Guest Article Archive

Technology
21 June 2012

Guest Comment: US Leads In Wealth Industry's Use Of Social Media, Others Can Follow

If firms can take a leap of faith and deal with these issues in an appropriate and cost-effective...

WM Market Reports
25 May 2012

Swiss Private Banks Must Be Spared Perils Of Domestic Politics

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Legal
11 May 2012

Arbitration: The Best Way For The Wealthy To Divorce?

Grant Howell, partner, collaborative lawyer and family law arbitrator at Charles Russell, discusses...

Client Affairs
23 April 2012

Comment: HNW Private Jet Buyers Turn To BVI Vehicles

This guest article by Mourant Ozannes examines the use of BVI companies as the vehicle of choice...

Client Affairs
18 April 2012

Navigating The Best Place To Drop Anchor

Despite the weak economic climate, demand from wealthy individuals and company executives for...

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...