The building of a breakaway brand
Asia-Pacific is set to become HSBC Private Bank's most significant geography in the next 5 to 10 years, according…
By
William Cain
All Articles
HSBC breaks into global top 5
HSBC Private Bank has broken into the top five of Private Banker Internationals global index, underlining its position as…
ByRealising the value of the super rich
Businesses have been shifting up the wealth management pyramid in the past year, looking to gear their service to…
ByCredit where it’s due for one-bank model
Credit Suisse has for a long time been a global wealth management powerhouse, but the engine of the business…
ByTime for SFOs to freshen up
The value of running single family offices is being reconsidered by some wealthy families at a time when their…
ByA year for the boutiuqes
Smaller, more focused wealth managers operating in the $0.5 million to $20 million wealth bracket had better profitability in…
BySuitors jostle for US client business
Wealth managers, lawyers and accountants are assessing how they can win business from US clients who need to declare…
ByMore senior hires for NAB
William Cain spoke to Angela Mentis, head of the NAB private bank, about the recent appointments and how the…
ByHNW women gain currency in Asia
William Cain reports.RBS Coutts is aiming to win new clients by targeting high net worth women in Asia, a…
ByBanks brace for tax amnesties
One of the logical extensions of the ongoing international campaign against offshore finance is the need for tax amnesties…
ByAll to play for after industry shake-up
Eighteen months of ups and downs in the wealth management market has blown the race for PBIs Outstanding Global…
ByLevin bill ‘relies on flawed information’
Increasing international pressure on banking secrecy and tax havens is being led by a US assault which has its…
ByBanks get picky on technology
While most private banks accept that investing in technology is a necessary means of reducing costs over the long…
BySalles retires as Banco Itaú head
After overseeing the growth of Banco Itas private bank from BRL5 billion to BRL90 billion in the last seven…
ByExtra clients for MFO Myer
After appointing its first employee in 1972, Myer Family Office has become one of the most high-profile multi family…
ByA return to suitcase banking?
Citi Private Bank is scaling back its domestic private banking operations in Australia and focusing on providing more client…
ByAustralia: growing old gracefully
Australias domestic banks have maintained their dominant position in the private banking market and are becoming more global in…
ByFSA studies ‘sales advice’ labelling
Following the publication of its Retail Distribution Review, the UKs Financial Services Authority is conducting a study into the…
ByBonds preferred as caution takes hold
Corporate bonds, preferred bank debt and convertibles are becoming increasingly attractive for investment managers, with equity markets tipped for…
ByCredit Suisse goes bespoke in Japan
Credit Suisse is building on its established investment banking and asset management business in Japan by entering the private…
ByScaling the issue of providing better advice
As the wealth management industry focuses on providing more personal and sounder advice, new solutions are being trialled and…
ByA new force in Brazil
The proposed merger in Brazil of Banco Ita and Unibanco will create Brazils biggest domestic private bank and form…
ByIndustry survey: Survival of the fittest
The strength of customer propositions and business models is never more important than in a downturn, and the industry…
ByBanking the entrepreneur
Opinion on providing wealth management and private banking services for entrepreneurs is split, with some citing the vast AuM…
ByChina’s first Swiss private bank
In a flurry of overseas investments in Switzerland, Bank of China has been given the go-ahead to start a…
By