Archive » 2011 » Issue 92 (July)
Allocating across the great divide
29 June, 2011
Allocations to developing markets may be on the rise but the Western world still has its supporters
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Martin Gilbert |
A welcome serving of humble pie
29 June, 2011
Martin Gilbert’s willingness to discuss Aberdeen’s failures, as well as their successes, makes a refreshing change.
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Adam Horowitz |
Clients demanding more from adviser relationships
29 June, 2011
To succeed as truly trusted advisers, private banks will have to up their game in service provided and value delivered.
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Building a regional wealth franchise
29 June, 2011
Strategies for targeting wealthy individuals living in the regions must be very different from approaching those in capital cities.
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Yves Bonzon |
Pictet goes on defensive over European debt crisis
29 June, 2011
Politics, not economics, will shape Europe’s reaction to the risk of a Greek default, making it hard to determine how to allocate portfolios
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Greece tests investors’ nerve
29 June, 2011
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Physical wreckage has led to market uncertainty |
The situation in Greece is extremely volatile but should not lead to radical investment changes.
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Alexandros Sarrigeorgiou |
Banks and insurers plan to rise from flames
29 June, 2011
Tougher regulation should lead to a consolidation of the financial services industry in Greece
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Pablo Garnica |
JP Morgan keeps faith with alternative mindset
29 June, 2011
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
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Clients demand new channels of delivery
29 June, 2011
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Burkhard Varnholt, Sarasin |
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
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Putting Zurich and London under the microscope
29 June, 2011
Swiss M&A expert Ray Soudah (left) and private banking headhunter Sarah Dudney debate the relative merits of wealth management cultures in Zurich and London
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Arjuna Mahendran, HSBC Private Bank |
Emerging market strategies move to core status
29 June, 2011
Emerging markets are now firmly at the centre of investors’ portfolios, but opinion remains divided as how best to harness the rapid growth seen across the developing world
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Investing in regional expertise
29 June, 2011
Domestic and international groups are boosting their operations across Asia, but both agree that local knowledge is imperative
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Focus turns towards high yield debt
29 June, 2011
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Benjamin Conquet, BNP Paribas Investment Partners |
The all time highs enjoyed by corporate bonds over the past couple of years may be over, but the sector still offers attractive yield-based returns
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Kwang-Meng Quek, Citi Private Bank |
Non-core properties offer best opportunities
29 June, 2011
As real estate becomes more global, investors must be careful how best to gain exposure, particularly when looking at non-core properties, which carry an element of risk but are attractively priced at present
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Yonghao Pu, UBS |
Forward-thinking needed to capture China’s shifting focus
29 June, 2011
China’s rapidly expanding economy is constantly evolving, and investors must manage this transition from an export-led to a more diversified, consumer-driven market
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