The fortunes of Switzerland’s private banks are picking up, helped by a ground-breaking deal on taxes with Germany, writes Tara Loader Wilkinson

World Finance speaks to KBL European Private Bankers’ CEO Jacques Peters about the banking group’s ambitions to expand

How many online banks offer a genuine trading platform taking in FX and FX options futures, equities, CFDs and ETFs? Saxo Bank’s Patrick Mortensen knows his bank offers unparallelled access to a fast-growing investor base unimpressed with poor fund manager performance and fees

Prioritising corporations and high income individuals has paid off for Banco Interatlantico

On their 10th Anniversary, BSTDB are looking to the long term

Citi expects to win rich clients in emerging markets at a much faster pace than in the Americas, its top private banker said, as it rebuilds itself after taking heavy hits during the credit crisis

European states lined up behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel to expose tax cheats in a combined assault on the Swiss banking secrecy laws that help protect them

With its prudent management and risk approach, Garanti Bank have acquired enviable brand recognition

Faith must be restored for credit to flow and for the economy to function, says Jordan’s Central Bank Governor, Dr. Umayya Salah Toukan. By Natalie Shaw

Bank internal funds pricing: one more issue for regulatory authorities, asserts Moorad Choudhry

Founded on November 14, 1996, BAI is today a dynamic bank using the most up-to-date technology. The bank gives special attention to a more efficient and personalised market approach, working to become an essential business partner

World Finance spoke to Branko Vujovic, Director, at the Agency of Montenegro for Economic Restructuring and Foreign Investments. Among the topics discussed were privatization, foreign direct investment, future projects and progression in Montenegro

Credit markets and particularly structured credit products are undergoing major changes in 2008