Yuri Bender talks to Gilles Glicenstein, CEO of BNP Paribas Investment Partners, who believes the institution’s diversified product range and ability to connect with worried clients will help it to survive the financial crisis

Investors have been badly shaken by the financial turmoil, and clients are now looking for support, advice and transparency from their asset managers, writes Elisa Trovato

The financial crisis has made private banking clients ultra cautious, and most are solely concerned with protecting their capital. Simpler products providing stable earnings may be the future, writes Yuri Bender

A great deal of work may need to be done to adjust tax strategies in light of the economic climate, but Hans Lauermann and Achim Obermann believe that wealth managers are better off staying put rather than turning away from the German market

A great deal has changed over the last year as far as Japan is concerned, and Keith Donaldson believes that now is the time for significant inflows from European investors

The property market continues to plumb new depths, writes Ceri Jones, but some managers believe that signs of a return to growth are starting to emerg

Private clients became re-acquainted with every type of hedge fund risk in September – market, liquidity, operational, counterparty, even legal risk. Allocators need to ask the right questions to stand the best chance of weathering the storm, writes Martin Steward

Expansion activity in Asia continues as investment houses struggle with volatile markets at home, but success is far from certain