PWM’s Yuri Bender talks to James Bevan, head of investments at charity specialists CCLA and one of Europe’s best-known economic commentators, about the challenges for policy makers, asset allocation considerations and broader market-created problems in our society

Merrill Lynch’s Simon Miles explains why the human touch is more important than ever in times of extreme volatility such as now

To succeed as truly trusted advisers, private banks will have to up their game in service provided and value delivered.

Strategies for targeting wealthy individuals living in the regions must be very different from approaching those in capital cities.

Tougher regulation should lead to a consolidation of the financial services industry in Greece

With many investors now wanting to make short-term tactical bets, private banks must identify which products are best suited to this style of investing and how to go about promoting them to clients wary of glitzy sales pitches

Politics, not economics, will shape Europe’s reaction to the risk of a Greek default, making it hard to determine how to allocate portfolios

JP Morgan’s Private Banking chief Pablo Garnica explains why providing clients with access to both the global capabilities of the American bank and a range of well-vetted external providers is essential