OREANDA-NEWS. March 23, 2009. Barclays Bank Russia presents Barclays Premier - an exclusive banking for private wealth management, reported the press-centre of Barclays.

Barclays Premier assumes a cardinal new approach to personal banking: tailor-made products and services developed to meet the needs of every Client.

Sergey Radchenkov, Chairman of the BBR Management Committee, says, “Barclays has accumulated an extensive experience in providing services to mass-affluent all over the world. Barclays Group offers top quality private banking - asset management, stock-exchange transactions, services on wealth structuring and protection, and on financial planning. And now we are ready to offer our Russian Clients the international experience and innovative investment solutions which will facilitate to safeguard and grow their wealth. These inputs, together with a strong team, will help us to enter and consolidate on the Russian market of wealth management”.

Olga Vaksina, Head of BBR Premier, says, “In financially troubled time it is even more critical than ever to retain the savings. The content of the provided privileges, products and services and their practical use by the Customer becomes an important aspect. That’s why Barclays Premier focuses on the combination of comfortable programmes, convenient service, and variety of effective instruments for savings build-up and, at the same time, programmes that highlight the status of a Privileged Client”.

At the first stage Barclays Premier will offer its services to the existing Barclays Bank Clients. The first product will be Premier Privilege deposit tailor-made to ensure maximum profit generation from the savings in the shortest time possible.

Setting up a deposit a Barclays Premier Customer receives as a gift one of the most prestigious bank cards - MasterCard World Signia that brings with it a right to use preferential service terms and offers from the world leading companies.

Throughout the offer period Customers can join the Priority Pass programme that ensures the right of a free access to over 500 business class lounges at the world biggest airports irrespective of the air ticket type.