Swiss private banks face problems which in combination may prove fatal for some, but those that adapt can enjoy a bright future
Editor's Analysis

Clients remain buried as the dust settles
Private banking may be changing fast but wealth managers are still refusing to put clients first

Learn from experience in emerging markets
Emerging markets have underperformed global equities so far this year but investors should not be too quick to write them off

Lack of contagion no reason for complacency
As long as the safety of their assets is assured, clients are not too concerned about their banks’ reputations. But branding still matters

Banks getting the hang of family affairs
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 lowering the bar to pick up profits
Private banks have realised they must turn to the mass wealth market to make money but business models need even more of an overhaul

Smaller product menus appeal to Asian private banks
With the sale of mutual funds becoming ever-more complex, the benefits of slimming down the number of products on offer are considerable

Hunting for evidence of the ‘Great Rotation’
Whether or not investors are shifting from bonds to equities is open to debate, but the signs are that wealthy clients are ready to rebalance their portfolios

A word with the editor
PWM's editor in chief Yuri Bender chats to UK media website Headline Money

Structural shifts imply Swiss focus is overseas
Pictet and Lombard Odier’s new structures will limit partners’ liabilities, but also boost their international ambitions
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