News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

M and A
July 8, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Aspen Standard Wealth, CWS, Carson, Hightower

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

Technology
July 8, 2026

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Clients’ Use Of AI – Should Advisors Be Scared Or Excited?

The group editor takes a look at clients’ use of AI and digital tools for getting clued up about

M and A
July 8, 2026

Wealth Sector M&A Powers Ahead Even As Financial Services Megadeals Dry Up

One detail of the report is a divergence between deal volume and deal value in financial services

Legal
July 8, 2026

Fiduciary Duty Under Scrutiny: What Expert Witness Testimony Reveals About Family Office Risk

As the author notes, the families that endure across generations treat fiduciary discipline as an

Technology
July 7, 2026

The AI Employee You Didn't Hire Is Running On The Data You Never Secured

An executive perspective on the unmonitored layer in wealth management and family office

Surveys
July 7, 2026

Strong Wealth Accumulation In North America In 2026 – Julius Baer

Swiss private bank Julius Baer published today its annual Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2026,

Technology
July 7, 2026

What Family Offices Must Do Differently in the Age of AI Fraud

When AI-enabled fraudsters are on the loose, it further heightens the need for people to be on

Asset Management
July 7, 2026

Trump Accounts App Goes Fully Live, “Democratization” Of Investing Continues

A broad theme in several developed countries in recent years have been efforts by governments of

Family Office
July 7, 2026

Bezos' Family Office Loads Up On AI Startup Investments - Media

The report said that Bezos Expeditions is now the most active family office investor so far. In

People Moves
July 7, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - Katten Partner Joins New Miami Office

The latest senior wealth management moves, appointments and personnel changes in North America.

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Trust Estate
August 29, 2025

Administering An Estate With Artworks – Strategic Options

The challenges of managing artworks in estate plans can be complicated and financially – and

Trust Estate
August 25, 2025

What The Sector Has Gotten Wrong About “Great Wealth Transfer”

The wealth management sector has talked about a multi-trillion transfer of assets and liquid wealth

Legal
August 21, 2025

Executor Survival: Navigating Legal, Emotional Turbulence – Lawyers And Family

The emotional and financial costs of handling estate-related litigation can be severe, and not

Family Office
August 11, 2025

Getting Service Right For Family Offices – In Conversation With Northern Trust

We recently talked to the US-headquartered group about how it goes about serving family offices and

M and A
August 6, 2025

After The Honeymoon: How To Handle Post-M&A Integration Blues

Our US correspondent looks at the flurry of big merger and acquisition deals and how to handle the

Asset Management
July 7, 2025

Index Investing – How To Solve The "Reconstitution" Problem

We talk to Dimensional Fund Advisors about why index investing in the conventional sense raises a

Alt Investments
June 30, 2025

Biggest Fans Of Alternatives? Family Offices, UHNW Clients

Whatever questions arise about the increased noise around private markets – aka "alternatives"

Alt Investments
June 26, 2025

Alternatives Face Mounting Scrutiny, Skepticism

In the first of two articles looking at the growing use by HNW, affluent and even retail investors

Strategy
June 24, 2025

The Beautiful Game: How Citi Wealth Works With Sports Team Owners

With multi-millionaires and billionaires spending huge amounts on sports teams in the US and

Family Office
June 5, 2025

A Finger On The Pulse: Squire Patton Boggs' Family Office Practice

We talk to Squire Patton Boggs about its family office practice, the issues that affect this sector