With the Retail Distribution Review set to demand changes to the platform regime in the UK, family offices in the country must adapt their business models

GLOBAL M&A It is looking increasingly likely that many of the big global financial players will seek to offload some of their private banking operations, but who might step in to buy them?

By combining buy-and-hold investing with short-term opportunism, wealth managers are learning from institutional investors

Nikko’s Blair Pickerell is bullish over the outlook for the Asian economy, but warns that care should be taken before piling into fixed income

PRIVATE ACCOUNT

Robert Farago of Schroders Private Bank (left) and Oliver Gregson from Barclays debate whether investors should head for European or US equities

Global wealth and asset managers are increasingly looking overseas for partnerships with local players, but this road to expansion can be a hazardous one

The global economy is under threat from the US ‘fiscal cliff’, slowing growth in China and the ongoing eurozone crisis. So how should portfolios be positioned to weather such a risky environment?

Although the use of ETFs by wealth managers is on the rise, some hold reservations as to the extent to which they should be used in client portfolios

PRIVATE BANKING IN ASIA

The potential for private banks to expand in Asia is huge but newcomers must choose their target markets carefully and be aware of the risks and costs they will face in becoming established

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

The European ETF market is becoming increasingly competitive and further consolidation is expected, but with more growth predicted, the rewards for the leading providers are substantial

Michael Longhini, UBP

COMMODITIES

Wealthy investors have been attracted to commodities, and gold in particular, but with the future of the global economy uncertain, these holdings may not turn out to be the safe havens they were hoping for

FIXED INCOME

Investors are pouring into investment grade corporate, high yield and emerging market bonds as they search for regular dividends. But they would be well advised to proceed with caution

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