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Succession Planning and Wealth Transfer and its Role in Future-Proofing India's Private Wealth Market
The Hubbis India Wealth Management Forum 2024 concluded with a pivotal panel discussion that focused on the growth and sustainability of the private wealth management industry in India. This session brought together a distinguished group of experts, including tax advisers, private client lawyers, and wealth planning specialists, to explore the complexities of succession planning, intergenerational wealth transfer, and the importance of engaging with future generations of clients.
EFG Bank’s North Asia CEO on Key Issues and Challenges Around Digital Transformation
Kees Stoute, Private Bank COO for Asia at EFG Bank in Hong Kong, is a veteran of the Asian wealth management industry. With some 27 years of experience in the region, Kees has lived through the ups and downs of the Asian financial crisis, the 2000 ‘time’ bomb, 9-11, the global financial crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and since early 2022, the latest global equity market volatility and uncertainties, amidst a new era of inflation and higher rates.
The Development of the Independent Wealth Management Model in Asia
Why has the independent wealth model in Asia been evolving so well? Where has the independent wealth proposition come from and where is it heading? These and other questions were put to a small, select group of speakers in a Q&A at the Hubbis Philippines Wealth Management Forum in Manila on March 22.
Indosuez Wealth Management’s Investment Expert Arjan de Boer Surveys Global Investment Trends, Risks and Opportunities
Arjan de Boer is Deputy Chief Executive for the Hong Kong Branch and Head of Markets, Investments and Structuring for Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management, a role he first took on back in early 2017. He is also a regular in our Hubbis pages and events over the years.
How to Evolve a Sustainable Mindset amongst Wealthy Private Clients and Family Offices
Sustainability and impact are key criteria in the global investment community these days, driven by worldwide trends and client demand. ESG-driven investing very tidily fits into these broad and dynamic trends. Hubbis held a Digital Dialogue event on February 10, at which a panel of experts opined on the importance of ESG and sustainability to their clients and families in the Asia region.
DeFiance Capital’s Founder on the Highly Specialised Art of Curating Blockchain-focused VC Investments
Arthur Cheong is the Founding Partner at DeFiance Capital, one of the most active venture funds in Asia, focusing exclusively on Decentralised Finance (DeFi) and blockchain gaming. He met with Hubbis recently to explain their goals and how they combine fundamental research with an active involvement approach.
Orchestration: the Key to Capitalising on Digital Assets
The IPO of Coinbase was a moment of great symbolism. The listing of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange was another manifestation of crypto going mainstream. But it also underlines the disruption blowing through financial services.
Why Sustainability as a Value System Can Help Bring Wealthy Families Together Today and Help Tomorrow’s World
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria aim to help socially conscious investors to screen potential investments. But they will increasingly also extend deep into the wealthy family’s psychology and behaviour around the bigger universe of sustainability.
Singapore Continues Ascent as Global Digital Asset Hub
Singapore, one of the biggest financial centres in the world, is rapidly establishing itself as a global hub for digital assets. The nation is one of the first major jurisdictions–following the lead of Switzerland–to provide a comprehensive framework for regulating digital assets.
Private Markets - Accessing the Best Opportunities
Hubbis and GAM Investments invited a small group of private wealth management gatekeepers and other professionals to a private discussion on the evolution of demand in Asia for private assets. We have summarised some of the key insights below.
Kees Stoute Surveys the North Asian Wealth Management Landscape and Analyses EFG Bank’s DNA
Kees Stoute, CEO for North Asia at EFG Bank in Hong Kong, is a veteran of the Asian wealth management industry. With some 26 years of experience in the region, Kees has lived through the ups and downs of the Asian financial crisis, the 2000 ‘time’ bomb, 9-11, the global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. But his love of business, culture and life in Asia remains intact, so too his keen sense of emerging trends in the region’s wealth industry.
Singapore and Asia Powering Growth within Global Financial Services Firm the Sovereign Group
The Sovereign Group is today one of the world’s largest privately owned consultancies specialising in the provision of trusts and companies and associated international tax advice, boasting more than 500 people across some 20 jurisdictions. Chairman and Founder Howard Bilton has been a regular in our Hubbis ‘pages’ for some years and a steadfast and insightful contributor to a good number of our thought leadership events.
EY's Mark Wightman on Developing the Right Strategies for the Evolving Universe of Digital Assets
Mark Wightman, Asia-Pacific Wealth and Asset Management Consulting Leader at EY, has a bird’s eye view of the evolution of the wealth management industry in Asia, including advances in digitisation and key priorities for the private banking sector. He has over several years been a regular speaker at Hubbis events and recently joined our panel for what proved to be a fascinating discussion on the evolution of digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies and digital tokenisation.
Indosuez Wealth Management’s Arjan de Boer on Building a Classic Private Banking Model
Arjan de Boer loves following the Formula One championship, and although he has reinforced his love of fast motoring with the purchase of a classic Italian thoroughbred, he does not see private banking as a high-speed race. Instead, he sees it as more of a long-distance endurance challenge in which to win, the bank and the key professionals are consistent, determined, dedicated, unflinching and completely on their side.
EFG Bank’s North Asia CEO on Evolving the Offering but Staying True to Core Values
Kees Stoute, CEO for North Asia at EFG Bank in Hong Kong, was one of our expert panellists at our Wealth Management Leaders in Asia Hubbis Digital Dialogue event of June 17.
Montenegro - extends its citizenship-by-investment program for another 12 months
Jump to section: 1. The Government of Montenegro has extended the program for another 12 months. How was this extension perceived in the country? 2. To what extent have the program requirements changed? 3. How well has the program performed in the two real active years of the program, 2020 and 2021? 4. What development projects are included in the programme? How much progress has been made? 5.
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