Private banks active in Asia must contend with turbulent markets and ongoing recruitment problems in their quest to forge deeper relationships with clients

Alternative investments such as private equity and hedge funds promise returns that are uncorrelated to increasingly turbulent public markets. Should those who can gain access be boosting allocations?

Large houses continue to dominate asset flows, but smaller fund managers offering appealing products are very much in demand

Private banks, which tend to feel very traditional, could learn a thing or two from the luxury sector, which has managed to make itself more relevant to millennials 

Carrying out a thorough due diligence check before taking on clients can help protect a private bank’s brand, but if a mistake is made, it is always best to admit it

Family offices across Asia are building networks of like-minded individuals in order to swap ideas and find investment partners   

Citi unseating UBS for top spot in PWM’s annual private banking awards is indicative of a wider trend of US institutions’ increasingly ambitious global plans

Even robo-advisers have recognised that clients need an element of human interaction when it comes to managing their wealth

In the short-term, the trade spat with the US could prove damaging to China, but the picture changes further down the line