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 …
More nimble fintechs have one advantage over traditional banks when it comes to responding to customer needs to improve customer experience. With over half of customers saying that banking is not fun, banks face the challenge of enhancing user experiences to address changing customer needs, according to the World Retail Banking Report 2022 from Capgemini…
Zillennials Are Going to Change Investing Forever Eating meat is out, flight-shaming is in. Gen Z is transforming the world and investors need to be prepared. As this new cohort — “Zillennials” — comes of age it’s going to eclipse the vaunted Millennials, boost emerging markets and help preferred sectors outperform as other…
M&A Roadmap for the Banking Industry in 2021 Mergers and acquisitions have returned back on the agenda of Swiss banking with force. Even if the mooted UBS-Credit Suisse-deal seems an unlikely proposition now, there are plenty of other options on the table for 2021, as an overview presented by finews.asia shows. Big banking has found…
Following Private Banker International’s second Germany conference at the end of April, and a collapsed merger between two of the country’s largest banks, Oliver Williams takes a look at the future of private banking in Germany. Future of private banking in Germany: More Mergers After talks stalled between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank last month, rumours have…
What will technological change deliver in the coming decades? Higher unemployment? Or a wealth of new job opportunities? And what can we do to determine the outcome? Technological change in any given society is never smooth and always negotiated. Although both perils and opportunities await, the ultimate result depends on our choices today. Governments, businesses,…
