Refinitiv, what it might mean for wealth management, and the wider financial industry. ...
GUEST COMMENT: What Are The Ingredients For A Successful Wealth Management M&A Deal?
How can acquiring firms increase the chance of success in an M&A deal in terms of adding long-term value? With so many deals going through, it is time to take stock. ...
EXCLUSIVE: It's Been Tough, But Spain's Private Banking Sector Is Seeing Recovery - Part 2
In the second half of a feature on the Spanish wealth management arena, we look at M&A deals and the country's often contradictory tax regime. ...