Thrice weekly Wednesday, 23 September 2026
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A thrice-weekly reading of senior movement in private banking, written from public sources by Steve Slater.

The moves, and what they signal.

Monday’s round-up, Wednesday’s essay, Friday’s brief. Read in four minutes, before the trade press catches up.

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  1. Monday A Reading of the Market Every significant hire, exit and team move, each with one line on what it signals.
  2. Wednesday A Closer Look One structural essay on the economics underneath the headlines.
  3. Friday The Operator’s View Hiring patterns by market, the regulatory watch, and one number worth remembering.
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The method
Anyone can report that a desk head moved. We tell you what the move signals — who is building, who is consolidating, which market is heating, and what it means for your own career or hiring plans.

Every fact traces to a public source. Every edition is scannable in minutes. The interpretation is the product.

How we source and correct

Public sources, without exception

Company statements, regulatory filings, results presentations, reputable trade press, or the individual’s own announcement. If it is not public, it does not appear.

Scannable in minutes

Headline, move, and the one line that says what it signals — structured for reading on a phone between meetings.

The interpretation is the product

The signal underneath the headline, read across competing hubs — not a wire feed of appointments.

Nine markets, read against each other

Singapore · Hong Kong · Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Riyadh · Geneva · Zurich · London · and the corridors between them.

London Geneva Zurich Riyadh Dubai Abu Dhabi Hong Kong Singapore

And the corridors between them. The Swiss–Gulf talent route, the Greater China booking shift, and the London desks feeding both.