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	<title>Private Banking &#187; Private Banking</title>
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	<description>Private Bank Wealth Management</description>
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		<title>End of the Swiss Banking Tax Haven</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/end-of-the-swiss-banking-tax-haven/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/end-of-the-swiss-banking-tax-haven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swiss Tax Haven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Offshore Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swiss Banking Tax Haven]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this the end of the Swiss Banking Tax Haven?

The term Tax Haven over the past several decades has come to mean sheltering your income from the taxes of the country in which you live. But, there is a caveat where the cash is not actually in your hands, but in the hands of another entity or jursdiction.
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		<title>Banks are primarily a preserver of wealth.</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/banks-are-primarily-a-preserver-of-wealth/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/banks-are-primarily-a-preserver-of-wealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks Preserve Wealth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[And I make no bones now, telling you the saver, that the bank should really be used primarily as a preserver of wealth. Not a builder of your portfolio. Generally, banks are not primarily set up as a wealth creator. And I'll tell you why.]]></description>
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		<title>Savings Security in Banks</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/savings-security-in-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/savings-security-in-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Savings Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mention savings security in banks and you are likely to have visions of a heavy steel vault amid tight security. This is a picture that has been ingrained into your memory since childhood - a picture of safety and security. But how secure is your money that you've deposited in the bank?

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		<title>Real Estate is Hot in Chile</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/featured/real-estate-is-hot-in-chile/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/featured/real-estate-is-hot-in-chile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chile Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate is still hot in...Chile.

Where? No, not the spicy food. The country on the South Pacific coast in South America. It appears this is a gem of a country with special and popular destinations.

More specifically these are the specialty resort areas in Chile.

Maipo Canyon is a prime international real estate destination.
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		<title>Private Banking Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Private Banking Thoughts

Private Banking Thoughts to muse over. Do you get what bankers should be offering you and taking care of their clients - YOU
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		<title>UBS Today</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/ubs-today/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/ubs-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Bank Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UBS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UBS today is alot different than just a year ago. 

At the centre of what some might call the Private Banking Wealth Management storm beginning in the USA (read more), being publicly disgraced with their directors being removed and then requiring the defence and bailout by the Swiss Government. Often seen as the reason Swiss Banking law has been compromised and worse, Swiss Sovereignty compromised leading up to the recent G20 summit in London.

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		<title>US Real Estate Expected to Fall Another 14.5%</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/real-estate-investment/real-estate/real-estate-slowdown-world-wide/us-real-estate-expected-to-fall-another-145/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/real-estate-investment/real-estate/real-estate-slowdown-world-wide/us-real-estate-expected-to-fall-another-145/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 02:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Slowdown World Wide]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The US real estate is expected to roll back another 14.5%. 

Should you invest in real estate? In fact, should you invest anywhere in the world right now?

Despite the bailout of American Banks by the Obama Administration, it is feared that may not be enough says Yale Proffessor Of Economics Robert Shuller.]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Upset: Governments Take Credit Card Action</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/banks-upset-governments-take-credit-card-action/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/banks-upset-governments-take-credit-card-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 03:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks Upset]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Banks are notibly upset that governments in first the USA and then Canada announced more restrictive action on the banks' credit card business.

In the US, the days of credit card practices of raising fees and interest rates practically without limit and notice to customers are numbered. In fact, action is to take place very swiftly.
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		<title>Is USA the Credit Card Consumer&#8217;s Saviour?</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/is-usa-the-credit-card-consumers-saviour/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/is-usa-the-credit-card-consumers-saviour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 02:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Card]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Could the passing of the new law controlling US Credit Card charges be good for consumers worldwide?

For the good, the bad or the ugly, financial trends tend to follow the USA for the past, oh, perhaps half a century; maybe less. The world is still stinging from all that sub-prime fiscal impropriety; then the mother of all financial crashes worldwide (thus far) and is there more to come?

There is a possible crisis coming at banks again. The spectre of rising unemployment will create the ]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Card Fallout Next Banking Plague</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/credit-card-fallout-next-banking-plague/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/credit-cards-private-banking/credit-card-fallout-next-banking-plague/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 00:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bank Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Card Fallout]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is there another Credit Crunch coming for the already battle weary Banks?

They need another Credit crisis like the plague.

The Banks are worried. As well they should be if the data on the apparently coming Credit Cards crunch will come true. Imagine if they have a full 20% default on all balances.
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		<title>$12.5 Million Heartland Data Breach Woes</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/125-million-heartland-data-breach-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/125-million-heartland-data-breach-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 03:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The saga continues for the embattled Heartland Payment Systems Data Breach.

Heartland's data systems were attacked by hackers. The number of customers information stolen was unknown but a possible 100 million Personal Banking Records were at risk. But Heartland took great pains to defend their position
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		<title>China&#8217;s New Private Banking Industry</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/offshore-banking/china/chinas-new-private-banking-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/offshore-banking/china/chinas-new-private-banking-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 03:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Bank Wealth Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China's Private Banking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is it safe to invest your money in China's relatively new Private Banking industry?

You be the judge, but it seems by common concensus that Chinese individuals must have at least in excess of US $1 million to be eligible - according to the arbitrary banking standards.
So, can you even afford to get in to play the game? It's your call. It's quite a steep price.
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		<title>Best Private Banking Country</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/best-private-banking-country/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/best-private-banking-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting question - which country is the best private banking jurisdiction?

Before the last G20 meeting, I'd have said the country closest to your heart - it's where you live. But things may have changed with all those newly imposed international trading conditions.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Location, Location, Location for Success</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/bank-location-location-location-for-success/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/bank-location-location-location-for-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 03:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Location]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why do banks focus much of their attention in location, location, location?

Borrowing from real estate wisdom, banks do very well following it. Check out the dossiers of banks and you'll see that they focus much of their attention in communities that are vibrant, wealthy and stable (location, location, location).

It's very simple to find such communities. They have: 
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		<title>Singapore to Defend Bank Secrecy</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/singapore-to-defend-bank-secrecy/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/singapore-to-defend-bank-secrecy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 03:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bank Secrecy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a super financial centre, Singapore is set to defend it's Bank Secrecy.

At least for now, domestic law still prevents the government from providing any foreign depositors' information; which will soon end with new legislation.

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		<title>Fortunes of Private Banks Reviving</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-bank/private-banks-reviving/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-bank/private-banks-reviving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 03:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banks Revival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Fortunes of Private Banks are actually reviving quite well.

In fact, there is a strong vote of confidence in both the US and in Europe.]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Markets Surge Despite Swine Flu Worries</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/stock-markets-surge-despite-swine-flu-worries/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/stock-markets-surge-despite-swine-flu-worries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 03:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Headline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stock Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stock Markets Surge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Good news for the economy as Stock Markets Surge despite the current Swine Flu Worries.
North American stock markets charged ahead Monday, extending a powerful spring rally that now has propelled the stock market leader, Canada's main index up 30 per cent in less than two months, mainly on hopes the global economy is stabilizing. 
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		<title>Real Estate Investment Groups Rising</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/real-estate-investment/real-estate-investment-groups-rising/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banking-investment/real-estate-investment/real-estate-investment-groups-rising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 03:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Informal Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate Investment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate Investment Groups are once again appearing to outstrip every other investment vehicles.

Attending a number of investment expos and seminars have brought to attention this one group that appears to even surpass the Private Banking Investments (those new Private Banking Players).

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		<title>Private Banker Job Search</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banker-job-search/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-banker-job-search/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 03:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Banker Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Private Banker Job Search may not be as dire as thought.

Announcements by many banks, UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC for example have been laying off private banking employees. But dire as it may seem, a job in the Private Banking Field may not be as dark as it may have seemed.

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		<title>Private Investment Banking Demystified</title>
		<link>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-investment-banking-demystified/</link>
		<comments>http://stephenchua.com/private-banking/private-investment-banking-demystified/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Chua</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Banking Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Investment Banking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mysteries of Private Investment Banking is really no more arcane than you think it might be.

Some wealthy individuals and organizations actively participate in this mega sized field simply because the returns or yields are usually far superior to what the banks offer you. In short, you cut out the middle man - the bank itself.]]></description>
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