(as published by Tristan Blythe, Group Editor, Thewealthnet)
Cognitive decline, such as Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, remains a somewhat taboo subject. It is, understandably, an area many find difficult to discuss.
However, the UK’s wealth management sector cannot afford to ignore it and the impact it has on a firm’s interaction with clients, according to David Durlacher, chief executive of Julius Baer in the UK and Ireland.