Bank of America Merrill Lynch has put its international wealth management business up for sale, but will the reported $3bn price tag deter potential buyers?

Didier Duret, ABN Amro Private Banking’s CIO, typifies the confidence that is once again flowing through Dutch bank

Alan and Gina Miller, the founders of SCM Private, believe managing their own money alongside their clients’ helps them follow a longer-term strategy, such as avoiding overhyped emerging markets and embracing ETFs

Bart Turtelboom (left), Co-manager at GLG Emerging Markets, and Harald Espedal, Investment Director at Skagen Funds, discuss whether a long-only investment strategy is the only way to approach emerging market equities 

Jana Schreuder, Northern Trust

Facing up to a variety of challenges, groups which are seen as regional leaders in private banking are paving the way with company wealth management strategies which are responding to the changing landscape. PWM and The Banker approached chief executives of key players in each global region to canvass their views on growth drivers and potential growth blockers. Regulation, reporting quality, due diligence and banks’ increasing use of social media were among the topics addressed by our panel of leaders. The highlights of the discussion are presented below

Daniel Bardini, SunGard

With private banks having to comply with increasing levels of regulation, many are finding that outsourcing IT operations is more cost-effective than developing in-house solutions

Giacomo Campora, CEO at Allianz Bank

Italian fund houses are used to having free rein in their domestic market, but international firms are now a growing presence in the country. Yet both sides stand to benefit if they partner together

The safe but unspectacular yields from higher grade corporate bonds continue to attract those looking for defensive investments, but the more adventurous are turning to the generous returns offered by lower grade issuers

With the 2008 crisis fresh in their minds, high net worth individuals remain wary of hedge funds, but institutional investors are taking their place and the industry continues to see fresh launches

Recent crises have generated renewed interest for asset allocation funds, with active management strategies designed to dampen shocks when the market falls. However, faced with an offer that is now very large and diverse, selecting the right investment medium can prove complicated

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