Private banks have a duty to ensure clients better understand the different aspects of sustainable investing and to tailor solutions to meet both their investment and impact needs, argues Standard Chartered’s Didier von Daeniken

The Covid-19 pandemic offers institutions, governments and individual investors a unique opportunity to break from the past and address issues such as climate change and structural inequalities in society

Wealth management firms are having to think on their feet when reacting to the coronavirus pandemic, but must not lose sight of their next steps

Change is risky for firms and boards of directors must see beyond talk of disruption and innovation to focus on essential qualities and a handful of best practices

Governments alone cannot deal with the wide-ranging consequences of coronavirus. They need to get business onside too

The coronavirus crisis has reinforced the importance for wealthy families to update generational transfer plans

Those wealth managers which have blazed a digital trail are now finding themselves in a far better situation than the laggards

Markets may have fallen from record highs as the coronavirus spreads worldwide, but private banks are urging clients to see the epidemic as a transitory, 'tail' event

The ‘tailing’ of Iqbal Khan was nothing out of the ordinary for Swiss private banks, illustrating how much more restructuring must be done

Private banks are finding that ESG is a way for them to establish relationships with the next generation of clients

Sub-advisers may be frustrated about by falling fees and higher service levels, but the model remains appealing for both asset managers and distributors

Asset managers are in a unique position to help companies transition for a lower carbon future by divesting from the laggards and engaging with those on the right path

Emerging markets are full of potential but notoriously volatile. Can applying an environmental, social and governance approach to investment make for a smoother ride?

South African investors and expats see the Isle of Man as safe haven for both their asserts and their families

The potential is there for technology to usher in a new type of relationship between clients and relationship managers, but there is a danger of losing the human element from wealth management