8th Annual European Private Banking Summit & Awards
 
AGENDA: 30/10/2013
14:30 - 14:55REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
14:55 - 15:00WELCOME FROM THE FT
15:00 - 15:05OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN
Stefan Jaecklin, Partner, Wealth & Asset Management, Oliver Wyman
15:05 - 15:30KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NEW BUSINESS MODELS
  • Targeting the super-rich
  • Client-led private banking models
  • Re-drawing reward packages for relationship managers
  • Eliminating conflicts of interest in universal banks
  • Working with large family clients in partnership
  • Investment banking for private clients
  • Drawing up realistic fee schedules
  • Re-educating bankers following regulatory shake-up
  • Asset allocation with broader range of classes

Catherine Weir, Head of Global Family Office Group and Geneva CEO, Citi Private Bank

15:30 - 16:10PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT WILL THE PRIVATE BANKS OF 2020 LOOK LIKE?
  • The future of Swiss private banking in a newly-compliant era
  • Leading with investment expertise rather than secrecy
  • The rise of rival centres including Singapore
  • Learning from multi-family and private investment offices
  • Addressing branch networks and digital channels
  • Profitability: The secrets of segmentation
  • Cost pressures examined
  • The differing needs of old and entrepreneurial wealth
  • The importance of international business diversification

Panel Moderator:
Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, PWM Magazine, Financial Times

Panellists:
Michel Longhini, CEO, UBP Private Banking
Lorne Baring, Founder, B-Capital
Sebastian Dovey, Founding Partner, Scorpio Partnership

16:10 - 16:30AN AUDIENCE WITH RAY SOUDAH
  • Latest M&A deals and intelligence in private banking
  • How have Geneva and Zurich coped with external threats?
  • Analysing valuations for potential sales and purchases
  • Private banking in the Asian century
  • Global platforms versus regional expertise
  • Can private banks survive with over-inflated cost structures?
  • Private banking culture re-examined

Ray Soudah, Founder, Millenium Associates

16:30 - 16:45Refreshment Break
16:45 - 17:15PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
  • Blending active and passive investment products
  • The importance of active management in inefficient classes
  • Effective use of ETFs and indexation
  • Multi-asset solutions in private banking
  • Mixing assets from developed and emerging markets
17:15 - 18:00IDENTIFYING HOT INVESTMENT THEMES
  • What sells and what performs – are they compatible?
  • Thematic investing and asset allocation
  • Are themes just a sales aid or serious market drivers?
  • Debating key themes in developing and developed markets
  • Urbanisation, innovation and industrial champions
  • Assessing key risk factors in portfolio management
  • Efficient communication with private clients

Panel Moderator:
Stefan Jaecklin, Partner, Wealth & Asset Management Oliver Wyman

Panellists:
Yves Bonzon, Chief Investment Officer, Pictet & Cie
Lars Kalbreier, Global Head of Investment Funds, Credit Suisse Private Banking
Stefano Spurio, Head, Investment Advisory Geneva, Bank Julius Baer
Didier Duret, Chief Investment Officer, ABN AMRO Private Banking

18:00 - 18:10CLOSING REMARKS FROM CHAIRMAN
Stefan Jaecklin, Partner, Wealth & Asset Management Oliver Wyman
18:10 - 19:00COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY GLOBAL PRIVATE BANKING DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY