Month: November 2017
Divorces: litigation vs. negotiation
Divorce is a topic that sets pulses racing and never fails to elicit comments for good or bad. Setting some families at war, it can also be dealt with calmly through mediation. But what is the cost to the outcome? Will you be richer or poorer? Marcela Kunova investigates.
read moreFoundation law approved in Gibraltar
Earlier this year, Gibraltar’s parliament approved a bill to introduce private foundations, after advisers locally lobbied the government to add the legislation to the jurisdiction. Foundations are increasingly seen as a popular alternative for HNWs from civil law backgrounds.
read moreSmoothing feathers in sibling rivalry
Patricia Sykes, partner at Hunters, tells Citywealth about trends in the UK property market, the young generations’ involvement in wealth management, and advising a client about moving money to Australia to escape a nuclear war.
read moreRobo wars: commoditizing wealth
Many organisations in wealth management now run fintech incubators or accelerator programmes to identify, develop and promote innovative start-ups. Citywealth investigates.
read moreSuccession law revolution in Monaco
Monaco unveiled a revision of its succession laws which until this year had been the subject of dissent. The reason was that Monaco, is a civil law country, and, under civil law, descendants had certain rights that international families often didn’t want to follow. What does it mean to UHNWs?
read moreMulti-generational entrepreneurs
The main difficulty with a family business is to ensure the continuity of activity throughout generations. Citywealth spoke to Nicolas Mirabaud, Alexander Hoare, Jonathan Giles at Rathbone Investment Management International, and Khaled Said, about joys and pains of running a family business.
read moreFrankfurt, Brexit? Which way will the kuchen crumble?
Citywealth decided to test the temperature as the dust settles on the Brexit referendum to see if Germany will benefit long term.
read moreKeeping one step ahead of client demands
Alexander Dickinson, partner at Bond Dickinson, tells Citywealth about the merger with US firm Womble Carlyle and trends in the private client sector.
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