David Roberts, head of the fixed income team at Liontrust, discussed the unprecedented central bank response to the Covid-19 crisis as well as the opportunities and challenges in bond markets in a recent video interview with PWM

There is a significant opportunity for wealth managers to capitalise on client appetite for integrating ESG principles into their portfolios and furthermore to achieve sustainable goals through those investments

While older investors remained relatively calm during the market fluctuations earlier this year, younger clients required more reassurance from wealth managers

More brands, and wealth management is no exception, are turning to purpose to give their organisations direction and create more meaning for their clients, says John Clark, strategy director at global branding agency Coley Porter Bell

Private banks will only survive if they adopt new ways of doing business, believes David Durlacher, CEO of Julius Baer International

Family businesses hold a number of advantages over self-starter entrepreneurs, but they face additional hurdles

The world is changing and many political leaders appear out of touch. But those businesses and financial firms which embrace diversity, ESG criteria and the digital world will find they are in step with their client base

Many technology companies have benefitted from the behavioural changes caused by enforced lockdowns, and despite fierce competition in the sector, the big players look likely to become even more dominant

The Swiss wealth management industry is facing numerous challenges and must do more to embrace digital solutions if it is to remain the market leader

The luxury hotel industry illustrates how efficient data capture can improve the client experience and why many customers prefer digital interaction

The Covid-19 pandemic offers institutions, governments and individual investors a unique opportunity to break from the past and address issues such as climate change and structural inequalities in society