Western liberal democracy was shaken by the fallout from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the global financial crisis, but the coronavirus pandemic looks likely to leave an even longer-lasting mark. With governments across the world dealing with the threat in their own countries, are we entering a world where national self-interest is the new normal?
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New multilateralism vital to preserve exchange of ideas

View from a New Jersey high rise
April Rudin, founder of the Rudin Group, on how coronavirus has turned life in the US upside down, and why financial services firms must use widespread working from home to their advantage

What if women ran the wealth management industry?
More diverse leadership in the wealth industry would make it less hubristic, more focused on steady returns, and better advance the public good, yet women aiming for the top face a number of obstacles

Private View Blog: Families focused on succession planning like never before
The coronavirus crisis has reinforced the importance for wealthy families to update generational transfer plans

Private View Blog: Covid-19 forcing private banks to finally embrace tech revolution
Those wealth managers which have blazed a digital trail are now finding themselves in a far better situation than the laggards

What does a compelling client experience look like?
Technology must become part of the client experience wealth manager's offer, but the industry must not lose sight of the fact it is a relationship business first and foremost

Private View Blog: Coronavirus - why investors should hold their nerve
Markets may have fallen from record highs as the coronavirus spreads worldwide, but private banks are urging clients to see the epidemic as a transitory, 'tail' event

Should private banks have a licence to kill off bonds?
Fixed income has traditionally played an anchor role in both private and institutional portfolios, providing both yield and a counterbalance to equities. But right now traditional bonds are fulfilling neither of those roles, so it is time to replace them?

Private View Blog: Credit Suisse ‘Spygate’ defines Swiss industry challenges
The ‘tailing’ of Iqbal Khan was nothing out of the ordinary for Swiss private banks, illustrating how much more restructuring must be done

Entrepreneurs must not forget their staff in rush for the exit
Entrepreneurs may claim staff make their businesses tick, but the future of the workforce is rarely high on the agenda in initial discussions about handing over control of their companies
Join PWM's Yuri Bender for the annual announcement of our Global Private Banking Awards, plus a bonus discussion about the industry's future with Mercer's Cara Williams, Aite Group's Alois Pirker and independent wealth consultant Seb Dovey.
PWM Digital Edition (February/March 2021)
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