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Benchmarking of World`s Top 40 Private-Banking-Websites

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How Wealth Managers Can Win Clients Online

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The future of Private Banking and Wealth Management is increasingly tied to the Internet.
The new generation of clients uses the website of a wealth manager as the primary information source for starting any potential business relationship. New social networks are employed by clients to gather information and opinions about their wealth adviser. These are radically new demands for the vast majority of wealth managers. As our research shows, most of them are not prepared for change yet.

This 170-page report analyzes in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the private banking websites of the 40 largest private banks and wealth managers worldwide. Based on 50 criteria grouped into three main categories of evaluation, the report benchmarks the user-friendliness of the websites, the quality of the content and the contact options and interactivity offered by each bank. Based on this analysis the report derives best practices and gives in-depth recommendations for winning over affluent clients through the Internet. In addition, the report also provides directions to the interactive future of bank marketing on the Web 2.0.  

 >>Click here for Table of Contents, Methodology, Executive Summary<<

The report gives wealth managers answers to the following questions:

  • What should your website offer to attract clients?
  • What can be learned from the best/worst practices of the Private Banking websites that were analyzed?
     
  • What content should your website have to catch the attention of the affluent visitor?
     
  • How can you ensure that your potential client can contact you easily?
     
  • What is the right strategy for the optimal use of social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn?


Main Content:

  • Benchmarking and ranking of the world´s Top 40 Private Banking Websites based on 50 criteria
  • 40 comprehensive profiles of each website with a in-depth analysis and recommendations for each bank
  • Best Practices in navigation, content and interactivity
     
  • Recommendations for what a wealth manager’s website should look like
     
  • Case Studies of banks that use social networks like Facebook and Twitter
     
  • Data-appendix containing detailed evaluation per bank by 50 criteria


Analysed Private Banking Websites:


ABN Amro                                   Erste                                    RBS Coutts
ANZ                                            Goldman Sachs                    Rothschild
BBVA                                          HSBC                                    Royal Bank of Canada
Bank of NY Mellon                      ING Groep                            Sal. Oppenheim
Banque Pictet                            Itau Private Bank                 Santander
Barclays                                     J.P. Morgan                     SEB
BNP Paribas                               Julius Bär                             Societe General
Citibank                                     Kleinwort Benson                 Standard Chartered
Clariden Leu                              Kotak Mahindra Bank           U.S. Trust
Coutts & Co                               Lombard Odier                     UBS
Credit Agricole                           Macquarie                       Vontobel
Credit Suisse                             Merrill Lynch                         Wells Fargo
DBS Bank                                   Morgan Stanley
Deutsche Bank                          Nordea


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