There was a record attendance at Euromoney’s annual private banking awards dinner in London last month, reflecting a year in which the importance of wealth management grew in the overall financial landscape, and that a time of change in global banking had brought about a host of new winners.
The bankers attending at the Grand Connaught Rooms, who had come from more than 35 countries, were entertained by string trio Elegante and then had their awards presented to them by leading UK broadcaster Katie Derham. The big award for best global private bank was collected onstage by Credit Suisse’s COO, Christoph Brunner.