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VP Bank
Liechtenstein-based VP Bank, which has a presence in Singapore, has launched an investment platform to widen access to private markets. With growing interest in private investment but limited access, the new platform, which is part of the bank’s Orbit services, will offer access to direct and collective investment opportunities and related structuring services.

The group said the service should create new investment opportunities in growth capital, real estate transactions or alternative credit products without investors requiring a custody account with the bank.

 “With the open investment and structuring platform, we offer our clients a completely new concept of service. As such, VP Bank is transforming itself from a traditional bank into an international open wealth service provider,” Thomas von Hohenhau, head of client solutions, said.