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On March 4, Hubbis hosted a panel of experts for a discussion on the future of the independent wealth management sector in Asia. The independent sector in the region remains considerably less well-established than, for example, in Europe or the US, with an estimated 30% of assets managed by boutique firms in Switzerland against estimates of well less than 10% in Asia, and probably nearer 5%. But that represents a great opportunity, and Asia is certainly working hard to catch up with Europe. There is growing diversity in the market, more top-flight bankers have been leaving the relative security of the brand-name private banks to venture out on their own or to join established independents, lured by the prospect of greater personal working freedom, a greater ability to manage their clients’ assets in a totally objective manner with open architecture, and unencumbered by expectations or pressures of the banks. Some 10 to 15 years ago, when the creation of many of the earlier independ