Europe
Financial centres: behind the frontlinesSPECIAL REPORT
Switzerland’s compliance model sets the standard for private banking hubs
Nick Kochan
A tightening compliance regime in Zurich and Geneva is shaking up the private banking world, limiting the scope of many players to operate in higher-risk market...
New era for multi-family offices heralded by Corient expansion
Ali Al-Enazi
A series of mergers in the family office space signals a changing landscape for wealth management as the battle between scale and expert advice increases in int...
Legal Wolf makes case for international anti-corruption court
Yuri Bender
US legal veteran Mark Wolf who has spent his career fighting corruption is particularly keen to hunt down cross-border kleptocrats...
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August 18, 2025
Family office founder promotes investing with ‘joy and emotion’
Elisa Battaglia Trovato
Serial entrepreneur David von Rosen has built his fortune by embracing risk and rejecting conventional wealth preservation...
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by ACE & Company
August 11, 2025
Private equity’s next frontier
The choice for today’s investors needn’t be between the biggest names and nimble yet volatile niche operations: the most dynamic boutique firms marry the best o...
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by ACE & Company
August 11, 2025
How Switzerland became a powerful engine for global unicorns
Homegrown talent, world-class education and research institutions, investment from global tech giants and a diaspora of entrepreneurs has created a generation o...
August 7, 2025
London calling, but not as loudly as before
Ali Al-Enazi
The ‘golden age’ for UK prime property is fading as wealthy investors rethink their strategy, allocating instead to data centres, energy storage and military in...
Business modelsOPINION
August 5, 2025
Sellers’ market ramps up bids for UK wealth management firms
Sunil Samani
An appetite for UK wealth manager acquisitions has fuelled massive price inflation, but finding the correct cultural fit between teams remains a key component o...
July 29, 2025
BNP Paribas seeks to selectively expand global wealth footprint
Ali Al-Enazi
Vincent Lecomte, chief of the wealth management unit at BNP Paribas, is setting his sights on next-gen investors, Asia’s surge, and staying ahead of fintech dis...