Europe

From Financial Centres / Europe / Czech Republic October 26, 2021

Maintaining growth in a pandemic-hit world

In light of Covid-19, ČSOB Private Banking has urged its clients to stay invested for the long term while accelerating its sustainability and digitisation processes

From Financial Centres / Europe / Italy October 29, 2020

Private capital is a driver for the real economy

Mediobanca Private Banking can help clients safeguard their financial wealth while also managing all their assets, “because it is able to offer a Private Investment Bank model”, says Angelò Viganò, Head of Mediobanca Private Banking

From Financial Centres / Europe / Switzerland June 24, 2020

Swiss wealth management needs more than tradition to stay on top

The Swiss wealth management industry is facing numerous challenges and must do more to embrace digital solutions if it is to remain the market leader

From Financial Centres / Europe / Poland October 28, 2019

How leading Polish private banks have become clients’ trusted partners

Although still fairly new by European standards, the Polish private banking sector is proud of its 25-year-long history. But things have changed since it all started in the early 1990s and the offer is much closer to Swiss and British private banks’ than you may think, writes Krzysztof Bratos, Head of Private Banking, mBank

From Financial Centres / Europe / Luxembourg August 22, 2019

Luxembourg strikes balance between stability and innovation

The combination of a stable base and a forward-thinking mindset bode well for Luxembourg’s future as a financial centre

From Financial Centres / Europe / Luxembourg April 28, 2015

Luxembourg sets sights on upper reaches of wealth ladder

Whereas Luxembourg was once seen as a tax haven for mass affluent individuals, changes in the regulatory landscape have led the Grand Duchy to raise the bar on the type of clients it attracts

From Financial Centres / Europe / Ukraine March 21, 2014

Russian incursion felt far beyond Ukraine’s borders

The economic fallout of Russia’s actions in Ukraine will affect not only individuals and businesses in the two countries, but global financial centres

From Financial Centres / Europe April 8, 2013

Guernsey extols the benefits of island life

Although it boasts a thriving private equity industry, Guernsey must lessen its dependence on UK-sourced business and diversify into other areas if it is to prosper

From Financial Centres / Europe / Switzerland February 27, 2013

Structural shifts imply Swiss focus is overseas

Pictet and Lombard Odier’s new structures will limit partners’ liabilities, but also boost their international ambitions

From Financial Centres / Europe September 26, 2012

Making the case for private banking in Switzerland and Singapore

François Reyl, CEO of Reyl and Cie (left) and Lombard Odier’s Vincent Duhamel discuss what the future holds for private banking in Switzerland and Singapore

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