RE: $144.2 bn Bank...23 Nov 2021 23:58
DRB83, yes, good find. I looked into this further (the Italian Group 2020 accounts) and it was disclosed that Morval has been sold on to another Swiss bank to form a (larger) partnership (see below for some extracts). It certainly should be very positive for SYME to be associate with the private Swiss bank as an "arranger" of the funding for MENA region...I am a little surprised by the poor SP performance today. Maybe this will filter through over next several days....wait and see if the SP trend begins to change.
"On 5 October 2020 Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking (Fideuram – ISP PB), the Private Banking Division of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and REYL & Cie SA (REYL), an independent and diversified banking group headquartered in Geneva, announced they have agreed on the terms of a strategic partnership: Fideuram – ISP PB will acquire a 69% stake in REYL and will contribute its Swiss banking subsidiary, Intesa Sanpaolo Private Bank (Suisse) Morval (ISPBM), to REYL. Following the closing of the transaction – which is subject to the usual regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed by the first half of 2021 – ISPBM will be merged into REYL, creating a sizeable international private banking group, headquartered in Geneva, with close to 400 employees, assets under management of over CHF 18 billion and regulatory shareholders’ equity of around CHF 250 million. In addition to Switzerland, the Bank will also be present in the European Union, Latin America, the Middle East and the Far East. "
"Fideuram – ISP PB’s and REYL’s management have jointly defined a long-term strategic plan, that will provide a robust foundation on which to build a leading business in the coming years. The transaction will bring numerous benefits, including strengthened governance and capitalisation, cross-referrals over all business segments, seeding capital for new product initiatives, and placement, syndication and co-advisory opportunities, in addition to a vastly expanded distribution network."
Notice the mention of seed capital for new product initiatives??? GL.