Private Banks

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Private Banks
July 7, 2026

A “barbell effect”: private banking client asset thresholds to diverge

Cost pressure, regulatory constraints, and the need to boost efficiency are forcing the threshold of…
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Kluis
Private Banks
July 1, 2026

Wealth keeps economy afloat, UBS says

Private wealth is increasingly shaping the economic cycle, not just reflecting household prosperity…
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Peggy Brione - Nagelmackers
Private Banks
June 29, 2026

CEO: “Nagelmackers is returning to its roots”

New French CEO Peggy Brione is refocusing Nagelmackers, Belgium’s oldest bank, on its historic core…
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Anneka Treon on investing in Europe: "If you miss 25 years of compounding your wealth through investments, that really starts to hurt." Photo: Jeremy Fdida/Amundi.
Private Banks
June 22, 2026

ING takes market-by-market approach to European wealth

ING is not rolling out a single wealth management model for the whole of Europe. Instead, the Dutch…
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Peter Vogel, head of the Global Family Business Center at IMD Business School in Lausanne. Photo: IMD.
Private Banks
June 3, 2026

Peter Vogel: ‘Most wealthy families don’t know how their wealth is performing’

Family offices are often portrayed as sophisticated investment organizations with access to elite…
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M. Pieterse-Bloem - photo by Melanie Lemahieu
Private Banks
April 13, 2026

Investors are getting used to war. That worries Pieterse-Bloem.

The conflict in the Middle East hit financial markets less hard than expected. Rabobank strategist…
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Thomas Heinzl. Photo: Quintet.
Private Banks
April 13, 2026

Heinzl takes helm at Quintet as cost pressure defines next phase

The new chief executive of Europe’s quietly ambitious private bank starts work this week. His…
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Olivier Dauman. Photo: CA Indosuez.
Private Banks
March 23, 2026

Evergreen is no El Dorado, says Indosuez’s Dauman

Evergreen funds are pushing private markets toward a wider investor base. Olivier Dauman of CA…
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The Luxembourg team at Norman K: Nicolas Mayer and Nicolas L’Hermite (right). Photo: Norman K.
Private Banks
January 20, 2026

Luxembourg becomes a focal point in European wealth management

Luxembourg is increasingly becoming an operational necessity rather than a strategic option. From…
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Anneka Treon ING
Private Banks
November 10, 2025

ING aims to double its wealth operations

ING wants to double its activities in private banking, wealth management, and investments by…
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ING Cedar Amsterdam
News
September 11, 2025

ING integrates Luxembourg unit into Global Investment Centre

ING has brought all its investment expertise together in a newly established Global Investment…
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Sven Nelis en Guillaume Deknudt
Private Banks
September 11, 2025

Fiscal amnesty lets Belgian families clean up past wealth

Since 8 August, Belgian taxpayers have been able to declare untaxed income and assets through a new…
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Jan Willem Hofland, ABN Amro
Private Banks
September 8, 2025

ABN Amro charts new course in wealth management

ABN Amro is set to personalize wealth management for private banking clients. Starting in October…
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