Cryptocurrencies for Wealth Management - A Risk Worth Taking?

Onawa Promise Lacewell, PhD

Director, Consulting

Onawa Promise Lacewell has a research focus on the impact of disruptive technologies on the financial services sector and on the client-facing technology that wealth managers use to support the digital experience of UHNW and HNW end clients. Specifically, she is interested in how wealth managers use digital portals and mobile apps to support the client experience of UHNW and HNW end clients. Onawa holds a PhD from the University of Missouri.

Recent research assignments and publications include the following:

Behind the Login of Wealth Management Client Portals
Benchmarking of Value-Added Services for UHNW clients
The Rising Popularity of Family Offices
AI Throughout the Wealth Management Lifecycle
UHNW Benchmarking

Anna Schneider

Senior Research Analyst

Anna Schneider researches and analyzes market data, conceptualizes and writes research reports, and presents research to relevant networks in international settings. Anna is focused on researching the Asian wealth management landscape. She is especially focused on the China’s financial services sector, including how it is impacted by disruptive technological, economic, legal, and regulatory developments, and the related implications for wealth management industries worldwide. Anna holds a double master’s degree in Chinese-European economic and business studies from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China, and the Berlin School of Economics and Law in Germany. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies and management from the University of Applied Sciences in Constance, Germany. Anna is fluent in English and holds an Advanced Certificate HSK 6 in Chinese. Her native language is German.

Recent research assignments and publications include the following:

Wealth Management in Asia
Mobile Apps for Wealth Management Benchmarking
Thinking Beyond the Crisis: Developing a Strategic Approach to Mobile Communication
I, Advisor: Implementing AI Throughout the Client Journey
Mobile Trading on the Rise - Background, Trends, and Relevance for Wealth Managers

Featured Content:

Cryptocurrencies for Wealth Management - A Risk Worth Taking?

Mar 01, 2018

While the Bitcoin bubble may be deflating, many wealth management clients are eager to add crypto currencies to their portfolios—despite the obvious risk associated with these virtual products. Wealth managers are therefore stuck between appeasing clients’ wishes and protecting their wealth. Meanwhile, despite Bitcoin’s recent fall, cryptocurrencies are likely to remain a key investment topic for years to come.

This 21-page flash report examines cryptocurrencies as investment vehicles in order to help wealth managers understand the risks and opportunities on offer—for instance, Bitcoin ETFs and Bitcoin Futures. The report includes detailed insight into the pros and cons of eight of the most popular cryptocurrencies globally as well as five different crypto investment vehicles.

Our expert researchers examine how wealth managers can develop an adequate approach to virtual currencies as investments in order to appease crypto hungry clients. The report also discusses the status quo of the current cryptocurrency landscape and analyzes the basic concept of digital currencies along with their potential applications and limiting factors in the context of wealth management.

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