Credit Suisse hopes to keep on backing Asian entrepreneurs
Singapore
HELMAN Sitohang will say that his client base is a lot smaller than many other banks, but the CEO of Credit Suisse in the Asia-Pacific makes no apologies for it.
The approach has allowed the bank to boost its standing as what it calls an entrepreneurs' bank for Asian businesses, bringing about a steady boost in new assets over the last three years at a rate that is among the fastest in the industry on an organic basis, Mr Sitohang told The Business Times in an interview.
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