Guest Article Archive

Client Affairs
1 March 2013

Guest Article: Avoiding Traps - What To Look For When Selecting A VCT

As the UK budget of 20 March approaches, this article by Puma Investments examines some of the...

Strategy
8 January 2013

Getting The Wealth Business Balance Right From Back To Front - Citisoft

The following brief commentary on the outlook for 2013 in parts of the wealth management industry...

Asset Management
2 January 2013

Smart Steps To Running A Healthy Portfolio - Barclays

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Family Office
3 December 2012

Guest Comment: Family Offices And The Merits Of Direct, Indirect Private Equity Investment

This article is by Charlotte Thorne at Capital Generation Partners, looking at the different ways...

Alt Investments
13 November 2012

Investing In Diamonds - Guidance From A Market Veteran

Buoyed by the appeal of "real assets", there is considerable interest in holding diamonds as part...

Technology
9 October 2012

Profile Software Commentary: Mobile Applications For Wealth Managers, Private Bankers

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Uncategorised
3 October 2012

Peer Funding Moves Towards The Mainstream

Sophie Coles, director of business development at Squirrl, the business-to-business peer funding...

Strategy
14 September 2012

Why Hong Kong Is a Bridge To New Asian HNW Clients

April Rudin discusses why Hong Kong presents an ever more promising gateway to foreign firms...

Strategy
30 August 2012

Guest Opinion: How The Financial Sector Must Act To Regain Trust

Nick Cann, director, at the Institute of Financial Planning, pulls no punches in this critique of...

Technology
27 August 2012

The Benefits Of Social Media To Wealth Management

The private banking and wealth management industry must embrace social media as a matter of...

Asset Management
23 August 2012

In Uncertain Times Gold Can Prove Its Worth - WGC Comment

Against a backdrop of sustained market turmoil, investors are facing a new reality of persistent...

Compliance
13 August 2012

Guest Comment: The RDR And Regulatory Change

This article is by Chris Kaye, chief executive of co-comply, a software product in the asset...

Strategy
11 July 2012

Don't Forget The Kids: Gearing Up For Asia's Big Wealth Transfer

Across Asia an unprecedented wealth transfer is about to take place. But are rich Asians equipped...

Art
29 June 2012

Rare Autographs - How Churchill, Napoleon And Ringo Can Make You Rich

The historical high returns of investment-grade, blue chip autographs are making inroads into the...

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...