Jeff Maurer, chief executive of US broker Evercore's new wealth management division, is anticiptating growth in the high net worth space, as clients go "back to the future."

The head of Evercore Partners' wealth management arm launched in November, previously served as Neuberger Berman executive vice president, the wealth management firm splitting off from Lehman Brothers in a $2.1bn (€1.6bn) management buyout agreed last week.