Fund managers must avoid short-term trends and stick to their investment philosophy if they are to deliver alpha

Innovative products can help clients to achieve their objectives and manage risk, but many are viewed with cynicism and have a long way to go to shake off the image of being little more than fee-generators

To succeed as truly trusted advisers, private banks will have to up their game in service provided and value delivered.

Strategies for targeting wealthy individuals living in the regions must be very different from approaching those in capital cities.

Tougher regulation should lead to a consolidation of the financial services industry in Greece

With many investors now wanting to make short-term tactical bets, private banks must identify which products are best suited to this style of investing and how to go about promoting them to clients wary of glitzy sales pitches

Germany is leading northern Europe out of recession while the south continues to suffer from debt issues, but it is a company’s links to emerging markets that is catching investors’ attention.

The multi-family office space in the UK can expect to see a growing number of strategic partnership deals.