High net worth individuals dealing with liquidity events are faced with more obstacles than ever, making the wealth manager’s role even more integral

Tougher regulation around the world is driving consolidation within the wealth management market

Wells Fargo’s Mike Niedermeyer is confident the US firm will succeed in its ambitious plans to grow its overseas presence, but how will its multi-boutique model go down in the European market?

Dispatched to London to grow Lombard Odier’s overseas presence, Frédéric Rochat is keen to show the Swiss bank can be much more aggressive than its national stereotype would suggest

François Reyl, CEO of Reyl and Cie (left) and Lombard Odier’s Vincent Duhamel discuss what the future holds for private banking in Switzerland and Singapore

A number of UK-based financial services firms are likely to come onto the market in the near future, but any such developments are more likely to be about sellers wanting out than buyers looking to get into private banking

Pascal Botteron, Deutsche Bank

PWM’s ninth annual sub-advisory research survey indicates that rising levels of regulation and a greater focus on transparency are leading to an increase in the delegated approach to asset management

Markets have reacted favourably to the ECB’s bond buying scheme and investors are taking on more risk, but China’s slowdown is worrying

Yerlan Syzdykov, Pioneer

Flows into emerging market bonds remain healthy despite low yields and worrying signs that China’s growth is slowing, but some fear investors will flee these markets if the good times come to an end

The growth potential of frontier markets is huge, and a number of funds provide investors with a way in, but these opportunities come with considerable risk

Investors should take predictions of a Japanese recovery with a pinch of salt, but skilled stockpickers can undoubtly find value among the country’s companies

Each month in PWM, 12 top European asset allocators reveal how they would spend €100,000 in a fund supermarket for a fairly conservative client with a balanced strategy