All articles by Oliver Williams
Oliver Williams
EXPERT COMMENT: Finding the Smoking Gun – Triggers of Wealth Movements in Asia
HNWIs will grow at a faster rate in Singapore than in Hong Kong over the next five years, at a rate of 18.3% versus 15.6%, according to WealthInsight. In this tit-for-tat game of comparing financial centres against one another, you might ask why this really matters. In private banking terms, Singapore long overtook Hong Kong. However, at WealthInsight, we’re constantly looking at the global movement of wealth. HNWI migrations across borders are telling of a host of underlying factors, from economic robustness to geological stability, writes Oliver Williams.
What the emerging market currency collapse means for HNWIs
Latest data from WealthInsight this week confirms a widely assumed fact: London is the most popular city in the world for overseas second home ownership among HNWIs. While many factors are at play, one which ties the global economy in with London’s property market is the crash in emerging market currencies caused by major commodity markets.
Small-time Oligarchs shun Europe
It could be claimed that, were it not for Russias oligarchs, central London would not be the place it is today. From the basements undermining Knightsbridge to the courtrooms of the City, where Oligarchs file suits against one-another with increasing frequency, Russias wealthy rule the roost.
Inheritance, Iran and Investors: What the summer holds for Middle Eastern HNWIs
Welcome to the monthly instalment of news and views from PBI’s sister company, WealthInsight – the leading provider of business intelligence for the wealth sector. This month’s comment comes from WealthInsight’s head, Oliver Williams
Encrypted phones not solely for news of the world victims
Technology is often seen as an underappreciated side of private banking. Online banking was slow to introduce during the 2000s and still remains something of an enigma to traditional clients.
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Switzerland: Can new money fix old banks?
Oliver Williams reports that Switzerland is looking to the Middle East, hoping that the strong ties will provide lifelines to pull them out of the mire This time last year a PBI interview with Yves Mirabaud opened with the line, “If ever there was a challenging time to lead a Swiss bank, it is now”
Mirabaud hires former BlackRock’s Tubbs to start EM fund
Mirabaud Asset Management has hired the former co-head of BlackRocks global emerging markets team to head a long-only UCITS fund domiciled in Luxembourg. Tubbs will shortly be joined by three other people to head the emerging markets fund from Mirabauds London office