This year’s Global Private Banking Awards, now in their 11th edition, have attracted 130 participants from around the world. 

Advances in technology have made it possible for concierge services to be integrated into wealth managers’ offerings, bringing benefits to both private banks and their clients

While US private banks have used the huge wealth generated by a booming economy to transform themselves, European players, and the Swiss in particular, are having to overcome multiple headwinds. One thing is certain though: the successful firms of tomorrow will be the ones who put clients firmly at the heart of their business

The CBI Index’s key findings present an evaluation of each country both overall and within the parameters of the seven pillars

A new range of technology tools is now available to help wealth managers manage private clients’ money in a more efficient manner

Family offices, venture capital funds and other investors hungry for yield see plentiful opportunities in Ukraine, especially in its ports, agriculture and technology sectors. But the risks remain, not least over central bank independence and future relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia   

The largest asset managers have the ability to push companies into combating the climate crisis through shareholder voting, but they are not making the most of the opportunity

Investment grade collectibles offer not only the joy of ownership but diversified returns and a hedge against inflation. Yet with markets like fine art opaque and illiquid, access to advice is essential 

Asset managers who overstate the sustainability of their products through ‘greenwashing’ them may fool investors for now, but will pay the price in time

The civil unrest going on in Hong Kong is nothing new, rather part of a long history of protest which has previously led to social reforms. But with a looming threat of Chinese intervention, the hope is that the territory’s leaders engage in dialogue with civil society to maintain the city’s advantages as a financial centre