'The gap between traditional private banks, #wealth managers and tech-driven wealth advisers and platforms is widening again.'

Thanks for quoting me, Yuri Bender, PWM! #WealthManagement #WealthTech #PrivateBanking

Great evening chatting to Kyiv journalist Yuriy Lukanov at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies about reporting on war, peace and everything in between in front of Next Gen of journalists and #Ukraine experts, and thanks
Carlene Bender for advice on interview techniques - never too old to learn!

‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon leaves ESG investors at cultural crossroads:

A complacent #ESG industry which run into major obstacles needs to broaden its appeal and re-invent investment strategies in order to keep moving forwards.

Yuri Bender, PWM: pwmnet.com/barbenheimer-p…

Mayor of Ealing Cllr Hitesh Tailor (Mayor of Ealing 2023/24) commemorating #Holocaust Memorial Day, as we pray for souls of 6 million victims of Nazi brutality and many millions slaughtered in genocides before and since. Sadly, with divisive rhetoric of populist politicians, we have learned little since those days

Anybody getting audio commentary for Brentford FC cup match at Wolves? Can’t hear anything at the moment…

On the ‘Heritage Route’ no. 15 bus to Trafalgar Square, complete with conductor shouting out the stops - takes me back and what a pleasure to ride the Routemaster once more #ThoseWereTheDaysMyFriend

Sad to hear of death of Spurs, QPR, Chelsea, Palace and Barcelona legend Terry Venables, whom I had the privilege of meeting several times in the early 1990s. RIP El Tel

Wealth managers are seeing many businesses they deal with diminishing in value due to sibling rivalry - Sanah Gumede of Absa Group tells Matthew Vincent of Financial Times during discussion on succession planning at Financial Times Live and Financial Times_PWM #FTWealth Summit in London

One of the key issues with transfer of wealth between generations has been the constant struggle of benefactors to split assets equitably between family members, Marianna Mamou of UBS tells Matthew Vincent of Financial Times at Financial Times_PWM and Financial Times Live #FTWealth Summit

Fascinating on-stage conversation with Arvind Tiku, founder of AT Capital and family office boss in Singapore: #China ’s foreign policy was previously shaped by events in the USSR and today by the war between #Russia and #Ukraine Financial Times Live PWM #FTWealth Summit

We are all either abstractly positive about #AI - like Elon Musk - or there is a fear factor - says former regulator and Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment The CISI chief Tracy Vegro, calling for realistic discussion of financial services #tech at Financial Times Live PWM summit

‘Commercial real estate is not dead, it’s under-demolished. There are a lot of buildings people don’t want to work in’ - David Levi of Brookfield Asset Management tells us - only those with car parking, gyms and top facilities will flourish - Financial Times Live PWM #FTWealth Summit

The real innovations in technology and #AI are coming not in public, but private markets, Jean Chia, chief investment officer Bank of Singapore tells Elisa Trovato during Financial Times Live PWM #FTWealth Summit

Are our clients screaming for exposure to private markets? Of course not! - Lola Ybarra, global head of investments at Santander Private Banking adds a hint of realism to discussion on ‘alternative’ investments at the Financial Times Live PWM #FTWealth summit, interviewed by Elliot Smither

It’s easy for investors in Asia to get distracted by the Chinese property bubble, rather than looking at broader opportunities in regional sectors including bonds, says Kirstie Spence, fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group during Financial Times Live and PWM #FTWealth summit

Overnight, Russian terrorists attacked Zaporizhzhia with missiles, striking an ordinary five-story residential building.
 
Eight apartments were destroyed. There are wounded and dead. There may be people under the rubble. Emergency rescue efforts are ongoing. My condolences go

Investing in #Ukraine : please watch PWM #StartupShow video interview in @FT studio with BetterMe: Health Coaching founder Victoria Repa, talking investment, inspiration and digital innovation during #Russian invasion of Ukraine video.pwmnet.com/#/overlay/6338…

Interviewing #Ukrainian founder of BetterMe: Health Coaching health coaching app Victoria Repa at Financial Times HQ for Financial Times_PWM #StartUpShow about how the brutal #Russian invasion inspires her to innovate: ‘For #Ukraine ’s entrepreneurs, business is our front line’

Barbaric #Russian attack on cafe in village of #Hroza , #Kharkiv region, north eastern #Ukraine theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…

Harrowing account by Alice Speri The Intercept about brutal crimes, including sexual violence, carried out by #Russian soldiers in #Bucha , #Ukraine during recent occupation. Required reading for anyone thinking #Putin is liberating oppressed people theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukr…