This week’s 60 seconds Citywealth Leaders List interview is dedicated to Matthew Duncan, Partner and Head of Private Wealth at Druces.

This week’s 60 seconds Citywealth Leaders List interview is dedicated to Parveen Abbas, Partner and Head of Residential Property at Druces.

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Join Afsor Ullah, Druces, at the Citywealth Forum 2026 as he shares insights from his extensive career in financial services.

Robert Macro, Partner – Head of International Private Client at Druces 

As the UK faces a potentially tax-heavy Autumn Budget and the US prepares for sweeping sunset changes to estate tax laws, top lawyers and accountants share which rules they praise, which they condemn, and what reforms could reshape private client work in 2025.

The world is getting older and richer. There are now more than 800 million people aged over 65 globally, a figure expected to surpass 1.5 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations.

Joe Biden, the former US president at 81 years of age, was recently targeted by Donald Trump who raised concerns about his age, including his cognitive state, during and after the 2020 United States presidential election.

Whatever you think about Elon Musk and Donald Trump, they made a fair point in their recent YouTube missive.

Druces is pleased to announce that Caroline Cropley and Benjamin Lomer are promoted to the partnership. Matt Duncan, partner, becomes Head of Private Wealth.

After 15 years at the helm, Richard Monkcom steps down from leadership of the department. He is replaced by Robert Macro who becomes Druces’ new Head of Private Client.

Robert Macro, partner and head of the international wealth and fiduciary team, Druces tells Citywealth about his recent client case involving HMRC penalties, his concerns about overly complicated regulation, and future trends he sees in the private client industry.