All articles by Patrick Brusnahan

Patrick Brusnahan

Editor of Private Banker International.

Credit Agricole beats estimates and records in H1 2024

Excluding specific items, underlying net income for Credit Agricole Group amounted to €4,389m in H1 2024, up 11.4% compared to H1 2023.

Octopus Investments selects FA Solutions for investment management

The partnership is set to fine-tune the investment operations and processes at Octopus.

Aquiline agrees to sell Quintes to Brown & Brown

The Quintes management ownership team will also be selling to Brown & Brown.

NatWest snaps up Metro Bank mortgage book in H1 2024

H1 2024 attributable profit totalled £2,099m for NatWest and it also made a return on tangible equity (RoTE) of 16.4%.

Wealthtech Powder gains $5m in seed funding

40 Silicon Valley firms invested in AI were responsible for the funding, including YCombinator, General Catalyst, Funder’s Club, Elefund, Litquidity Ventures, Script Capital and well-known technology executives Jon Xu and Bryant Chou.

What are the main cybersecurity trends of 2024?

PBI asks the experts on what the sector must look out for.

Clarity AI and Avalor collaborate on sustainability in Switzerland

This collaboration combines Clarity AI and its technology with Avalor expertise in portfolio management and client reporting.

China-Plus-One: what it means for ASEAN countries

China, to date, also remains a global manufacturing powerhouse with a comprehensive supply chain, developed infrastructure and expertise.

Octagos Health gains funding from Morgan Stanley

The Series B funding round was led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.

UBS: wealth returns to growth in 2023

This was driven by wealth growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, EMEA, (4.8%), as well as Asia Pacific, APAC, at 4.4%.