After years of seeing their wealth increase exponentially, the world’s richest individuals are now measuring success in terms of who has lost the least, writes Stephen Wall

Elisa Trovato talks to Global Wealth Management’s Peter Sartogo, who believes that multi-family offices are well placed to benefit from the damaged reputation of the private banking industry

Farley Thomas tells Yuri Bender about the growing demand for passive instruments and why he believes that asset allocation will be the key consideration over the coming months

It is clear that private banks and asset managers must act now to respond to the challenges thrown up by the financial crisis, but, as Yuri Bender reports, opinion differs on how best to react

Real estate valuations may not have reached the bottom yet, but some investors believe there are bargains to be had, writes Ceri Jones

Structured products offering capital protection are an attractive option in turbulent markets, but volatility itself has developed into an asset class, and benefits from a negative correlation to equities, writes Ceri Jones

There is a whole range of structured products avilable to investors who are looking to access the opportunities in equity markets, but care needs to be taken on the marketing side, writes Elisa Trovato