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Surveys
15 October 2026

Longevity, Health Spans And Wealth In Motion – In Conversation With Manulife

As part of a series examining the work of life insurers for affluent and HNW clients in Singapore, we talk to a senior executive at Manulife about its recent research and the implications. ...

WM Market Reports
14 October 2026

ANALYSIS: Asia’s Life Insurers Flex Wealth Management Muscles

This news service takes a look at Singapore's life insurance market and the views, activities and strategies that come into the wealth management space. Here is the first in a series. ...

Strategy
26 August 2026

ANALYSIS: As Firms Open Offices, Secure Licences, Gulf Wealth Sector Is In Confident Mood

While it has been hard to ignore the geopolitical challenges, there has been a steady flow of stories about wealth managers, advisory firms and banks establishing offices, entering alliances and opening offices ...

Compliance
5 August 2026

ANALYSIS: Liechtenstein’s Cybersecurity Attack Part Of Global Trend

The incident, as disclosed by the European principality this week, is part of a pattern that continues to put compromises to privacy high up on the private banking and wealth management agenda. We list a few rec...

Strategy
27 July 2026

ANALYSIS: The Evolving, Widening World Of Concierge

Delivery models and client demands continue to evolve in the area that can be loosely called concierge. This news service casts a look at the terrain. ...

Legal
24 July 2026

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Beware Of AI Notetakers' Threat To Confidentiality

Lawyers can put confidentiality and privilege at risk if AI notetakers are used in meetings – one of the risks of this burgeoning technology that HNW individuals need to understand.  ...

Latest News

New Products
23 October 2026

What’s New In Investments, Funds? – Natixis IM

The latest news in investment offerings, financial products and other services relevant to wealth advisors and their clients. ...

People Moves
23 October 2026

Vietnam-Focused IAM Names Chief Investment Officer

Vietnam's elevation to emerging market status, according to FTSE Russell, is a factor encouraging this asset manager to strength its investment capabilities, it said. ...

Financial Results
22 October 2026

Barclays To Cut Around 5,000 Jobs, Says Q3 Profit Rises

While the bank, in its statement today, did not explicitly give AI adoption as the prime driver of the change, the announcement is an example of how this technology affects the industry. ...

M and A
22 October 2026

UBS Takes Minority Stake In India’s 360 One WAM

The move indicates how India’s rise as a wealth management market is attracting international players. ...

Financial Results
22 October 2026

Northern Trust Third Quarter Net Income Rises 40 Per Cent, Wealth Fees Rise

The Chicago-based bank’s wealth management fees rose 9 per cent to $611.5 million, led by a 16 per cent rise in Global Family Office fees, as AuM reached $1.963 trillion. ...

Compliance
22 October 2026

Compliance Corner: Hong Kong Monetary Authority, AI Framework

The latest compliance news: regulatory developments, punishments, guidance, permissions and authorisations for new product and service offerings. ...