Guest Article Archive
The Era of Globalisation is Over. What Comes Next for Portfolio Managers?
What might the opportunities and challenges for wealth managers and advisors be if, as appears to...
Reviewing "Center for Art Law Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Art"
With implications for the global market, a new guide to the world of fine art and anti-money...
How To Mitigate UK Inheritance Tax Intelligently
The author of this article notes that because of of fiscal drag and ever-rising house prices making...
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...
Shareholder Disputes Increase: How To Manage Risks?
The authors of this article – the fourth in a series – say the present unsettled economic...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...