Which cities do private banks love?

By Helen Avery

Which cities are private banks looking to expand into next year? Euromoney asked thousands of bankers what their firms’ plans were. Here's what they said about five of the largest countries (the cities are in order of most responses):

Brazil
1	São Paulo
2	Rio de Janeiro
3	Belo Horizonte
China
1	Beijing
2	Shanghai
3	Guangzhou
4	Shenzhen
Germany
1	Hamburg
2	Frankfurt
3	Düsseldorf
India
1	Ahmedabad
2	Chandigarh
3	Jaipur
4	Mumbai
US
1	New York City
2	northern California
3	Seattle

With respect to regional preferences, most respondents said they were focusing on investing in Asian expansion this year.

February 2015