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December 2010/January 2011: Special Report Contents
SPECIAL REPORT: Everyone’s pet project
Banking the wealthy has become the most visible sign of the industry’s drive for quality. Private banking is now a pet project at many international banks in the new capitalconstrained environment. It’s well capitalised, and the lending profiles of its affluent customers, with £100k-£500k in investable assets, are strong and offer good margins.
In this Special Report, WILL CAIN, former Editor of Private Banker International, examines the industry’s prospects:
Proud to be private: Their chase for quality The real story is about the ‘flight to quality’ as players struggle to restore client trust.
The Switzerlands of the East Asia is the rising star. Singapore and Hong Kong have become the new offshore destinations of choice for the super-rich.
Return of the hedge funds: Scapegoats come good Hedge funds were blamed for shorting bank stocks to cause the crisis. But now the sector is regaining its sparkle.
A not so odd odds-on winner Horse racing and banking are closer than you might think, argues RONNIE STEEDMAN, of Weatherbys Bank.
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