One of the most memorable moments of Jane Sydenham’s career was, without a doubt, ‘surviving the financial crisis’.

Promoted to portfolio director in March 2017 after ten years at GAM, Arun Shetty looks after clients from HNWs to trusts and pension funds, managing a book just shy of $400 million.

In the view of Stather-Lodge, clients are more financially aware and cost-conscious than ever before. ‘Sometimes they know the cost of everything and value of nothing,’ he says matter-of-factly. But OCM prides itself on driving its costs down. ‘In many ways, delivering more for less has been a motto,’ he explains.

When gloom hangs over markets, Mark Sherwood doesn’t keep his clients in the dark. Indeed, the equine enthusiast, who joined the Swiss firm in 2009, believes an ‘honest approach’ is lacking in the industry as wealth managers shy away from confrontation.

‘A good wealth manager needs to be curious, he needs to listen and be close to the clients,’ says Jakob Meidal. ‘There is no solution that would fit two families the same way, and especially now people are increasingly mobile and the world is getting smaller.’