After each Meeting Owen James publish 'The Findings', a document that encapsulates and shares the key issues and topics discussed on the day.
Each section below summarises the different roundtable sessions and covers an array of industry driven topics.
The Findings are listed in Event date order, but don't just look for an event you attended, explore the research facility that gives you access to topics addressed at all our other Meetings – past and present.
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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.
A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management & Private Banking - June 2018
CultureDigitalEmployeeTechnologyWealth Management and Private Banking
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In a world of vertical integration, where does value sit in the value chain and how will this change?
A look at the different parts of the value chain to understand: Who will be the winners and losers? What are the evolving risk and pricing models? What will the impact of sub-advisory, commoditisation and competition be? How you demonstrate value? Where are the gaps and what needs are not currently being met?
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
Artificial IntelligenceBack OfficeExperienceFinancial AdvisoryFintechManagement InformationSecurityTrends
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In API world - are you going to be an aggregator or a contributor of data? Might this affect your client relationship?
If you aren’t on the front foot, might you be losing control of your customer base?
A Meeting of Minds Bank and Brand Distribution of Retail Financial Services - 28 March 2019
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Increasing profitability through innovative model portfolio services – the costs and benefits of outsourcing
Winning Advisers, Tilney Hall, 13 October 2015
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Innovation and Regulation: Overcoming the real and imagined barriers in creating a culture of innovation in your business
A Meeting of Minds Bank & Brand Distribution of Retail Financial Services - October 2015
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Innovation in client services – what advisers can learn from other industries
The Findings - Winning Advisers, 13 October 2015 - Tylney Hall, Hook, Hampshire
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Institutional and retail: is this simply a questions of segmentation
There is increasing overlap between wholesale and institutional clients and sales and distribution teams need to be structured to reflect this. The ways in which asset managers categorise clients is evolving. There is no one clear answer, but increasingly, it depends on the complexity of their needs and overall revenue, scale
A Meeting of Minds Asset Management - 19 September 2019
Asset ManagementdistributioninstitutionalPensionretailwholesale
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Intergenerational Wealth Planning
Many reasons such as DB transfers, property and longer life expectancy, mean that £5.5 trillion* will move hands in the UK between now and 2055. Savvy advisers need to start thinking today about how this shift in assets will affect their clients and their bottom line.
A Meeting of Minds Advisory Distributors - June 2018
AlternativesBehavioursEngagementEquitiesExperienceFinancial AdvisoryReputationalTrends
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INVESTOR PROTECTION - WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?
A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management & Private Banking - June 2017
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Is ESG investing a case of “Fifty Shades of Green?” As we race to judge a company, are we impacting the World balance? It is a big question?
Investors continue to increase their allocations to ESG – however, due to a lack of criteria and an industry-wide framework to measure ESG, it remains unclear what sustainable investing stands for. Different interpretations of ESG are widespread across the asset management world which increases the risk of greenwashing.
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Is everything ‘brand news?’ What steps must you take to protect your company’s hard earned reputation?
A Meeting of Minds Bank and Brand Distribution of Retail Financial Services - October 2017
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IS EVERYTHING “BRAND NEWS”? PROTECTING YOUR BUSINESS REPUTATION
A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management & Private Banking - June 2017