24 April 2008
Kleinwort Benson was last night awarded the accolade of Best Private Bank 2008 at the inaugural Financial Times and Investors Chronicle Wealth Management Awards. Mark Hussein, Head of Private Wealth Management collected the prestigious award at the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair.
Kleinwort Benson was short listed with four other institutions by the readers of Financial Times and Investors Chronicle. Readers were asked to assess wealth managers on a range of criteria including frequency and quality of communication, availability of specialist services and banking services, fees charged, financial performance and range of investment options on offer.
An independent research house collated the results and a panel consisting of well known financial commentators and journalists, as well as leading wealth management practitioners and industry experts selected the winners.
The Wealth Management Awards are intended to assist readers of both the FT and Investors Chronicle in finding firms that have been judged to be excellent in the provision of wealth management services. In times of global uncertainty identifying institutions that are most capable to manage the finances of their clients becomes all the more crucial.
Robert Taylor, CEO of Kleinwort Benson says: "To be voted Best Private Bank by the readers of the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle is such an honour and clearly demonstrates how we are regarded by our clients and leading commentators in the financial community.
We are a wholly client-centric organisation and value the judgement of our own clients above all others. This award is testimony to their high regard of our people, our unique wealth management proposition and their confidence in the strength of our innovative investment solutions."
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