Summary
The twenty-third Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking took place on Thursday 14 June at The Berkeley Hotel, London. This document summarises the key issues raised in the topics discussed during the roundtables that took place on the day.
A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management & Private Banking is a biannual strategic forum organised by Owen James which brings together the CEOs and CIOs of the private banks and wealth managers.
The agenda encompasses investment trends and the geopolitical climate impacting them as well as the day to day issues faced by those running these businesses. Participants enjoy access to strategic insight, active involvement in shaping the industry and networking at the highest level. The day is a blend of roundtable sessions addressing a pre-researched and pre-agreed agenda with open discussion led by objective and professional moderators; keynotes provided by external speakers whose remit is to spark debate and encourage fresh and original thinking; plus substantial networking both structured and unstructured.
To find out more about taking part, please contact Ciara Sala at Owen James: ciarasala@owenjamesgroup.com or you can contact her at 01483 861 334.
This Report
The Roundtable Sessions were moderated by Scorpio.
We are very grateful for the time and energy they have expended on making A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking a success and hope you will consider this report an interesting, thought-provoking and accessible read.
As ever your feedback is much appreciated. We would also like to thank the independent experts who were part of the sessions for sharing their knowledge and giving us their time and energy both in the run up to A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking and on the day.
The Sponsors
We would like to thank all our sponsors who make these Meetings possible. The following groups took part in the Meeting and their motivation for taking part is threefold:
• To be, and to be seen as being supportive of the industry
• To understand the stresses and strains being placed on the industry and, where possible, respond to them
• To talk openly with these business leaders with a view to ensuring that their businesses are strategically aligned.
The Findings
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ARE YOU MAKING THE MOST OF PASSIVE INVESTING?
Not all indices are created equally and the session addresses this by giving participants market leading insight to investigate the underlying index which an ETF tracks and how to make the most of passive investments.
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A REGULATORY UPDATE
MIFID II and GDPR are no longer discussed in the framework of “what’s next?” Both of these pieces of regulations have now come into force. Wealth industry players are drawing first conclusions on how this is affecting the businesses.
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IF IT AIN’T BROKE, IT CAN PROBABLY STILL BE FIXED. INNOVATION IN WEALTH: IS IT MORE IMPORTANT TO EMBRACE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OR IMPROVE EXISTING PROCESSE
Technology is clearly opening up vast opportunities for wealth managers and private banks globally, helping to drive economies of scale, business efficiencies and honing the client experience. However the success of all of this is still dependent on a critical factor – the people both within the firm, and those of the technology provider, and the role they play, successful or otherwise, in using to technology to innovate and grow the business. The technology alone cannot achieve end goals without the right people to support its use.
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