Guest Article Archive
London's Status As Divorce Centre – What The Future Holds
With big cases continuing to come through London, the UK capital continues to enjoy – if that is...
Compensation Models For Wealth Manager RMs: A Look At Switzerland's EAMs
The author of this article argues that selecting the optimal wealth management platform entails...
Banks' Shift From Open Architecture To In-House Products – What's Driving Change?
The author of this guest commentary, who is a senior figure in the Swiss EAM industry, argues that...
The Only Way You Can Buy Time
The author of this article pens a defence of private aviation in terms of its convenience to those...
Future Of The Wealth Ops Workforce
The author of this article argues that technology and artificial intelligence will revolutionise...
A Walk Around The World Of Prenups
This article sets out the important steps to consider for prenup agreements, their limitations and...
Your Client Is Not Anonymous: Are Wealth Managers Running Risks With HNWIs’ Data?
Efforts to handle privacy regulations such as GDPR and equivalents in the US may encourage wealth...
Hungary Offers Alternative Structures To Trusts Beset By Greater Transparency
A few days after this news service covered the creation of family offices in Hungary, we return to...
Shareholder Disputes Increase: How To Manage Risks?
The authors of this article – the fourth in a series – say the present unsettled economic...
Leaving The UK: Adhesiveness Of UK Tax Residence, Seven Traps For The Unwary
When people choose a leave a country – sometimes to get away from oppressive levels of tax – it...
No Safe Havens - HMRC’s Increasing Focus On Offshore Matters
As the authors of this article argue, those involved in offshore bank accounts and investments must...
Transparent Assets: What HNW Families Should Know And Do
This is the first in a series of commentaries from the law firm about private client challenges. ...
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: When, How To Prepare For Any Move
With higher taxes possibly on the way in the UK and likely to affect HNW individuals and families,...
When Investors Sue Fund Managers For Breaching National Marketing Rules – The French Example
The author of this guest commentary argues that to mitigate distribution risks when fundraising...
Asia Ex China: The Next Investment Story?
The author of this piece answers the headline question by concluding that it is "better to be well...
What Labour's Tax Proposals Could Mean
What a Labour government could hold in store for high net worth individuals is the focus of this...
The Power of Investor Pushback And Regulatory Change. Case Study: Japan
Examining the Japanese market, the author of this article looks at how to answer clients when they...
Forced Heirship, Private International Law And Trusts
Forced heirship is a concept that might appear odd to those unused to different legal codes, but it...
Financial Risks, Decisions In The Age Of AI
If AI can raise standards for all kinds of advisors then it might be thought of as negligent not to...
Proposed UK Surrogacy Reforms: Improvements On Horizon?
The following article looks at proposed reforms to surrogacy law and how they are likely to apply. ...