The rich — they're just like us. Family offices rely on WhatsApp for everything from deal sourcing to selling collectibles.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is making a big bet on defined outcome exchange-traded funds — which use options to help protect against market losses.

Carbon markets are an untapped opportunity to deliver climate action at speed and scale.

Dimon added that people who possess soft skills will have "plenty of jobs."

The International Banker 2025 Western & Eastern European Awards Winners. The best banking institutions in retail, commercial, private and investment banking are highlighted, along with two outstanding chief executives from their respective regions.

In an ever-changing environment, central banks, such as those in the euro area, must adapt while remaining true to their commitment to maintain price stability. Improving the euro area’s financial architecture by developing a more integrated institutional framework is crucial to enabling European central banks to fulfill their mandates.

The US government’s increasingly aggressive anti-money laundering actions, especially via the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, against banks, domestic and international, suspected of facilitating drug trafficking and/or terrorist activity should be of concern to every banking board. What actions must boards take to ensure compliance?

The European Commission, recognising that Europe’s response to the financial crises of the past 15 years has created a web of financial regulations and directives so dense that it stifles banks’ competitiveness, has begun a clean-up. However, its efforts will be in vain if its simplification strategy is not comprehensive and coordinated.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are the catalyst for Ecuador’s economic prosperity and social equality, and Banco del Pacífico’s new leadership is committed to promoting their success by focusing on the productive sector and foreign investment, as the bank’s executive vice president, Virna Rossi Flores, details in our recent interview.

With 2026 on the horizon, UK banks are preparing for the year ahead. Growth, resilience, efficiency, regulation and the future workforce are five forces they will confront and need to master. 2026 will demand many pivotal choices that will shape not only individual banks’ successes but also the sector’s future, requiring decisive action.

Europe’s banking sector plays a vital role in strengthening the continent’s economic resilience and competitiveness, but the complicated regulatory framework for digital finance is limiting its effectiveness in the global arena. To address this, simplifying the regulatory environment by aligning and streamlining existing and future regulations is essential.

As Barclays is rumoured to be submitting a bid for UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners, how likely is this to happen?

Specialty ETFs dominate the record-long list of new ETFs in 2025, many of them highly volatile. With several weeks to go, the ETF industry has added about 300 new products. When multiple series of some ETFs are included — such as Canadian-dollar hedged and U.S.-dollar denominated — the number of...

Though Nigel Williams is looking for AI proficiency, the BlackRock exec shared one part of the application process where the tech doesn't belong.

The family office model is no longer just for the ultra-wealthy. Advisory firms will need to ensure they have the talent and the tech to serve their clients.

Pension provider Blue Pier claims the bank used its model to launch the Medicus Pension Plan after partnership talks broke down

Austin Dean advises his high-net-worth clients to avoid 401(k) "money jail." He recommends alternatives for building wealth that offer more flexibility and control. His advice for clients enables quick access to cash without the need to sell investments and trigger capital gains tax.

Todd Combs exits stock-picking conglomerate as ‘Oracle of Omaha’ prepares to retire

Spear's Power List 2025 in association with Shamal: The 100 most influential people in the world of private wealth Who are the most influential, consequential and powerful people shaping the world of wealth?