| | | | | | 14:30 - 14:55 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | 14:55 - 15:00 | WELCOME FROM THE FT | 15:00 - 15:05 | OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN Stefan Jaecklin, Partner, Wealth & Asset Management, Oliver Wyman | 15:05 - 15:30 | KEYNOTE 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 - 16:10 | PANEL 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 - 16:30 | AN 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 - 16:45 | Refreshment Break | 16:45 - 17:15 | PORTFOLIO 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 - 18:00 | IDENTIFYING 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 - 18:10 | CLOSING REMARKS FROM CHAIRMAN Stefan Jaecklin, Partner, Wealth & Asset Management
Oliver Wyman | 18:10 - 19:00 | COCKTAIL RECEPTION FOLLOWED BY GLOBAL PRIVATE BANKING DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY |
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