Africa is currently facing big changes and is growing fast, a lot of its countries are developing and the number of HNWI and UHNWI is only going higher. Even though the continent faced many challenges in addition to the Covid-19 crisis, it’s still standing and moving forward. Around 136 000 HNWI are living in Africa…
In a context where crypto-currencies are growing and attracting interest, some banks have already taken a close interest in this new virtual currency. Over time, cryptos have gained a strong reputation thanks to the speculative and media boom of some virtual currencies such as Bitcoin or Etherum. How do you introduce cryptocurrency into banks?…
UBP : Another step into Real Estate UBP (Union Bancaire privée) took another step towards its Real Estate strategy success. The bank has finally acquired two buildings in the center of Brussels, Belgium through a share purchase. The total surface area of 70 000 m2 is rented by Belgium’s ministry of foreign affairs. With…
Private Banking is one of the many industries who knew several changes over the last few months. Let’s take a look a the situation concretely. Inflation has reached records and it affected global capital markets. US equities and European stocks are both still appreciated even though risk-return ratios changed. Since the beginning of the corona…
Quiet quitting is a topic that has been trending lately. It took an interesting position in our society on a very short time. Quiet quitting has started on social media, especially on Tik Tok, it can be defined as the state when the employees are not happy about one or many aspects of their work,…
Last Thursday, the 15th of September 2022, Ethereum knew the biggest change in its history. It’s one of the most important news for Crypto currencies holders, especially Ethereum holders, whether they’re investors or day-to-day trader. The big move that Ethereum blockchain was expecting last Thursday is called the Merge, which means that the blockchain will…
Standard Chartered: Why the ‘S’ in ESG is a priority in private wealth Environmental, social and governance, more commonly known as ESG, has become a ubiquitous term to describe responsible and sustainable business practices, but in most cases, the ‘E’ or environmental considerations, particularly climate change, has been the primary focus. Companies – and their investors…
Teamwork is a shared responsibility between all of the team members. Actually, without teamwork, an organisation can’t really progress. Many believe that « Alone we can go faster but together we go further ». A good team player is the one who does their job correctly and contributes to the success of the team results. You…
The winners of the Private Banking Switzerland Awards have been announced! This year’s winners for the Private Banking & Wealth Management Switzerland Awards have been announced and there were a number of worthy winners. From incumbent banks such as BNP Paribas and UBS to newer players such as Appway and Unblu, there was a…
Switzerland has a long-held reputation for financial secrecy, but it isn’t the top country when it comes to a lack of financial transparency. The country that is atop the rankings for being the most complicit in helping individuals hide their wealth is the United States, according to a biennial report released today by the Tax …
