Communications & Marketing  NALIKA NANAYAKKARA | FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019 Shifting client demographics and preferences, as well as a flood of new digital offerings, are driving clients around the world to reconsider their wealth management relationships. Read more Trust & Corporate Services  LINDA BEIDLER-D'AGUILAR | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019 Family offices are generally recognised as integral to the cohesive and coherent management of a family's diverse business interests in tandem with its domestic and personal affairs, and this article examines here the opportunities afforded by the ... Read more Philanthropy  KERRI MAST | FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019 Philanthropy has a significant role in the overall planning picture for many families and can have a number of benefits, such as tax benefits, life satisfaction and the opportunity to pass values to the next generation. These benefits are relevant regardless ... Read more Investment  MARCIO BORGORICIN | FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019 Real estate continues to be a core feature of families' investment portfolios globally. The opportunities for capital preservation and wealth creation, along with the fact that these families often have a business background in property or property-related ... Read more  ROBERT STEWART | FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019 Seasoned investors understand that returns are a function of both beta and alpha. Beta being the component of returns derived from the benchmark return and alpha being returns generated over and above (or below) the benchmark return. The difficulty ... Read more |
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