Month: May 2017
The war for talent
As the wealth industry has matured, so has its understanding of client succession. But the industry is also rising to a new challenge, upskilling their employees to be future leaders.
read moreBrexit causes anxiety in Hong Kong
Advisers to high net worth individuals in Hong Kong have found themselves in the eye of an international storm and it is political uncertainty in the United Kingdom and the United States that is keeping everybody busy.
read more60-second interview with Khaled Said, founding partner, Capital Generation Partners
Khaled Said tells Citywealth about how his own experience as an investor is helping his client work, whether the UK will benefit from Brexit, and his successful business strategies.
read more60-second interview: Nancy Curtin, CIO, Close Brothers Asset Management
Nancy Curtin tells Citywealth about the need for clients to have a change in their thinking as investment returns flatten out and they are living longer also about her charity work supporting childrens education with her husband, each year in Cambodia.
read moreNext big thing: Chartering in China at US$12,000 – US$17,000 per hour
Leona Qi, who is president of Asia at VistaJet, says chartering is a major trend in China to sidestep Chinese government regulation
read moreA rise in oil prices benefits jet purchases
David Dixon, President Jetcraft Asia says he sees a wave of first-time sellers upgrading to new aircraft types
read moreGulfstream $70mn ultra-long range jets grow in popularity
Steve Cain, Director of VAT and Captain John Hills, Aviation Consultant at Equiom say the negative perception the Chinese government have built up with the aviation industry will be difficult to shift
read moreChina will account for 900 jet deliveries in the next decade
Toby Joy, associate in London and Denis Petkovic, partner in Hong Kong office, Withers talk about the growth in pre-used jets
read moreWill you have my baby?
The rise of surrogacy as an option for starting a family has turned into an industry that is now worth billions of dollars. But there are many obstacles that commissioning parents must consider.
read more60-second interview: Tim Childe, head of Quilter Cheviot’s Jersey office and head of international
Tim Childe tells Citywealth how Dubai will benefit from Brexit, what changes he sees in the financial sector in the Middle East, and how the use of digital media to communicate with intermediaries and clients transformed the private client industry.
read moreCentral and Eastern European UHNW spring up in Cyprus
When President Putin signed the de-offshorisation law in November 2014, forcing Russian citizens and companies to pay tax in Russia on earnings made by foreign-registered entities, all that changed.
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