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Yuri Bender

London

Editor-in-Chief, Professional Wealth Management at Financial Times

Journalist: finance, football and future of Ukraine... but not necessarily in that order

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  • 4 days ago | pwmnet.com | Yuri Bender

    Benelux bankers gathering in Antwerp were keen to address the challenges facing their industry’s long-term lustre. There have been previous eras where senior private bankers have enjoyed a swashbuckling certainty around client loyalty, asset growth and digital prowess. Sadly, we are no longer living through those heady days.

  • 3 weeks ago | pwmnet.com | Yuri Bender

    Private banks have been hamstrung by groupthink and lack of beneficial incentive programmes, with many players missing key geopolitical and investment trends. Wealthy European families — served by specialist investment managers — are increasingly allocating assets according to geopolitical realities, reveals experienced private banker Beat Wittmann, during one of his regular trips from Zurich to London, visiting key clients.

  • 1 month ago | pwmnet.com | Yuri Bender

    Mid-market wealth managers have the mindset and flexibility to rapidly transform their culture and client relationships, yet they often lack the assets to create major disruptions. The wealth management industry is looking to its largest players for waves of digital disruption, transforming relationships with clients and stewardship of their assets. Each continent boasts its own regional champions, with several able to instigate cross-border innovation.

  • 2 months ago | pwmnet.com | Ali Al-Enazi |Elisa Trovato |Yuri Bender

    Pioneering wealth managers, family offices and educational institutions are re-evaluating the purpose of investments and measurement of their impactWith traditional environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing frameworks increasingly called into question, many families and practitioners are looking for a more structured approach, applying systems thinking to develop a strategic, long-term blueprint.

  • Mar 18, 2025 | pwmnet.com | Elisa Trovato |Yuri Bender |Thomas Brown

    Europe is looking increasingly attractive for portfolio investors previously biased to the US, but they must be prepared to act quickly in response to fast-changing political factors. Investor interest in European stocks is rising, driven by increased defence and infrastructure spending, hopes for a Russia-Ukraine resolution and post-war reconstruction.

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5 Jan 25

Shocked that @5liveSport hosts @chris_sutton73 and @RobbieSavage8 have never heard of @SeabrookCrisps - obviously unlike their listeners, they never set foot in the aisles of @Morrisons

Yuri Bender
Yuri Bender @YuriBender
15 Sep 24

Falun Gong seems to be establishing a stronghold in the centre of #Kyiv, #Ukraine https://t.co/nrQO3fyqTa

Yuri Bender
Yuri Bender @YuriBender
13 Sep 24

Taking a break from fascinating interviews for @FT_PWM and @FT #WealthManagement, in #Kyiv #Ukraine with wonderful cup of ginger and honey tea at #VeroVero close to #Dnipro River https://t.co/lvee7HbxRp