With half of all Italian private wealth managed by retail banks there is huge potential for private banks to expand domestically

Increased regulatory costs have seen asset managers moving fund management operations to Malta, although global custodians tend to look elsewhere

Cyprus is changing and learning from past mistakes. The banking sector has halved in size while there are great hopes for the shipping and funds industries

Jersey is becoming something of a centre for alternative investments while there are also signs of private banks returning to the island

Clients from Russia and the Middle East head to Guernsey to protect their wealth, while the island is also becoming a hub for illiquid invesments

Financial services remain a key pillar of the island’s economy but the government is determined not to put all its eggs in one basket

The Grand Duchy is Europe’s leading investment funds domicile and now plans to make inroads into China and Latin America, according to promotional body Alfi

Cyprus is on the road to recovery with both its banks and economy having been restructured, but the island has a long way to go to regain its former glory as a financial services centre