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 Islamic Banking and Finance - Professor Rodney Wilson |
 Prof. Rodney Wilson is the Director of Post Graduate Studies at Durham University's School of Government and International Affairs. He manages the Durham Islamic Finance Programme and he is also on the academic committee of the Institute. He worked with the Islamic Development Bank, and is currently serving as a consultant to the Islamic Financial Services Board. |
| Challenges in an Private Wealth Management |
| Mark Jenkinson discusses the Challenges in an expanding Private Wealth Management World.
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| Professor Henry Chesbrough of Berkeley on Open Innovation and Open Business Models |
 I had the great pleasure to meet distinguished Professor Henry Chesbrough of the Haas School of Business at Berkeley at a conference in Ireland where Arvetica was invited to speak about how to achieve business model innovation. |
| Time to Invest in Banks Again? |
| Now is a good time to invest in the banking sector, but not the firms affected by the U.S. subprime-mortgage crisis, according to Prof. David Costa, dean of Robert Kennedy College. CNBC's Ross Westgate reports. |
| Claudia Meier on Private Banking - the Analyst’s Perspective |
 Today’s webcast is with Claudia Meier, Analyst at the bank Vontobel. She follows private banking and wealth management in Switzerland for the bank Vontobel. Claudia is at the origin of the much followed “Wealth Manager Report”, which she launched in 2004.
In the webcast she gives us the analyst’s perspective on the industry and tells us which business models she likes most and which industry trends will shape the competitive landscape.
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| What Can Private Banking Learn from a Top Swiss Grand Hotel |
 Arvetica talked to Mr. Hans-Rudolf Rütti, director of the Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, about the art of exclusive client relationships and what his experience could mean for private banking. His insights are all the more interesting, since the Victoria Jungfrau was ranked second best of Switzerland in the 2006 Bilanz City- and Business Hotel Rating. |
| Interview Prof Hans Geiger, Swiss Banking Institute |
 Arvetica met Professor Dr. Hans Geiger of the Swiss Banking Institute to talk about innovation in the private banking sector. Professor Geiger is a leading academic in the banking sector with top management experience at Credit Suisse |
| Lose Your Stock Market Illusions |
 Forbes columnist Kenneth L. Fisher was rated the most accurate prognosticator in 2000, and has held that distinction ever since. He shares the soundest investment advice available with his book, THE ONLY THREE QUESTIONS THAT COUNT |
| Scott Coady HSBC keynote speech |
 Delievers keynote speech and workshop on Authentic Leadership To HSBC Bank in San Diego, CA (more) |
| From the Mouths of Great Leaders |
 A leadership training video featuring quotes from people who have made an incredible impact on the people around them and the world in general.
Used in our specialist leadership coaching workshop, it is designed to evoke an emotional and memorable response |
| Future of Outsourcing and Offshoring - is it all over? |
 Massive wage jumps in India and China of up to 100% a year mean that cost advantages of outsourcing / offshoring to these countries is rapidly disappearing. What next? Will jobs move back to America or Europe? Comment by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon, author of 12 book including Futurewise |
| Why compliance is dead - except to avoid going to prison |
 Compliance will keep you out of prison but will not protect your job or brand -- because every regulation is based on things which happened in the past. Every new scandal creates demand for new regulation and public emotion changes. You will be judged not by whether you complied with what was legal at the time, but by whether it feels "right" in future. Many examples from banking, financial services, legal advisory services, compliance departments. Environmental standards, single issues, activism, campaigns, media, illegal action, unethical behaviour, business ethics and public policy. Business management. Court cases and government action. Health and safety, water supplies and pollution, air quality and so on. Comment by Dr Patrick Dixon, futurist, leading authority on global trends and conference speaker. |
| Sodi - an Innovative Platform for Independant Asset Managers |
 Arvetica recently talked to Maurice Levy, partner at Sodi Platforms, about the essence of private banking, his innovative company and the role of independant asset managers in the future of private banking |
| H-E-D-G-E, by Merle Hazard |
 Too funny not to share! |
| Branding building in Second Life |
 Andrew McGregor, Regional Director, Text 100 EMEA discusses the founding of Text 100's office in Second Life at the Amsterdam New Media event, Picnic 06, August 2006. |
| Distinguished Chef Denis Martin talks about Innovation |
 Denis Martin is the only chef in Switzerland to practice molecular gastronomy. Combined with an innovative mind and an excellent cuisine this has given him and his restaurant numerous distinctions, such as two stars in the Guide Michelin and 3 toques in the Gault & Millau.
We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with the chef about innovation, tradition and inspiration and how this technique of cuisine brings playfulness to eating. In the video below you can feel that at the heart of his innovative drive lies the passion for his work and an affection for differentiation.
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| Microfinance for Private Banking - Jean-Philippe de Schrevel of BlueOrchard |
 Microfinance is emerging as an innovative asset class that can play an interesting role in private banking. It is attractive for several reasons.
On the one hand it is arguably one of the most effective techniques for poverty alleviation - which speaks to the conscience of wealthy investors. On the other hand, from a purely financial perspective, recent research has shown that microfinance has a useful portfolio diversification value, because of its low correlation to general market movements.
In this context we enjoyed speaking to Jean-Philippe de Schrevel, Founder and Managing Director of BlueOrchard, a successul microfinance investment manager.
BlueOrchard employs 16 finance professionals in Geneva and New York. It manages several funds of totally almost 500 million dollars, invested in over 34 countries and 92 microfinance institutions.
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| Sebastian Dovey of Scorpio Partnership on Private Banking |
 Sebastian Dovey, managing partner at Scorpio Partnership, visited us at Arvetica last week. We used the opportunity to interview him on his views on private banking and wealth management.
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| Private Banking Summit 2007 - Day 1 |
| The Private Banking Summit 2007 is taking place in Zurich these days (4.-6. September). Once again the organizers managed to put together a list of distinguished speakers from top management of various private banking players (program). We provide you with a short summary of some of the take-aways of day 1 and a video interview with conference chairman Prof. Teodoro Cocca. |
| CEO Interv iew: Arthur Bolliger of Maerki Baumann & Co. |
 We had the great opportunity to talk to Mr Arthur Bolliger, former CEO and now member of the board of Maerki Baumann & Co. SA Private Bank. In the webcast he gives us some great insights into his understanding of what private banking really is and the experience he acquired during his successful career in top management. |
| Eric Vassalli on Private Banking in CEE |
| In the first of a series of blogposts on private banking in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Eric Vassalli of IBM Business Consulting visited us at Arvetica to give us a brief overview of this emerging private banking market. |
| Anton Affentranger Shares his Experience in Strategy, Management and Private Banking |
| Mr Anton Affentranger, who has a long track record in top management in the Swiss industry, shared his experience on the topics of strategy, management and private banking with us. We talked about strategy in general and his past experience in private banking.
It is particularly interesting to listen to Mr Affentranger, because he brings a unique mix of experience to the table. From 1998 to 2000, he was Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of the private bank Lombard Odier & Cie in Geneva (which has become Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie.). Today he is, on the one hand involved in large companies, for example as Chairman of Implenia, Switzerland’s largest construction and building services provider. On the other hand he is actively involved in young start-up companies, for example as CEO of Dartfish SA, a video software solutions provider. Latter role comes from the hands-on investment approach of his own company, Affentranger Associates.
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| Corporate Tax Scams |
| Lucy Komisar: closing down the corporate Tax Haven Racket, spoke June 2007 in Washington DC at the Taming the Giant Corporation Conference.Center for Study of Responsive Law. |
| Professor Hans Geiger of the Swiss Banking Institute on the State of Private Banking |
| For today’s webcast we visited Professor Hans Geiger of the Swiss Banking Institute (ISB) again. He was one of the first interviewees on our blog. We talked about various issues related to the current state of the private banking industry.
In a first series of questions we asked Professor Geiger about the sustainability of foreign expansions of numerous private banks and the possible consolidation in the private banking industry.
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| Interview with Sarah Anderson on CEO Pay |
 European business leaders have traditionally taken home far less compensation than their American counterparts. But European executive compensation has been rising, and these pay increases have citizens in European nations deeply concerned. In fact, public outrage on both sides of the Atlantic has contributed to an unprecedented political debate over what to do about excessive executive pay. |
| Prof Buurman presents the Swiss Design Institute for Finance and Banking (SDFB) |
| In this webcast we talked to Professor Gerhard Buurman, who manages the newly created Swiss Design Institute for Finance and Banking (SDFB), which was launched in June ‘07 (disclosure: Arvetica partner Stefano Mastrogiacomo will be part of the research council that advises the SDFB on projects).
In the webcast Professor Buurman explains that the SDFB aims at creating different views and scenarios on what private banking might look like in the future. He illustrates how design as a discipline can contribute to improving private banking. For example through tools and methodologies, such as user centered design. The SDFB will particularly focus on how bank-client interactions and the advisory process could look like a few years from now. To achieve this their objective is to present, among other things, tangible prototypes.
Learn more about the Swiss Design Institute for Finance and Banking (SDFB) in the webcast:
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| A STAR in the making - take a minute to listen |
 Diana Yukawa has had 2 successful classical albums with BMG Japan and following the debut album, was acknowledged as one the country’s top 10 artists.
We would be very grateful if you may possibly have any ideas about who may possibly be interested in investing in this lovely musical project.
Contact Susanne Bayly at SBayly3183@aol.com or call (+44)77-1414-9321 |
| CEO Interview: Jean-Pierre Cuoni, Chairman of EFG International |
 In today’s webcast Mr Jean-Pierre Cuoni, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of EFG International engagingly presents the originality behind his bank, which has known a stellar success since its launch in 1995. |
| Kristel Kivinurm, Managing Partner of Avaron Capital on Private Banking in the CEE |
 This is the second of a trilogy of posts on the Central and Eastern European (CEE) Private Banking market. Kristel Kivinurm-Priisalm, managing parter of Avaron Capital, visited us at Arvetica to talk about the region. She is particularly well suited to talk about this market because her boutique asset management firm based in Estonia fully focuses on the CEE region.
We recommend this webcast to anybody who is interested in the CEE market (outside Russia). Have a look:
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