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ANALYSIS: “Ground-breaking” Swiss-UK Financial Pact – How Will It Boost Business?
In this feature, we talk to a variety of firms and organisations about the Berne Financial Services Agreement which is now in force, and what it means for banks, insurers, wealth managers and others. ...
ANALYSIS: Family Offices In Motion – London's Challenges, Widening Office Footprint
This news service looks at how the UK-based family office industry has handled challenges of rising taxes on wealthy foreigners and domestic UK citizens; the ways that international centres are sharpening their ...
EXCLUSIVE: The Positive Side Of COP30 – Edmond De Rothschild AM, Gresham House
After the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, which took place from 10 to 21 November, Jean-Philippe Desmartin at Paris-based Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management and Olly H...
Let's Walk Down The Wealth Corridor
A term that arises in discussions about banks' and wealth managers' geographic strategy is the "corridor." We talked to BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Hong Kong recently, and delved into how this concept can h...
Bankers Fear "Bitcoin Treasuries" Are An Accident Waiting To Happen – Here's Why
Regardless of what the latest tech or investment enthusiasm is, a danger that goes back centuries is imprudent leverage. An investment firm focused on digital assets and cryptocurrencies flags a concern about th...
Wealth Managers Use Derivatives, Hedge Funds To Manage Volatility
Continuing our look at ideas on asset allocation and the approaches wealth managers take, we examine the use of hedging tools to manage risk, as well as a set of broad themes that have emerged this year. ...
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Raffles Family Office, GoUpscale, Synpulse Form Operating Platform
The platform, which tackles a "gap" in Asia's private wealth ecosystem, is aimed at external asset managers and multi-family offices. ...
WRISE Enters Thailand Alliance
The Asia-based firm is pushing further into the Thailand wealth management market. ...
VP Bank Reports 2025 Profits Surge, Sees "Challenging Environment"
The bank reported a surge in bank profits, and said it will continue to concentrate on enhancing long-term profitability. ...
Equities Have Beaten Bonds Since 1900 – UBS Yearbook
UBS Investment Bank and UBS Global Wealth Management’s chief investment office has released its “Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2026: Timeless lessons for today’s investment challenges,” drawing on h...
HSBC Builds China "Corridor" Proposition
The appointments are designed to work on a particular group of Chinese business figures who are expanding into Singapore and the surrounding marketplace. ...
Bank Of Singapore Names Ex-HSBC Figure As Market Head, Greater China
The newly-appointed figure has been in the financial services sector for almost three decades. ...