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Well-managed wealth of opportunities

Asia's strong economic performance and growth strategy, as well as its young population, make it a prime location for private banks to cautiously expand their wealth management operations amid the volatility elsewhere in world.

To tap into the Asian miracle, Pictet - the Swiss private bank - is selectively recruiting experienced senior bankers to add to its 45 staff in Hong Kong.

"We are expanding substantially, but we always grow organically," says Nicolas Staerklé, managing director, wealth management, Pictet (Asia).

Values and expectations at the privately owned bank with over 200 years of history are quite different from those of other financial institutions where management has to cope with demands from shareholders, and new hires will have to conform accordingly.

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