Private Wealth Pulse · Market & Hiring Insights
Hiring trends, market notes and portability signals across Switzerland, Dubai, Singapore, London & New York.
Private Banking
9 Dec 2025
When UBS acquired Credit Suisse in March 2023, few understood the magnitude of what was actually happening. It wasn't just a bank rescue.
Private Banking
8 Dec 2025
Breaking today: According to Swiss publication SonntagsBlick (December 7, 2025), UBS is planning to cut up to 10,000 additional jobs by 2027, reducing total headcount to approximately 95,000 full-time positions. This isn't just another round of restructuring.
Private Banking
2 Dec 2025
On November 25, 2025, ABN Amro dropped a bombshell that should terrify every banker in back-office roles and excite every relationship manager on the front line. The Dutch banking giant announced it would eliminate 5,200 full-time positions 24% of its entire w
Private Banking
1 Dec 2025
UBS has migrated 67% of Credit Suisse's Swiss client accounts but the remaining 33% are the wealthiest, most complex relationships. Here's what that means for relationship managers.
Private Banking
19 Nov 2025
The Great UBS Paradox: Why the World's Largest Wealth Manager is Shrinking Its US Footprint While Expanding Everywhere Else. UBS just reported $38 billion in global net new assets for Q3 2025 but lost $8.
Private Banking
18 Nov 2025
Something interesting is happening across the global wealth management landscape a quiet power rebalancing between elite private bankers and the institutions that employ them. For years, banks made the rules.
Private Banking
18 Nov 2025
The private banking recruitment landscape in 2025 is redefining success. Across Geneva, Zurich, Dubai, and Singapore, the demand for seasoned Senior Relationship Managers (RMs) who bring proven, portable ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high-net-worth (HNW) cli
Private Banking
11 Nov 2025
Picture this: A 162-year-old Swiss banking institution, one with deep roots in Zurich and a name synonymous with Swiss financial tradition quietly submits an application for a U.S.
Private Banking
1 Nov 2025
Something fundamental just shifted in wealth management and most firms are missing it. For decades, clients with similar net worths got similar portfolios.
Private Banking
27 Oct 2025
The Swiss banking world is doing something remarkable right now. Despite facing what might be the most challenging global environment in years aggressive US tariffs, currency chaos, and regulatory pressures that would make most industries buckle Switzerland's
Private Banking
19 Oct 2025
Something remarkable is happening in European wealth management. Italy yes! Italy is eating everyone's lunch.
Private Banking
12 Oct 2025
The global private banking industry stands on the brink of a historic shift. Over the next two decades, an estimated $80 trillion in wealth will move from Baby Boomers and Generation X to Millennials and Generation Z a transfer that will redefine how financial
Private Banking
28 Sept 2025
Swiss private banks demonstrate resilience amid challenging headwinds, posting mixed but generally solid first-half results despite facing Swiss National Bank rate cuts, unprecedented US tariff pressures, and volatile market conditions. While sector consolidat
Weekly Update
8 Sept 2025
Geneva and Zurich hiring pulse for September 2025: RM demand, portability themes, and cross-border client flows across CH onshore and selected offshore markets.
Private Banking
2025-1-06
Swiss private banking faces an unprecedented talent transformation as digital natives reshape client expectations, sustainable investing surges to record levels, and critical skill shortages threaten competitive positioning. While traditional relationship mana