While some banks bring people over from the institutional side to work with private clients, others look to integrate employees from their retail banking operations.But increasingly private banks are ..

Perhaps unsurprisingly in an industry historically plagued by legacy systems, tactical fixes and workarounds, recent research by benchmarking research firm ComPeer in association with WealthBriefing f..

Whereas structured products were once used at the periphery of high net worth clients portfolios, they have increasingly become central, particularly in times of heightened volatility. Wealth managers..

The industry today bears little resemblance to the one that weathered the previous recession 20 years ago. The products, the banking institutions, the locations, tax domiciles and even the perception ..

The trick, however, is keeping up with strong demand without sacrificing quality - a tough challenge.A rising number of high net worth individuals is propelling the region and hence, Singapores attrac..

Still a relatively small part of the financial landscape in the UK, Europe and the US, multi-family offices have plenty of room to expand as the ranks of the worlds super-rich increase, notwithstandin..

CapGemeni/Merrill Lynchs latest World Wealth report provide the reason why: In 2007 India led the world in high net worth individual population growth, rocketing ahead 22.7 per cent and exceeding gain..

FLP structures allow assets to be given away whilst the settler - such as a parent - keeps control of the trust. A gift will be exempt from inheritance tax so long as the donor survives for seven year..

The desire for risk exposure is currently at historic lows. According to State Streets global investor confidence index that was published recently and which is measured using changes in actual alloca..

And wealth management firms have also grasped that playing the currency markets can save their clients money and add an additional slice of returns. And the trend is also proof that enthusiasm for alt..

As far as Piers Thynne of Thynne & Co, is concerned, the war for talent is greater than ever. Many firms have raised the bar on quality and are still very happy to pay for talent, he told WealthBriefi..

In fact, amid the chill winds of the credit crisis, making the smart choice looks particularly daunting.Certainly, the wealth management industry as a whole needs to do a stronger job of helping actua..