Private Banking (TV Movie)

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Movie
Original title Private banking
Country of production Switzerland
original language Swiss German , German , English , French
Publishing year 2017
length 200 minutes
Rod
Director Bettina Oberli
script David Sandreuter ,
Thomas Ritter ,
Bettina Oberli
production Gregory Catella ,
Caroline Kelsch ,
Heike Lettau
music Michael Sauter
camera Henner's visit
cut Cécile Welter ,
Markus Welter
occupation

Private Banking is a two-part television drama that was broadcast on Swiss television (SRF) on December 17 and 18, 2017 . The film is about a private bank in Zurich and was directed by Bettina Oberli .

action

After the Zurich private banker Leo Weyer unexpectedly suffered a heart attack, he is put into an artificial coma. He bequeathed his shares in the private bank he ran to his illegitimate daughter Caroline Pfister, with whom he had little contact up to now. After initial hesitation, Caroline Pfister decides not to transfer her stake to the other partners and tries to take over the management of the bank.

With the help of compliance advisor Stephanie Pfenninger, she is developing a new strategy for the future direction of the bank. The focus is on sustainable investment instruments and the complete separation of black money . Despite the initial euphoria of the customers, it becomes clear that both customer advisors such as Marco Antonelli and Leo Weyer neglected the documentation of the managed funds and helped their customers to circumvent the applicable tax laws. Although Stephanie Pfenninger points out the grievances to Caroline Pfister, she ultimately decides against a complete solution to the problem. The external auditor Adrian Wyss, who was originally supposed to write a report for the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority , is hired as an employee without further ado.

background

The television film , which was originally planned as a series, is about client advisors and their relationships with clients that are more closely structured than in investment banking . According to director Bettina Oberli, the father-daughter relationship was also important when developing the material. In a changed situation after the lifting of Swiss banking secrecy , the old, experienced bankers in this fictional story pass the risk on to their young, hungry colleagues. In addition, the internal opposition between customer advisors and compliance in such discreet institutes is discussed.

reception

Reviews

“90 minutes would have been enough for this story. Instead, the large ladle was used to serve. Even with enormous advertising and trailer expenses. The first part was a compliance crash course for bank apprentices in their first year of training. With the second piece there was still tension. "

- René Hildbrand : persoenlich.com

Audience rating

The first part of Private Banking was seen by 559,000 viewers in Switzerland on December 17, 2017 and achieved a market share of 28.6%. The second part reached 487,000 and a share of 28.9%.

Awards (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Private Banking" - Fiction and Background. Radio SRF 2 Kultur , December 13, 2017, accessed on January 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ René Hildbrand: Bad boys, good girls. persoenlich.com , December 19, 2017, accessed December 22, 2017 .
  3. ↑ SRF 1 audience figures for December 17, 2017. Swiss Radio and Television , December 18, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017 .
  4. ↑ SRF 1 audience figures for December 18, 2017. Swiss Radio and Television , December 19, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017 .