Joshua Rotbart

At the Hubbis Independent Wealth Management Forum – Dubai 2026, Joshua Rotbart, Founder and Managing Partner of J. Rotbart & Co., examined the resurgence of precious metals as strategic portfolio components amid geopolitical fragmentation, currency realignment and shifting investor behaviour.

As Singapore accelerates its development as a multi-family office (MFO) and external asset manager (EAM) hub, Guillaume Roux-Chabert, Head of Sales for Singapore at Interactive Brokers, believes the next phase of success will depend on frictionless infrastructure, digital fluency, and a mindset shift around independence.

For many years, residence and citizenship planning sat on the periphery of private banking conversations - acknowledged but rarely integrated into mainstream portfolio advice. That is now changing rapidly. In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, shifting tax regimes, and increasingly mobile ultra-wealthy families, jurisdictional diversification and optionality has become as relevant as asset allocation.