The Bank was also named Best Private Bank in Croatia

UniCredit is pleased to announce that the Bank has been recognised as the Best Private Bank in Croatia in 2018 as well as being highly commended in Russia and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) and The Banker magazines.

These much anticipated awards highlight the latest trends in the banking services for high net worth individuals and wealth management clients. How private banking services are delivered to clients was considered as a key factor in the judging process by the panel of international judges assessing the participating banks. Other criteria included key performance indicators relating to: portfolio management, asset allocation, due diligence, risk management, growth strategies, customer service, ethical factors, business models, staff retention levels and innovation. The screening included the evaluation of both, qualitative and quantitative information.

The winning and highly commended banks were recognised for having stand out services in their respective markets or regions.

Commenting on the awards, Carlo Vivaldi, Head of CEE Division at UniCredit, said: «It is a great honour for us to win in Croatia and have the recognition in Russia and across the CEE region overall. This demonstrates our continued efforts to be a leader in delivering innovative and relevant investment solutions to our wealth management clients. Our excellence in our Private Banking business is rooted in the quality of our customer services and the strength of the customer relationships we are able to build».

«UniCredit Bank regularly receives high recognition from independent experts for the quality of Private Banking services. We are pleased that influential magazines PWM and The Banker also noted achievements of the Russian bank of UniCredit Group in development of Private Banking business, and we will continue to improve for the benefit of our customers», says Kirill Zhukov-Emelyanov, Member of the Management Board, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking and Private Banking Of UniCredit Bank.