Traditional banks can no longer rely on personal ties alone as tech rivals use massive digital scale to rewrite the rules of wealth management, according to Ed Lin.
Private banks and wealth managers are abandoning benchmark-driven approaches for flexible, theme-based frameworks as geopolitical shifts and market uncertainty leave conventional portfolio construction behind.
Wealth portfolios are expanding gold positions and targeting emerging market tech supply chains as managers seek returns uncorrelated to US markets amid sustained dollar weakness.
Moving past the old "copycat" label, Felix Brill says China’s tech breakthrough is forcing a global rethink on the market, while a rising interest in longevity is reshaping wealth strategies across Asia.
Beyond the AI hype, Prashant Bhayani finds a long-term structural story in Asia’s overlooked healthcare sector, driven by irreversible demographic shifts.
The Geneva-based private bank strengthens its Middle East leadership as it seeks to capture a larger share of the region’s booming wealth management market.
Singapore-based investment managers are positioning China and Japan as their top Asian equity plays for 2026, favouring valuation-driven stock selection and income strategies as geopolitical risks reshape portfolios.