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Why today’s leading international financial centres are known for very different things. International financial centres are no longer competing on the same terms. As Citywealth publishes the shortlist for the 2027 IFC Awards, one theme stands out. The world’s leading wealth jurisdictions have each developed their own area of expertise, from Swiss private banking and Jersey trusts to Singapore family offices, Hong Kong’s entrepreneurial wealth and Dubai’s digital economy.
For decades, the conversation around international wealth structuring centred on offshore financial centres. However, wealthy US families historically also use the United States domestic trusts, where they have developed highly specialised trust laws designed to attract long-term private capital.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 USA Domestic Trust Jurisdiction Advisers 2026
For decades, the conversation around international wealth structuring centred on offshore financial centres. Increasingly, however, sophisticated US families are also looking within the United States, with states such as South Dakota, Delaware, Wyoming, Alaska and Nevada developing highly specialised trust legislation designed to attract long term private capital. Each jurisdiction has taken a slightly different approach.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 25 Chicago Advisors and Managers 2026
Chicago has been creating wealth for more than a century. Built on industry, transport and trade, it remains one of America’s most important financial and commercial centres, combining established family fortunes with a growing generation of entrepreneurs, investors and business owners. Home to iconic names including the Pritzker, Crown, Wrigley, McCormick, Ryan and Mansueto families, the city has also become a centre for innovation, with major investment flowing into artificial intelligence, quantum computing and technology.
American Summer at Citywealth: Chicago’s enduring entrepreneurial spirit
Chicago has spent more than a century creating some of America’s greatest entrepreneurial fortunes. The city helped feed America through the Union Stock Yards and food companies that became global household names, including Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Sara Lee and Wrigley, while its manufacturing and transport industries created generations of family wealth. Read more
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 20 Boston Advisors and Managers 2026
Boston punches far above its weight. While New York dominates global finance, Boston’s private wealth is forged in a different furnace: universities, hospitals, biotechnology, venture capital and a centuries-old tradition of philanthropy.
This is the city where Harvard, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber continually exchange talent, research and capital. Where federal funding, endowments, VC and entrepreneurial exits reinforce one another in a uniquely circular economy.Read more
American Summer at Citywealth: Boston, where wealth, science and philanthropy meet
From Harvard and biotechnology to family-owned sporting franchises and some of America’s oldest cultural institutions, Boston exercises an influence far beyond its size. Read more
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Transatlantic Select: Advisors and Managers 2026
For US citizens abroad, the position is unusual. The United States taxes its citizens on their worldwide income regardless of where they live, meaning Americans resident in the UK must still meet extensive US reporting and tax obligations. At the same time, the UK system brings its own complexities, from the treatment of overseas income and gains to inheritance tax exposure and the evolving rules affecting internationally mobile residents.Read more
Why today’s leading international financial centres are known for very different things. International financial centres are no longer competing on the same terms. As Citywealth publishes the shortlist for the 2027 IFC Awards, one theme stands out. The world’s leading wealth jurisdictions have each developed their own area of expertise, from Swiss private banking and Jersey trusts to Singapore family offices, Hong Kong’s entrepreneurial wealth and Dubai’s digital economy.
Managing Partner UK Immigration, Magrath Sheldrick on leadership, adaptability and succeeding in a changing world where clients and global mobility are key issues for 2026.Read more
Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2026 shortlist announced
Save the date: winners revealed on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at Central London (TBC).Read more
Careers in wealth management are built on people, principles and purpose
Rudy Vandaele-Kennedy, Senior Client Adviser at Cadro, shared his career insights with members of the Citywealth Tomorrow Club, reflecting on why technical expertise alone is never enough to build a successful career in private wealth.Read more
Save the dates 2027: March 10th New York Forum and 11th May London Forum
Citywealth is delighted to present its content for its sister Forums in London and New York for 2027.Read more
Citywealth Membership connects private client professionals with peers, industry insights and exclusive networking opportunities in wealth management.
Citywealth Weekly Newsletter
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Citywealth Weekly: 5th August 2026
In today’s issue: American Summer at Citywealth: Chicago’s enduring entrepreneurial spirit. Citywealth Leaders List Released: Top 25 Chicago Advisors and Managers 2026 and Top 30 USA Domestic Trust Jurisdiction Advisers 2026. Article – Citywealth Leaders List: Domestic Trust Jurisdiction Advisers 2026. Citywealth IFC Awards 2027: The world’s specialist wealth centres. Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview: Gordon Puckey, Phoenix Financial PR, Diva Shah, Kingsley Napley, Kim Morgan, Butterfield Trust, Switzerland and Chris Hopkins, Katten.
In today’s issue: American Summer at Citywealth: Boston, where wealth, science and philanthropy meet. Citywealth Leaders List Released: Top 20 Boston Advisors and Managers 2026. Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview: Michelle Williams, Ogier; Sam Emery, Quill PR and Chris Mourant, Fairway Group.
In today’s issue: American Summer at Citywealth: Why New York remains the gateway to global wealth. Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Transatlantic Select: Advisors and Managers 2026. Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview: David Livitt, Blick Rothenberg, Joshua Rubenstein, Katten, Gretchen Beall Schumann, Schumann LLC, Francesca Boschini, Deutsche Bank, Ronni Davidowitz, Katten, Jonathan Gold, W1M and Patricia Angus, Angus Advisory Group LLC.
In today’s issue: The business of philanthropy: Why philanthropy is becoming part of mainstream private banking. Released Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Monaco Advisors and Managers 2026. From Formula One to Family Offices: Monaco’s Expanding Influence. It’s an American Summer at Citywealth Weekly. Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview: Alastair Gallichan, Standard Bank Jersey.
Looking for a rewarding summer stroll? Discover the Bradley Rosaceous Collection, a five-acre garden near the Forest Hills entrance that showcases the remarkable diversity of the rose family.
Broadway Barks, the beloved, star-studded dog and cat adoption event supporting New York City animal shelters and rescue organizations, returns this summer for its 28th edition.
Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography
28 Jul / 4 Oct 2026 – Step into a century of American city life through photographs that capture the people who built, inhabited, and transformed urban spaces into living, breathing communities. read
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Unveils Modern Spotlight for Its 14th London Edition
West Wind, curated by Dr. Nancy Dantas, complements this year’s gallery line-up in a fair built on depth and ambition. Fair dates: 15 – 18 October 2026. read
The Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Ask the average citizen to name a famous American architect and you can bet that their answer will be Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright gained such cultural primacy for good reason: he changed the way we build and live.read
The Way We Never Were: The American Professional Photographers Collection
August 29, 2026–May 9, 2027, University Research Gallery, Harvard Art Museums.read
Citywealth Leaders List – Top-rated Lists
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Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 USA Domestic Trust Jurisdiction Advisers 2026
For decades, the conversation around international wealth structuring centred on offshore financial centres. Increasingly, however, sophisticated US families are also looking within the United States, with states such as South Dakota, Delaware, Wyoming, Alaska and Nevada developing highly specialised trust legislation designed to attract long term private capital. Each jurisdiction has taken a slightly different approach.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 25 Chicago Advisors and Managers 2026
Chicago has been creating wealth for more than a century. Built on industry, transport and trade, it remains one of America’s most important financial and commercial centres, combining established family fortunes with a growing generation of entrepreneurs, investors and business owners. Home to iconic names including the Pritzker, Crown, Wrigley, McCormick, Ryan and Mansueto families, the city has also become a centre for innovation, with major investment flowing into artificial intelligence, quantum computing and technology.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 20 Boston Advisors and Managers 2026
Boston punches far above its weight. While New York dominates global finance, Boston’s private wealth is forged in a different furnace: universities, hospitals, biotechnology, venture capital and a centuries-old tradition of philanthropy.
This is the city where Harvard, MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber continually exchange talent, research and capital. Where federal funding, endowments, VC and entrepreneurial exits reinforce one another in a uniquely circular economy.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 30 Monaco Advisors and Managers 2026
Monaco has long been associated with private wealth, but today’s appeal extends far beyond tax and geography. Speaking at the Citywealth Forum, Magali Jacquet‑Lagrèze, Member of AMAF (Monaco Association for Financial Activities), described a jurisdiction that combines political stability, internationalism and long-term thinking, attracting globally mobile entrepreneurs and families seeking a secure base for future generations.
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 75 Trustees and IFC Family Office 2026
Citywealth Top 75 Trustees and IFC Family Office List 2026: Trustees are taking on a broader strategic role as wealthy families navigate geopolitical uncertainty, tax reform, regulatory change and intergenerational wealth transfer. Key trends include greater cross-border wealth planning, rising compliance costs, increasing beneficiary litigation, growing demand for governance and succession planning, digital assets entering trust structures, cyber security concerns, outsourced family office services and renewed interest in offshore jurisdictions.View the list
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 100 International Powerwomen 2026
Citywealth has released its annual Top 100 International Powerwomen, recognising women across private wealth, law, tax, fiduciary services, private banking, investment, art advisory and family office services. This year’s list is more than a celebration of individual achievement. It is also a snapshot of the issues shaping global private wealth, from international relocation and inheritance tax planning to family governance, succession disputes and the Great Wealth Transfer.View the list
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 10 Bermuda Professional Advisors and Trustees 2026
Bermuda’s wealth and fintech sectors are evolving beyond traditional trust planning and cryptocurrency regulation. From trust flexibility and life insurance structures to artificial intelligence, digital identity and tokenisation, advisers say the next phase will be defined by how established financial institutions adopt and integrate emerging technologies.View the list
Citywealth Leaders List: Top 10 Malta Private Client Professionals 2026
As Malta’s profile continues to rise among internationally mobile wealthy families, the jurisdiction is attracting increasing attention from some of the most respected advisers in the private client sector.View the list
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