Accra, Nov. 15, – Stanbic Bank Ghana has been named the Best
Private Bank in Ghana at the 2017 Global Private Banking Awards held in London.
The award is in recognition of
Stanbic Bank’s strong value proposition and capabilities in managing the needs
of High net-worth clients in Ghana.
The awards, organized by the
Banker & Professional Wealth Management magazines, publications of the
Financial Times Group, saw five African banks among several others across the
globe participating for honours in the wealth and investment category.
Speaking on the award, Benjamin
Mensah, Head of Wealth and Investment at Stanbic Bank Ghana, said the award was
in recognition of Stanbic Bank’s understanding and commitment to a goals-based
and family oriented approach to wealth management.
“We are incredibly delighted that
after a year of setting up the Wealth and Investment franchise in Ghana, we get
acknowledged by this prestigious industry award. What we have sought to do is
to leverage on Standard Bank’s extensive footprint to bring global wealth
solutions that are relevant to High Networth Individuals (HNI’s) and families
in Ghana. We are able to present a
comprehensive suite of solutions that do not only meet the long-term goals of
our clients, but also cater to their short-term lifestyle needs.”
In his remarks, the Chief
Executive of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Alhassan Andani, said “Following years of
stable macro-economic growth, the affluent segment in Ghana continues to see
significant growth, and it is important that Stanbic Bank, through its niche
wealth business is able to deal with the complexities such growth comes with.”
Standard Bank was also ranked
“Best Private Bank” in Nigeria and Kenya in the competition that involved 125
banks from countries around the world.
The Annual Awards evaluate banks
on the progress made in their business growth strategy, customer relationship
management, and the extent to which they align their portfolio management and
product strategy to the needs of their clients.
Wealth Management / Private
Banking is a set of personalized financial and banking services that are
traditionally offered to the Bank’s high-net-worth individuals.
According to the Knight Frank
Wealth report, the past decade has witnessed a sharp upsurge in the number of
affluent individuals in Africa, which has seen increased demand for Wealth
Management services to meet their growing, sophisticated, financial needs.
GNA
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