Eric Syz, who helped found Banque Syz along asset management lines rather than the more traditional secrecy-led model, welcomes the changes running through Swiss private banking and plays down rumours of a possible sale

Many family offices remain overweight equities as markets continue to outperform other mainstream asset classes, but worry that valuations are too high

Malaysia’s CIMB Private Banking is facing increased competition from its domestic rivals, but is responding with moves into Islamic investments and increasingly cross-border operations, explains chief executive Carolyn Leng

Jürg Zeltner explains how UBS managed to bounce back from the dark days of the credit crisis and discusses the role of wealth management within the group

PWM’s tenth annual sub-advisory research survey finds clients happy for private banks to outsource mandates to third parties, but these relationships need to be nurtured

Emerging markets veteran Mark Mobius discusses uprisings, Sharia investments and what the future might hold for China

Paul Kearney, responsible for ultra high net worth clients at Kleinwort Benson, discusses what makes a good relationship manager and why he believes the business models of many family offices simply do not work

Pioneer Investments’ Sandro Pierri discusses his ambitious plans to expand the funds house by branching out further from its Italian heartlands and the challenges of making money from fixed income