Private Banking

The growth of Panama's economy is lifting the banking sector, particularly private banking.

More and more families are accumulating enough wealth to need not just a private banker, but a whole flock of them, growing the ranks of family offices. 

Rising fortunes in the Middle East are driving the private-banking market toward socially responsible investing, Islamic products and more digital tools. 

A rising entrepreneurial class is fueling the growth of African private banking, and competition is heating up.  

Private-banking assets in East Asia will soon outpace Europe, but competition is fierce. Effective digitization holds the key to success.

New tools and partnerships are expanding what regional banks can offer, and they still shine for local expertise. 

Swedbank, Nordea and Danske Bank are hoping new tech and green-investment offerings can power them past a money-laundering scandal. 

Sometimes jittery markets can make wealthy clients panic. Those are the times when private bankers really earn their fees.

China's rise is changing the private banking landscape.

The wealth built in emerging markets is transforming the private banking sector, with the needs and desires of the emerging-markets ultra-rich changing as rapidly as the markets themselves.

As mandates grow in number, severity and complexity, wealth management firms increasingly look to technology for help.

So-called tax havens face pressure as regulators seek to stem malfeasance, but there are legit reasons to go offshore.

David Bailin, global head of investments at Citi Private Bank, talks with Global Finance about the worldwide growth in family offices and how investing globally can boost portfolio returns.

The complex wealth of globe-trotting executives and entrepreneurs comes with unique considerations, requiring specialized understanding and advice.

While philanthropy has a long tradition among the ultrarich, private bankers say the inclination to give is stronger than ever—and vastly more complex.

At Global Finance’s annual private-bank awards dinner in Manhattan, talk revolved around how wealth can best serve people and create value worldwide.

Saod Obaidalla, executive vice president and head of Private Banking at Emirates NBD, speaks with Global Finance about the evolution of the regional economy and the bank’s plans to compete with global rivals.

Private banking spent the past year out of the spotlight, which allowed it to focus on trimming costs while developing technology to deliver greater service. This year may be different.

Sung-Yeop Kim, executive vice president and head of the Wealth Management Group and Private Banking for KEB Hana, talks with Global Finance about how his bank serves Asia’s growing ranks of wealthy.

Zurch headquartered Falcon Private Bank has appointed Martin Keller as its  new CEO effective today. Keller's appoitment is part of the bank's turnaround plan and comes ahead of the rebranding that the bank will launch in the fourth quarter of 2017. ...