The fourteenth volume of the Insights series looks at succession and planning for the next generation, and how people around the world pass on their assets, and their aspirations to the next generation.

This report investigates why many wealthy individuals don't want to retire fully, even if they have little financial need to keep working. We look at how these "Nevertirees" should plan for the future, and the changing attitudes towards them.

In the aftermath of a financial crisis that was at least partly caused by a housing market crash, we ask high net worth individuals and property experts to assess the prospects for the global residential and commercial property markets.

Family businesses are the backbone of the global economy. In Volume 8 of Wealth Insights, we examine the structure, motivations and characteristics of family businesses around the world, within the context of a challenging economic environment.

In this report we examine the choices that wealthy investors make, especially during periods of volatility, and explore the characteristics that determine why they make those choices.

Written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of Barclays, this fourth volume of Insights examines what it means to be wealthy today.

From luxury goods manufacturers to private banks, the commercial world is starting to sit up and take notice of women’s growing spending power, and is now redoubling its efforts to tap into this money-spinning market.