News, Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Financial Results
4 August 2026

HSBC Pre-Tax Profit Rises 23 Per Cent In H1 2026; Wealth Arm Helps Higher Income

The UK/Hong Kong-listed group reported a broadly positive set of results today. The lender said a...

Asset Management
4 August 2026

Lombard Lending Disruptor Secures Another UK Partner

Otherwise known as Lombard lending, the business says it is disrupting the way that asset-backed...

Offshore
4 August 2026

Liechtenstein Beneficial Ownership Register Hit By Cyber Attack

After copies of data relating to 31,000 legal entities were unlawfully taken, the register has been...

People Moves
4 August 2026

Ocorian's Middle East Group Names Commercial Director

The newly-appointed figure will lead growth for Ocorian's private client business across the Middle...

Investment Strategies
4 August 2026

Wealth Managers Weigh In On Central Banks' Rate Pause

After major central banks, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and...

Wealth Strategies
4 August 2026

Volatile Markets Demonstrate Active Management's Value, Wealth Managers Say

We look at the example of the high market volatility in an Asian country's equity markets, and...

People Moves
4 August 2026

Lombard Odier Bolsters Turkey Business, Hires Ex-UBS Figure

As the potential of the Turkish wealth management market grows, the Swiss private bank is...

M and A
3 August 2026

ABN AMRO Completes €875 Million Dutch Bank Merger

The merger, which appears not to cover areas such as wealth management, covers markets in the...

Strategy
3 August 2026

Family Offices Increasingly Turn To Third-Party Specialists – Survey

Research among family offices managing a combined $119.37 billion found that a clear majority...

Investment Strategies
3 August 2026

HSBC's Private Bank, Wealth Arm Still Favours US Equities, Dollar

After a period of sharp selling of semiconductor stocks and continued geopolitical volatility,...

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Strategy
27 July 2026

ANALYSIS: The Evolving, Widening World Of Concierge

Delivery models and client demands continue to evolve in the area that can be loosely called...

Legal
24 July 2026

OPINION OF THE WEEK: Beware Of AI Notetakers' Threat To Confidentiality

Lawyers can put confidentiality and privilege at risk if AI notetakers are used in meetings – one...

Company Profiles
13 July 2026

Cross-Border Flows, Complexities Fuel Growth For Hong Kong-Headquartered FGA Trust

With Hong Kong now pulling ahead of Switzerland as the world's largest cross-border financial hub,...

Company Profiles
29 June 2026

"Organic" Is Growth Watchword For Mirabaud's UK Wealth Business

This news service recently sat down with the head of the UK business arm of Mirabaud Wealth...

Company Profiles
29 June 2026

Trusted Relationships, Not Transactions – In Conversation With Meta Octav

WealthBriefing recently visited the Geneva-headquartered boutique advisory and fiduciary firm that...

Compliance
25 June 2026

Adverse Media Checks A Major Compliance Task, Puts Spotlight On Tech

In this article, we talk to smartKYC, an enterprise solution for KYC due diligence automation. One...

Client Affairs
24 June 2026

Wealth Managers Discuss Brexit Impact 10 Years On

On the 10-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum this week, Hetal Mehta, chief economist at UK...

Client Affairs
8 May 2026

ANALYSIS: The American Citizen Inflow To UK – What's Driving It?

A new residency system, a desire for new lifestyles and opportunities, and a dislike of domestic US...

Legal
5 May 2026

HNW Israel Divorce Court Case Uncovers Hidden Assets – Implications

Lawyers comment on the implications of a recent divorce case in Israel where financial structures,...

Legal
5 May 2026

ANALYSIS: To Reform Or Leave Alone? – Non-Compete Clauses In The UK 

Many wealth managers, private bankers and advisors are familiar with non-competes and the other...