When it comes to trust, many clients, at least among the British, prefer the private banker with a rather bucolic background.

Yes, the adviser who knows how to ride at a point-to-point, can judge a good filly, muck out the stables, and – vitally – can plough a field and get their taters properly clamped up, is always a favourite among the landed gentry.

Such talents are thus de rigueur for those who want to cultivate a decent client base in the muddy shires of old England.

Happily, we can produce an exemplar of the sort of banker we are talking about.