In today’s issue: Assisted dying moves into the mainstream as estate planners face new scrutiny. Citywealth Leaders List Released: Top 30 Global UHNW Wealth Planners 2026. Why UHNW Wealth Planning Matters in 2026. Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview: Anna D. Vladau, Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm; Rhea Rughani, Child & Child; Daniel Brewer, Resonance and Stefan Chinniah, Mourant. Franck Muller presents the Vanguard Sport collection. Coexistence Adventures: Discover Europe’s greatest conservation story. Art: Manuel Mathieu debuts at the 61st International Art Exhibition. Citywealth Leaders List spotlight. |
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Assisted dying moves into the mainstream as estate planners face new scrutiny |
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With assisted dying now accounting for around five per cent of deaths in Canada and the Netherlands and now closer to home, the Isle of Man and Jersey, Channel Islands approving assisted dying, private client advisers must navigate rising psychiatric eligibility, cross-border cases and increasing evidential risk.
Assisted dying is no longer a marginal or purely philosophical debate. In Canada it now accounts for roughly five per cent of all deaths, with 16,499 people using medical assistance in dying in 2024. In the Netherlands, euthanasia represented 5.8 per cent of deaths. The trajectory is equally striking. In the Dutch system, the most controversial growth is in psychiatric cases, which rose from 138 in 2023 to 219 in 2024. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List Released:Top 30 Global UHNW Wealth Planners 2026 |
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| In the ultra high net worth arena, titles can blur. Private bankers, investment managers, lawyers and tax advisers all play important roles, yet the true wealth planner occupies a distinct position. A UHNW financial planner is a client facing, regulated adviser responsible for shaping and overseeing a family’s long term financial strategy. They bring together pensions, trusts, tax efficiency and succession planning into a single, coherent plan that can endure across generations and jurisdictions. Read more → |
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Why UHNW Wealth Planning Matters in 2026 |
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| A Changing Global Landscape. In 2026, private wealth sits against a backdrop of geopolitical tension, policy debate and economic uncertainty. Inflation has eased in some regions but remains a structural concern. Interest rate expectations continue to shift. Fiscal policy is under scrutiny in major economies. For ultra high net worth families, these forces do not operate in isolation. They interact with cross-border assets, private businesses and multi-generational structures. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview:Anna D. Vladau, Bonnard Lawson International Law Firm |
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| I am a Swiss-qualified tax lawyer and partner in the Tax and Private Client departments of Bonnard Lawson. I advise ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on complex Swiss and cross-border tax matters, particularly in the context of relocations, structuring and succession. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview:Rhea Rughani, Child & Child |
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| Much of my work involves helping international families navigate complex cross-border issues while ensuring their long-term objectives are preserved for future generations. I head up the Private Wealth team at Child & Child. I joined the firm in July 2022 and was appointed Partner in summer 2023. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview:Daniel Brewer, Resonance |
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| Since I founded Resonance in 2002, my role has reformed pretty regularly. From being a lonely entrepreneur with a dream, through doing every job I now employ my team of 70 for, to now leading leaders and enabling our amazing team to thrive in the jobs they do in service of the social enterprises we invest in. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List, 60 seconds interview:Stefan Chinniah, Mourant |
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| I’m a Funds Partner in Mourant’s Jersey team, specialising in the establishment of investment funds and advising them throughout their lifecycle – from initial structuring through to downstream transactions and ongoing governance matters. My practice has a strong real estate focus, alongside a significant private equity component. Read more → |
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| Franck Muller presents the Vanguard Sport collection
Discover the Vanguard Sport, an exclusive collection. Read more → |
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| Coexistence Adventures: Discover Europe’s greatest conservation story
Time for something different for your Spring escape? Read more → |
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| Manuel Mathieu debuts at the 61st International Art Exhibition
Invited by Koyo Kouoh, Mathieu’s work engages with historical violence. Read more → |
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Citywealth Leaders List spotlightThe Citywealth Leaders List is a user rating directory of the leading individuals in international private client and wealth management. The Leaders List hosts our Top Lists – independent curations of the best professionals in their fields. See below a spotlight on a few of the stellar individuals that make up our directory. |
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| Tracey McFarlane, COO – Private Client Services, JTC Group View her profile here. |
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| Nick Manduca, Senior Private Banker Team Lead, Weatherbys View his profile here.
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| Tim Searle, Adviser, HNWTAX View his profile here. |
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