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FN Wealth Management Survey 2024
1.
What is your current employer?
Private bank
Family office
Vertically integrated wealth manager
Discretionary fund manager
Other (please specify)
2.
What is the biggest challenge facing the wealth management sector today?
Fee pressure/priced out by cheaper rivals
Too much regulation
Inadequate investment in technology
Lacking scalability
Geopolitical/economic uncertainty
Other (please specify)
3.
How do you expect M&A activity in the sector to play out over the next 12 months?
Speed up
Slow down
Stay the same
4.
Have new regulations introduced over the past several years like the Consumer Duty made the industry better or worse? Please explain (responses are anonymous).
5.
How important is the adoption of AI for the wealth management industry?
Extremely important
Very important
Somewhat important
Not so important
Not at all important
6.
Will wealth managers cut more jobs in the next 12 months?
Yes
No
Maybe
7.
How would you rate the wealth management industry's approach to diversity, equity and inclusion on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the worst and 5 being excellent?
1
2
3
4
5
8.
Which area of the market will offer the biggest growth opportunity over the next 12 months?
ETFs
Private assets
Digital assets
Sustainable assets
Other (please specify)
9.
What impact will City listings reforms have on wealth managers' allocations to UK stocks?
Increase
Stay the same
Decrease
10.
How will banks' revenue generation from wealth management activities change over the next 12 months?
Increase
Stay the same
Decrease
11.
Will introducing bonuses for investment bankers to refer clients to banks' private wealth divisions work?
Yes
No
Maybe
12.
Do you expect to see an increase or decrease in wealth managers launching ESG/sustainable portfolios in 2025?
Increase
Decrease
About the same
13.
Do you expect wealth managers to allocate more towards passive investments over the next 12 months?
Increase
Decrease
Stay the same
14.
What is the biggest risk that will impact client portfolios over the next 12 months?
Geopolitics
Interest rate environment
US election
China
Other (please specify)
15.
Will Switzerland keep its crown in the high-net worth market following the merger between Credit Suisse and UBS?
Yes
No
Maybe