Guest Article Archive

Legal
17 September 2025

Undue Influence In Focus: Reflections From UK Case

At the heart of the topic is the issue of power imbalances in financial relationships. ...

Practice Strategies
17 September 2025

Making The Most Of Data In Private Markets

Data is crucial now that showing off supposedly impressive top-line growth figures no longer...

Trust Estate
16 September 2025

Contesting Wills: Rising Prevalence Of Will Challenges – Implications For Advisors

Recent record figures of cases where a will has to be proved suggest challenges to these documents...

Legal
11 September 2025

Parental Child Abduction Risks During The Summer Holidays

The author sets out the steps that parents, if they are separated from their former partners,...

Legal
10 September 2025

Gambling On The System – The Supreme Court Comes Up Trumps

The author examines a major UK divorce court case involving two Russians. ...

Alt Investments
9 September 2025

How Saudi Family Enterprises Redefine Private Markets

An expert on family offices in Saudi Arabia and the wider world – and a prominent figure at the...

Investment Strategies
9 September 2025

How Reshoring Policy Could Create US Small-Cap Opportunity

While different forces, including protectionist trade policy, can reverse an offshoring trend, it...

Legal
8 September 2025

From Tabloids To Tweets: How High-Profile, HNW Individuals Manage Reputation Risk

When famous people, or those in the public eye for various reasons, cross legal swords over what is...

Philanthropy
5 September 2025

Choosing The Right Vehicle For Charitable Giving: Charitable Foundation Vs DAF

The authors of this article examine the differences, advantages and costs of two broadly different...

Offshore
4 September 2025

Family Business To Family Office: Why US Wealth Is Looking East

A prominent figure in Dubai's business community, head of its chamber of commerce, talks about the...

Technology
1 September 2025

How AI Quietly Revolutionises World’s “Boring” Industries

People – including those in the wealth management sector – need to be less beguiled by the hype...

Trust Estate
26 August 2025

Retirement Investment Strategies Must Reflect New Retirement World

The following guest article gets to grips with how living in retirement is different from what...

Tax
19 August 2025

Preparing For 2027 IHT Overhaul: Why Early Estate Planning Is Now Essential

Assuming policy does not change in the interim, the shape of UK inheritance tax will change from...

Investment Strategies
18 August 2025

Rethinking Government Bonds: Time To Bust Some Myths

This article argues that the credentials of government bonds in balanced portfolios have been...

Investment Strategies
15 August 2025

Coffee: The Investor’s Brew?

We hope this article gives readers a heady brew of intellectual stimulation as the author goes...

Legal
14 August 2025

Post-Separation Accrual – An Examination

The author of this article argues that understanding the nuances of separation is crucial due to...

Strategy
13 August 2025

How AI Is Democratising Wealth Management – Why Sector Is All In

As AI continues to affect modern finance, including wealth management and private banking, we carry...

Tax
12 August 2025

Why Family Investment Companies Deserve A Fresh Look

Proposed Business Property Relief reforms have thrown a spotlight on succession planning, and...

Offshore
8 August 2025

The Swiss-UK Financial Services Pact – What The "Berne" Agreement Adds Up To

There have been a number of financial services agreements and a 2023 accord between the financial...

Client Affairs
7 August 2025

Rethinking Reimbursements: The Embedded Finance Shift In Wealth Management Operations

Co-founder and CEO of AAZZUR Philipp Buschmann shares his reflections and gives company leaders an...