Most of the world’s richest women inherited their wealth, but of those who can be considered self-made, almost half hail from Greater China

Covid-19 has reinforced the need for private banks to transform their digital offerings, which will mean improving the client experience and efficient use of data, explained Jennifer Miller from US tech provider Vuture in a recent PWM webinar

Change is risky for firms and boards of directors must see beyond talk of disruption and innovation to focus on essential qualities and a handful of best practices

Private banks had already been rethinking the way they service global families before coronavirus hit but the crisis means they are focusing more than ever on this key client segment

Global families are keen to share information and even co-invest, and a good private bank has a vital role to play in making that happen, believes David W. Fox Jnr, president of the global family office group at Northern Trust

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

US wealth firms expected their digitalisation journeys to last years, but Covid-19 is forcing them to carry out immediate, and permanent, changes to the way they do business

Penny Lovell, CEO Private Wealth at Sanlam UK, explains how the enforced period of working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic has actually brought her team closer together