Diary of a private banker
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Freddie Pooter on 06/05/2022
At the start of the year, Barclays wisely decided to re-integrate the wealth and private banking businesses, reversing that disastrous ring-fencing policy dating back to 2017.
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Freddie Pooter on 29/04/2022
My bank’s clientele are starting to get awfully excited about the opportunities available in the emerging metaverse, which is basically a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection.
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Freddie Pooter on 22/04/2022
St James’s Place seemingly remains the City public enemy No 1 in the media, with fresh accusations this week that it continues to steam along happily as a “gravy train” serving top perks for top managers.
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Freddie Pooter on 14/04/2022
London is the favoured home of many of the international super-wealthy, helping make it such a glittering capital. Long may this remain so.
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Freddie Pooter on 08/04/2022
When I was just a young whipper-snapper, just starting off in the City and only knee-high to even Rishi Sunak, I was given sage advice – ‘Never trust Greeks, or investment bankers, bearing gifts.’
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Freddie Pooter on 01/04/2022
Hardly a week goes by when you don’t learn about a new controversy or naughtiness revealed at the hapless Credit Suisse.
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Freddie Pooter on 25/03/2022
One of the wealth industry’s stalwarts, Richard Charnock, has decided to depart as the boss of the Abrdn discretionary management business.
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Freddie Pooter on 18/03/2022
Back in the day, Merrill Lynch used to be called “The Thundering Herd,” a reflection of its heavyweight presence in investment markets.
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Freddie Pooter on 11/03/2022
There can be little doubt that Coutts is the leading private bank serving the wealthy in the music, entertainment and sports fields.
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Freddie Pooter on 04/03/2022
Two claims about M&A in wealth management have been circulating of late that just won’t die away.
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