Industry Insight
What Is It Worth?
One of the most sensitive and often misunderstood questions in independent wealth management is valuation. In practice, wealth management valuation
August 20, 2026
Blog Archive | independent wealth management
Technology & Trends
AI for Independent Wealth Managers: What It Actually Costs (Snapshot)
What AI tools actually cost a wealth management firm in 2026: business-tier prices per seat, data-protection terms, industry systems —
August 19, 2026
Regulations
What the KYC Process at a Swiss Private Bank Really Looks Like
Source of wealth, Form A, PEP screening and realistic timelines: how KYC at a Swiss private bank actually works, and
August 17, 2026
Client Relations
Asia’s Most Onboardable Fortunes: 15 UHNWIs Without an Operating Company (2026)
Same honesty note as the Africa edition: of all the regions in this series, Asia is the hardest to turn
August 17, 2026
Technology & Trends
AI Tools for Wealth Managers: A Dated Snapshot, Not a Verdict
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Qwen compared on six criteria including price, as at 13 August 2026, with FINMA Guidance
August 14, 2026
Investing
Gold Storage in Switzerland: Where the Gold Actually Sits
Bank vault, bonded warehouse or private vault? Allocated versus pooled, the Swiss VAT split between gold and the white metals,
August 11, 2026
Industry Insight
Succession Shock
Between a business trip and a panel discussion at the Wealth Management Summit 2026, there was little room for genuine
August 11, 2026
Client Relations
Latin America’s Most Onboardable Fortunes: 30 UHNWIs Without an Operating Company (2026)
Geneva has run Latin American money for the better part of a century. Indeed, the Romandy private-banking desks grew up
August 10, 2026
Industry Insight
Pick Your Own Truck
A million people on the Bahnhofstrasse today. Statistically, a few thousand of them manage other people’s money for a living.
August 8, 2026
Technology & Trends
The Challenge Sits In The Middle
Swiss private banking is under pressure, but the pressure is often described in the wrong place. Almost nobody describes it
August 6, 2026
Client Relations
Africa’s Most Onboardable Fortunes: 15 UHNWIs Without an Operating Company (2026)
A quick, honest disclaimer before the list: of all the editions in this series, Africa is the one where a
August 2, 2026
Personal Views
1st of August. The Train Leaves at 07:04.
Not roughly. Not usually. At 07:04. I never gave it much thought — until a visitor from abroad told me
August 1, 2026
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