Barclays has been given the green light to transfer £160bn of assets to its Irish business as the bank “cannot wait any longer” to implement its no-deal Brexit strategy amid ongoing political uncertainty. A High Court judgement revealed that the bank is pushing forward with its Brexit contingency plan to transfer all of its European…
MEXICO CITY — JP Morgan Chase & Co’s private bank is expanding in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, the unit’s regional CEO said on Wednesday, as wealth creation and political changes bolster the sector’s prospects. The bank plans to increase the number of its frontline private bankers in Latin America by 15 percent, the…
In line with its growth strategy, VP Bank in Singapore has reinforced its organisational and management structure and created the new function of the «head of client business». Reto Marx joins the local management of VP Bank Singapore Branchas head of client business, reporting to local CEO Bruno Morel, according to a media release on…
The private bank said it plans to ramp up on hiring private bankers massively this year. The move follows the poaching of an 18-person team in the Middle East last month. Geneva-based Pictet will hire up to 300 bankers in its wealth management and asset management arms this year, senior partner Nicolas Pictet said in…
ZURICH, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Swiss private bank Julius Baer said on Monday it was proposing Romeo Lacher, the current chairman of Swiss stock market operator SIX Group, as its new non-executive chairman. Lacher, a former Credit Suisse executive, is due to replace Daniel Sauter, who will step down after seven years as chairman at…
HSBC Private Bank has appointed a new head of Private Wealth Solutions North Asia. The firm plans to hire for 700 roles over the next five years in the region. Cynthia Lee will join HSBC Private Bank as head of private wealth solutions (PWS), North Asia, effective on 14 January, the bank said in a statement. She…
Credit Suisse has hired a former Citi banker as new head of wealth management Thailand starting on March 20. He takes over from Thippa Praneeprachachon. Natt Thanomsat will be the new head of wealth management Thailand come March, where he will lead a team of investment planners, according to a press release by Credit Suisse. Based in Bangkok,…
HONG KONG, Dec 21 (Reuters) – UBS Group has named veterans Amy Lo and August Hatecke as new co-heads for its Asia Pacific wealth management business, according to an internal memo issued by the leading Swiss private banking firm. Lo and Hatecke will replace Kathy Shih and Edmund Koh in the new regional roles that…
Arnaud Leclercq, Capital Partner at Lombard Odier, says why the Swiss private bank’s services focus on what really matters: the clients it serves Rarely does a banker personally know two to three generations of the families he services, the private details of their dynasties, and all while being entrusted with sensitive information to which even…
Private Banker International Switzerland Awards were announced on Wednesday at a ceremony in Zurich. These awards are an extension of the well established Private Banker International London Awards and Global Awards that took place in Singapore in October These awards are designed to identify leading institutions that are setting new standards in private banking and wealth…
