Conference news in briefThe conference “WEALTH MANAGEMENT & PRIVATE BANKING: RUSSIA & CIS” is attracting huge interest, with new registrations coming in on a daily basis. 150+ senior level participants from Europe, Russia and CIS have already registered for the event which is shaping up to be the major gathering for the industry! The programme is currently being finalised, but new speakers are still confirming their participation. The latest speaker confirmations include: •KEYNOТE SPEAKER: Igor Sagiryan, President, Troika Dialog •Ekaterina Lazorina, Partner and Financial Services Industry Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia •Mikhail Kamensky, General Director, Sotheby's CIS They will join our top level speaker panel that includes professionals from well-known private banks, wealth management companies and family offices from Switzerland, UK, France, Netherlands and of course Russia & CIS, who will share their invaluable experience with you. While the programme will include a range of keynote presentations, its sessions primarily will be in the form of interactive Panel Discussions. Why is it a timely event? Such opportunities, as well as challenges of developing a private banking and wealth management business (both on-shore and off-shore) for HNWIs and UHNWIs from Russia and CIS will be discussed at this conference. |
Among confirmed speakers
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Among key topics and highlights:
HOW TO BUILD AND DEVELOP a successful private banking business in the CIS countries? Local and Western banks’ perspective, challenges and ways to overcome them how to achieve capital preservation and design a portfolio that would best meet client’s requirements? risk and return analysis of various asset classes; including traditional asset classes (equities, bonds) with an impressive line-up of family offices in Europe and Russia, who will discuss practical questions facing multi- and single-family offices Legal and Taxation issues. Estate & Succession Planning. International residence planning International banking centres (Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore & other) - a comparative analysis of their attractiveness for UHNWI and HNWI from CIS After an intensive information packed day we are delighted to invite you to this GALA EVENING. It will provide you with the perfect opportunity to network with the conference participants and develop important new business contacts, with a glass of champagne in a relaxed and stylish environment! Other topics include:-Global: private banking and wealth management after the crisis and the onslaught on the Swiss bank secrecy. What has changed in the last 12 months and are there more shock waves to come? -Russia versus the West: “new” versus “old” money -The increasing importance of working with heirs of Russian HNWI – a growing market segment? -What are clients looking for in their private bankers/advisors? What are the pros and cons for them of using a family office, a private banker or a wealth manager? -VIP lifestyle services -High impact philanthropy
About industry growth potential Although onshore private banking in Russia remains relatively small by global standards, it shows great growth potential. There are various estimates, however, according to Credit Suisse data, the Russian private banking market has about $15 billion in assets, with the potential to grow to $400 billion. (Wealth Briefing, Feb 2009)
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