Clients are looking for “useful” private banking advice that deals with their needs rather than the product-pushing of old, believes Dario Prunotto, UniCredit’s head of private banking

Despite attractive valuations, emerging market equities are best avoided, believes Pictet Wealth Management's Yves Bonzon, while the developed world can offer a better return on capital

The diversified approach offered by multi-asset investments will find favour in a world adjusting to QE tapering, believes ECU’s Antony John

Ukraine’s UrkSibbank has slowly but surely been making headway in the country’s private banking industry, bringing Western-style products to a clientele who are slow to trust and prefer to play it safe

Luxembourg is expecting a surge in business as AIFMD takes hold, while emerging market institutions are increasingly active in the Duchy. But BNP Paribas’ Frédéric Pérard warns of clouds gathering on the horizon

Amundi CEO Yves Perrier prides himself on having instilled a highly efficient culture at the French firm, but regrets missing out on the purchase of Pioneer’s funds arm

Citi’s Catherine Weir believes the vast wealth due to be passed from one generation to the next over the coming decade presents a huge opportunity for family offices and wealth managers

Eric Syz, who helped found Banque Syz along asset management lines rather than the more traditional secrecy-led model, welcomes the changes running through Swiss private banking and plays down rumours of a possible sale