With many of us using multiple devices and online accounts every day to access, store and share content and data, each of us has created a large number of digital assets that need to be protected, arguably just as much as our tangible assets, in the event of our death. UHNWIs are always eager to ensure smooth transfer of physical assets but, even though social media is now very much a part of everyday life, many forget about their digital assets.

Digital assets include any information that is electronically stored including digital files, emails, photos, videos, music, bank accounts, financial documents, s...