News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

M and A
January 21, 2026

RIA M&A: What To Expect Next After Record-Breaking Year

Fresh data shows a notable rise in the pace of mergers and acquisitions in what is still in some

Surveys
January 21, 2026

AI Hasn't Yet Set Corporate Revenues Alight – PwC

For private banks and wealth managers, the findings are a reminder that identifying the use cases

Alt Investments
January 21, 2026

In Strong Year For Returns, New Hedge Fund Launches Rise, Liquidations Sink

The pace of new launches speeded up last year and liquidations fell, coming at what has been one of

Investment Strategies
January 21, 2026

US "Muni" Bonds Deserve Clients' Attentions – In Conversation With CIBC Private Wealth

FWR talked to CIBC's wealth management arm in the US about municipal bonds, the way they are valued

Awards
January 21, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Winners Of Third Miami Family Wealth Report Awards

Kicking off the new year with a ceremony in Miami yesterday evening, we unveiled the winners of the

Philanthropy
January 20, 2026

How Asset Management Modernizes Philanthropy

This article examines how charitable causes can be combined with businesses – a model now being

Tax
January 20, 2026

California “Billionaire Tax” Proposal Raises Residency, Liquidity And Legal Concerns For Wealth Managers

Our US correspondent takes a look at a proposed wealth tax in California, the likely impact it will

People Moves
January 20, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Baird, Alto

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

Financial Results
January 16, 2026

Morgan Stanley's Group, Wealth Net Revenues Rise In Q4 2025

One of the large US financial institutions that is also a major wealth management force issued

Financial Results
January 16, 2026

Net Earnings Rise At Goldman Sachs In 2025; Private Bank Revenues Strengthen

In the mix of the results, the US firm's private banking segment enjoyed stronger revenues. Looking

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