All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

StanChart flying to Infinite heights

Standard Chartered Singapore has scored a direct hit with its revitalised Visa Infinite credit card, which it targets squarely at the affluent segment. Douglas Blakey reports on the background to the product refresh, and its highly successful relaunch in an increasingly competitive market

Disciplined execution key to ongoing success of ‘One RBC’

Douglas Blakey meets Wayne Bossert, vice chair of RBC Wealth Management, to discuss the bank’s strategic imperatives: leveraging and growing its high-performing asset management business; servicing ultra and high net worth clients in its priority markets; and leveraging RBC’s strengths and capabilities to bring the best of RBC to its clients

Stars in their eyes: RBC City National will target UK growth

Less than a year after taking charge of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) the bank’s new CEO Dave McKay has agreed the bank’s biggest ever deal, the $5.4bn acquisition of Los Angeles-headquartered City National.