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Before an institution commits to a search, a team move or a new market, it needs a reliable read on what is possible. Our intelligence brings the context behind the headlines into focus.
We share candid insight on talent availability, compensation expectations, competitor activity and the movements reshaping private wealth. This gives decision-makers a stronger starting point,and gives senior professionals a more informed way to assess timing, opportunity and their own market position.
Complete figures archive
Every quantified market observation currently referenced by Barde & Payre, collected in one working index for institutions and senior professionals.
Wealth landscape
USD 305T
Global financial wealth
Global financial wealth in 2024, up more than 8% year-on-year.
Wealth landscape
25.3M
High-net-worth individuals
High-net-worth individuals worldwide at the end of 2025, up 7.9% year-on-year.
Wealth landscape
USD 15.6T
Cross-border wealth
Cross-border wealth in 2025; the top ten hubs captured over 90% of new flows.
Wealth landscape
USD 83.5T
Global wealth transfer
Expected intergenerational wealth transfer in the coming years.
Wealth landscape
USD 9.5T
Family-office wealth by 2030
Projected family-office wealth by 2030, following an estimated 189% increase from 2019.
Wealth landscape
USD 128T
Wealth held by HNWIs
Global HNWI wealth in 2025; the top 1% control 34.8% of this wealth.
Talent scarcity
500k–700k
Client-facing wealth professionals
Within a global wealth-management workforce of 2.5–3.5 million people.
Talent scarcity
USD 300M+
Transferable assets
Private bankers with this level of transferable assets are often counted in the hundreds across major financial hubs.
Talent scarcity
USD 1BN+
Exceptional transferable assets
At this level, the talent pool is typically measured in dozens rather than hundreds.
Talent scarcity
€200M–€1BN+
Assets stewarded by a senior relationship manager
Often across client relationships lasting 10–20+ years.
Private-banking economics
40–100 bps
Revenue on assets under management
Typical range for leading private banks, alongside operating margins of 20–35%.
Private-banking economics
55–75%
Cost-income ratios
Observed range in the economics of leading private banks.
Firm perspective
15+ years
Specialist experience
Barde & Payre’s history in discreet executive-search work.
Firm perspective
USD 20BN+
Asset-transfer track record
Value associated with the firm’s institutional experience.
Talent scarcity
100,000+
Experienced hires each year
Experienced hires across banks, wealth managers and family offices globally.
Search dynamics
3–9 months
Typical senior-hiring cycle
A realistic time horizon for a consequential appointment.
Search dynamics
40–60%
Senior-move consideration
A reference range for senior professionals considering a change.
Talent scarcity
2.5–3.5M
Global wealth-management workforce
Estimated total workforce, of which only 500,000–700,000 are client-facing.
Wealth landscape
USD 98.3T
Global HNWI wealth
Held by HNWIs globally in 2025; the top 1% control 34.8% of this wealth.
Wealth landscape
~250,000
Ultra-HNWIs worldwide
The fastest-growing wealth segment, rising 9.4% in 2025.
Wealth landscape
8.7%
Global HNWI wealth growth
Global HNWI wealth growth in 2025.
Wealth landscape
441,000+
New US millionaires
Added in 2025, equivalent to more than 1,200 per day.
Wealth landscape
1,200/day
Daily millionaire creation
The daily pace implied by new US millionaire creation in 2025.
Wealth landscape
USD 5.5T
Family-office wealth today
Current estimated family-office wealth, on the way to USD 9.5T by 2030.
Wealth landscape
189%
Family-office wealth increase
Expected increase from 2019 to the 2030 projection.
International Search
The global hubs shaping private wealth.
Seven markets. Distinct cultures, client profiles and leadership dynamics. Read together, they provide the context for international search decisions.
Geneva & Zurich
USD 4T+ private assets
USD 2.6T offshore wealth; Switzerland remains the leading Western offshore wealth centre.
Swiss Banking · KPMG Switzerland · BCG 2026
London
£1.6T wealth assets
A principal global booking centre, with more than 300 wealth and private-banking firms.
TheCityUK 2025
Luxembourg
€756B private-banking AuM
Europe’s leading cross-border platform for EU clients; 90% of its private-banking clients are international.
ABBL · KPMG Luxembourg
Monaco
€150–170B private assets
An overwhelmingly international client base served by around 30 banking institutions.
Monaco banking sector statistics
Dubai (DIFC)
USD 700B+ wealth ecosystem
The principal private-wealth hub for the GCC, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, with 70+ wealth firms and family-office platforms.
DIFC public statistics
Hong Kong
USD 2.9T offshore wealth
The world’s largest offshore wealth hub in 2025 and the key gateway for Mainland Chinese international wealth.
BCG Global Wealth Report 2026
Paris
€1T+ private-bank assets
Continental Europe’s largest domestic wealth-management centre, focused principally on French and European resident wealth.
French private-banking industry estimates