International Private Banking offers the individual investor one stop banking in the area of wealth management in the major international financial centres.

This activity requires the stringent implementation and coordination of many diverse competencies especially adapted to this clientele’s needs and demands:

• financial planning,
• asset management,
• selection of optimal investment products within an open platform,
• order execution in all the world’s financial markets

This activity also encompasses specific credit and customized banking services
 

In 2007, despite keener competition, International Private Banking collected substantial amounts of deposits on the back of strong commercial dynamism. Also due to its beefed up presence in high growth areas such as:

• The Middle East with the opening of a new location in Qatar,
• Latin America,
• Asia, with the opening of a branch in Hong Kong and the hiring of a new team.

The ever increasing use of high value added products and the reasoned use of leverage permitted to protect the performance offered to customers in complex markets.

On balance, their fast growth currently ranks the Group’s private banking institutions amongst the top players on their respective financial centre.
 

With more than 1,700 professionals, International Private Banking is present in:

• Switzerland, Crédit Agricole Suisse S.A. Private Bank,
• Luxembourg, Crédit Agricole Luxembourg Private Bank,
• Monaco, Crédit Foncier de Monaco,
• Spain, through a dedicated team within Calyon in Spain,
• Brasil, Crédit Agricole Brasil Private Capital Management,
• the US, Crédit Agricole Miami Private Bank.