06/02/2025
Pictet WM’s Gentizon: We are paid to take risk
Pictet WM’s head of fund and manager research tells FSA about the firm’s contrarian approach to fund research, and why boutiques resonate with the entrepreneurial spirit of the bank.
Wealth and Asset Management
06/02/2025
Standard Chartered appoints Global Head of Data, Analytics & AI for Wealth and Retail Banking business
He was responsible for driving data platforms, advanced analytics and CRM capabilities for HSBC’s retail and wealth banking operations across products, segments and channels, leading a global team of over 1,000 professionals in more than 20 markets.
06/02/2025
JP Morgan’s Harshika Patel on crossing the $200bn AUM mark
The American private bank’s Asia boss reveals her strategy since taking the helm, from a recruitment push last year to targeting family offices and shutting its EAM desk.
05/30/2025
Focus Partners Wealth Expands with First External Acquisition Since Rebrand
Welcomes Churchill Management Group, Marking Milestone in Growth and Client-Centric Vision
05/30/2025
Blackrock Switzerland CEO Dirk Klee: “Europe must deliver now”
This uncertainty presents us with an opportunity to underscore our role as a reliable local partner with a global presence while simultaneously identifying new investment opportunities.
05/30/2025
UK wealth market tops £1.1tn on outsourcing boost
New business also played a major role, as more financial advisers opted to outsource investment management.
05/30/2025
Channel Island winners of Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2025 announced
BBC News presenter Rich Preston hosted the evening and funds were raised for Magic Breakfast – a charity that delivers free breakfasts every morning to underprivileged school children.
05/30/2025
Fidelius merges with TJP to accelerate UK growth strategy
The combined business will include 50 advisers and generate annual revenues of more than £30m.
05/30/2025
Market volatility, economic uncertainty not stopping HNW wealth transfer
Long-term gifting plans remain as wealthy clients stay focused.
05/30/2025
RBC goes to UBS again, snags $1.6B team: Advisor Moves
Their departure comes several months after UBS executives predicted that changes in the firm's compensation policies
05/30/2025
Enhancing education through technology
Education is a fundamental human right and can be a powerful tool for breaking the poverty cycle, reducing inequalities, building more peaceful sustainable societies, and fostering longer-term economic growth through supporting innovation.
05/30/2025
Hightower Makes Strategic Investment in Smith Anglin
Smith Anglin marks the second strategic investment for Hightower in 2025.
05/29/2025
Wealth Manager Joins Twenty Four Wealth
Kirpalani most recently co-managed more than $300 million in assets serving more than 330 clients at a Greenwich, Conn.-based wealth management firm.
05/29/2025
Former CEO of Rochdale Launches Sandro Wealth Management for Elite Advisors
A New Private Wealth Firm, Sandro Wealth Empowers Advisors to Win the Top 10% of Wealthy Clients
05/29/2025
UHNW Institute Sets First-Ever Industry Standards in Wealth Management with Launch of the Wealthesaurus, AIM Framework, and More
As an independent, objective organization, the Institute offers unbiased guidance and practical tools to elevate how professionals serve clients and how families make informed decisions across generations.
05/29/2025
Partners Group targets wealthy with evergreen royalties fund launch
The fund, based on an existing strategy, invests across multiple sectors, including films, music and gas, aiming for annualised returns of 10%.
05/29/2025
UBS Asset Management reaches agreement to sell its O’Connor business to Cantor Fitzgerald
The sale includes O’Connor’s six investment strategies with ~USD 11bn in assets under management
05/29/2025
Louisa Carruthers becomes Partner at Lincoln
Her promotion reflects the broad impact she continues to have at Lincoln, in addition to her role as Senior Portfolio Manager in our Investment team.
05/29/2025
Paragon Capital Management Nets 20-Year Veteran
Based in Singapore, he will report to Paul Lee, co-founder, CEO and chief investment officer as well as Irene Ng, chief operations officer and compliance/risk officer.
05/29/2025
How are wealth management leaders positioning themselves for 2025? Insights from Redington’s Tara Gillespie
The shift towards outsourced solutions has been steadily gaining momentum among financial planning firms, particularly those with less capacity and fewer resources for chasing benchmark-beating returns.