According to a new international poll, money is the most uncomfortable topic of conversation for high-net-worth individuals.

As Asia’s ultra-rich entrepreneurs prepare to pass on their businesses and wealth to the next generation, Euromoney asks leading industry experts to discuss the challenges and implications of wealth transfer in a region unprepared for it.

Owners bored with remote investing; real estate, energy, health and finance preferred.

There is no tougher client than a multi-billionaire. Few private bankers get the relationship right.

Leading private-banking experts discuss the drivers of venture philanthropy in Asia and the opportunities for banks to intermediate such flows.

Bankers suffer a blow as revenue opportunities for serving Hong Kong’s record number of millionaires are few and far between, principally thanks to the concentration of wealth in illiquid, fixed assets such as real estate.

The much-vaunted acquisition by Singapore’s DBS of the Asia private banking arm of Société Générale has come to fruition with a $220 million deal – and received a mixed reception.

Five CIOs discuss asset allocation changes in light of the tension in the border countries.

Africa’s economic growth over the past decade has propelled the number of high-net-worth individuals on the continent to new highs, creating a new and powerful class of super-wealthy Africans who are taking on oligarch status.

Few banks have navigated turbulent times so well, posting record revenues on the back of strong net inflows and rising markets.

JPMorgan Private Bank clients enjoy the best of both worlds: an intimate relationship with a US lender that is allied to the power of a genuinely global financial leader. It is led by Mary Callahan Erdoes.

In the US, JPMorgan has 55 dedicated private banking offices, from Austin to Seattle, and Cincinnati to Fort Lauderdale. Elsewhere, it focuses heavily on serving high and ultra-high net-worth customers in Europe, where it has eight offices, including the UK and Germany, Asia, through Hong Kong and Singapore, and Latin America, with clients served out of Miami, New York and Switzerland.

JPMorgan Private Bank wins this year’s top award, as well as being named the world’s best private bank for ultra-high-net-worth individuals 2023, and the world’s best private bank for investment research 2023.

The global wealth expert has expanded its vision, horizon and profits this year

The great financial innovator shone again in global wealth management.