Switzerland’s suspension of secrecy laws suggests global cooperation over tax strategy is possible, but wealth managers need to raise their game if they are to guide clients through this new world

Bill O’Neill of UBS Wealth Management and the Sovereign Leadership Group’s Peter Leahy discuss whether investors should be more worried about inflation or deflation

Both clients and asset managers are warming to the idea of multi-family offices, while the larger players are taking this threat very seriously

Private banks have realised they must turn to the mass wealth market to make money but business models need even more of an overhaul

Asia’s rising wealth is making its way into Western markets, and this flow could well increase if the Indian tax authorities continue to target the country’s affluent population

Unicredit’s Manuela D’Onofrio and Lim Say Boon from DBS discuss whether investors should head to developed or emerging markets in their global equity allocations

The recent M&A activity surrounding Credit Suisse and Schroders is symptomatic of wealth managers’ determination to concentrate on their most profitable markets

With the sale of mutual funds becoming ever-more complex, the benefits of slimming down the number of products on offer are considerable