June 2009
Primus Financial Holdings: Morse signals grand plans for post-Citi bank
Veteran launches $1 billion holding company; Targets banking, wealth and insurance
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"Our initial view is to stay away from the consumer side because we think it is a business that tends to make you a little bit of money in good times and lose you a lot in bad times"
Bob Morse, Primus |
After 25 years working at Citigroup, many of them spent fending off criticisms of the firm’s universal banking model, Bob Morse might be forgiven for taking a break from the industry. Instead, the veteran banker is launching a new financial services group that aims to provide Asia‘s top companies and families with a full suite of banking products.
"We are looking at a string of pearls approach," Morse says. "The aim is to acquire control positions in quality assets in the markets we want to do business in, slowly building a regional presence. The banking stream will start with a regional wholesale bank foundation to which...
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