Christine Ross from SG Private Banking Hambros discusses the importance of tax planning for cross-border clients and the bank’s strategy for growth

Guy Monson, CIO of Sarasin & Partners, discusses with PWM which factors led the bank to become pioneers in thematic investing and evaluates how the concept has fared

Rajesh Malkani, head of Asian wealth management at Standard Chartered, discusses the opportunities opening up in China and how tighter regulations have strengthened Singapore

Following a strategic review and a decision not to sell up, Pioneer Investments is back in expansion mode, explains CEO Roger Yates

Multi-family office Stonehage focuses on capital protection for wealthy clients, having tempted many away from large private banks, where their portfolios were decimated

Skandia’s move to replace First Street with MIR as its sub-adviser is symptomatic of the capacity constraints in emerging market equities, which can dilute alpha and lead to underperformance

Pictet’s CIO, Yves Bonzon, explains why he sees any global recovery coming from across the Atlantic rather than from Asia, and how asset allocation at the bank is now driven by strategic and risk factors

Peter Rigg explains how HSBC is reacting to today’s uncertain environment by keeping its hedge funds as liquid as possible