BORN into a family which has spent a couple of centuries in the relationship-centric banking business, it is no surprise how Patrick Odier begins the interview with a bit of diplomatic finesse. "I like the days in Singapore. They are very efficient. It's like in Switzerland. You know why you're here," Mr Odier tells The Business Times. "But at the same time they have a dynamic that we don't necessarily have anywhere else, this sense of things moving. It's really motivating." The Swiss banker, aged 62, is in a good mood. Lombard Odier, the mid-sized Swiss bank which bears his family name, is flying high on the back of a boom in financial markets. Asian assets under management still form a relatively...
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