Private banks must adjust costs in line with their growth potential and ability to generate revenue while reinventing their offering, so they can continue to capture and manage the bulk of their clients' financial assets, argues Michel Longhini, CEO Private Banking at Union Bancaire Privée 

As international banks exit Latin America, private clients are being badly treated in the fallout. Can local players fill the gap?

Wealthy individuals tend to be extremely tech-savvy, yet the vast majority of financial service providers have been too slow in their adoption of digital technology. Leadership from the very top is required to push through the necessary changes

In a web exclusive, PWM talks to Kelly Coffey, CEO of JP Morgan’s US Private Bank, about innovation and how clients’ expectations are shaped by their experiences with non-financial firms 

New York may be the centre of the financial industry in the US, but regional variations mean the biggest banks need a physical presence across the country to cater to clients, as well as overseas if they have global ambitions

Latin America’s richest individuals have seen their wealth hit hard by drops in commodity prices, while many international banks have reduced their footprint or backed out of the region entirely

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

South Africa’s private banks may excel in their use of technology, but the country itself faces myriad economic and political problems