Harmen Overdijk

At the Hubbis Independent Wealth Management Forum - Hong Kong 2026, Lakhwinder Singh, Manager and precious metals expert at J. Rotbart & Co., set out the case for physical gold and silver as part of a broader wealth preservation strategy for UHNW clients.

Artificial intelligence may be the defining technology story of 2026, but for wealth management firms in the business of advising complex, multi-generational families, the practical reality remains far more nuanced than the headlines suggest. The technology is making processes faster and more efficient, but it has not yet changed the fundamental nature of advisory work, and the gap between what AI promises and what it delivers in practice is where the real strategic decisions are being made.

For ultra-high-net-worth families building genuinely resilient wealth frameworks, the question is no longer which booking centre is best. It is whether their current structure has a single point of failure, and if so, how to remove it. Diversification across geopolitical spheres, not just across asset classes or currencies, is becoming the organising principle for the most sophisticated global wealth strategies.