UBS Global Asset Management plans to identify core areas in which it can build up flagship funds, according to its new regional head of distribution, Rob Lay

ETFs are increasingly prevalent in client portfolios, but as the range of these products expands, private bankers are spending more and more time evaluating them

Swiss boutique Reyl & Cie favours a disciplined approach whether building client portolios or eyeing up expansion opportunities in domestic and overseas markets

Martin Gärtner, global head of SEB Private Banking, explains that while wealth management is nothing new for the Swedish outfit, is has been identified as an area to expand

Sarasin’s Burkhard Varnholt explains why he believes managers should be in no rush to move client money into risky assets in a search for higher returns

Julius Baer’s Asia CEO Thomas Meier discusses the Swiss bank’s ambitious strategy of capturing the growing wealth in the region from the twin hubs of Singapore and Hong Kong

BNP Paribas’ Mark te Riele believes global players must adapt to local conditions if they are to succeed in penetrating the Asian marketplace

Global head of key clients, Salman Mahdi, discusses the links between the investment and private banking divisions at Deutsche Bank and his plans for their ever-greater integration