10/29/2012

Standard Chartered profit up

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered Plc said its operating profit grew by a mid-single digit rate in the first nine months of the year, keeping it on track for a 10th straight year of record earnings.

10/28/2012

Swiss private banks feel heat from the east

Switzerland, which has built up a reputation for financial discretion through its system of private banks, could lose this dominance to the Asia-Pacific region by 2020, according to a new report.

10/24/2012

Barclays wins Best Private Bank across three categories

Barclays also won ‘Best Private Bank – India’ for the second year running, and ‘Best Private Bank – Japan’ for SMBC Barclays, a private banking joint venture between Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Barclays

10/23/2012

AuM takes hit in Asia-Pacific

Nicholas Moody, editor of Private Banker International comments: "The fall in aggregate AuM growth in Asia-Pacific hit foreign banks particularly badly, while the Asia-based banks held up well. This could perhaps be an indication that local banks are