Bank clients get royal treatment

The Standard Chartered Bank has taken financial services to unparalleled levels with the launch of its revitalized Priority Banking program -- a total banking relationship centered on dedicated and personalized service both locally and globally, high-end premium perks and privileges through a by-invitation-only Priority Banking VISA Infinite credit card and expert solutions via a comprehensive and customized portfolio of wealth solutions and products for every financial need. Present at the grand launch held at the Marriott Hotel of the Resorts World Manila were Standard Chartered Bank chief executive officer and head of consumer banking Mahendra Gursahani, VISA country manager for the Philippines and Guam Iain Jamieson and his deputy for the Philippines Judith Dumapay, Marriot Hotel director for sales and marketing Cristy Silvestre, Bureau of Internal Revenue commissioner Kim Henares and Laguna Representative Justin Chipeco, among others. By the way, being the first and oldest foreign banking institution in the country since 1872, it even had doctor Jose Rizal among its loyal clients, as revealed in a published collection of letters of our national hero to his parents. Congratulations on a successful launch!

Meet the finest in Finance

The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) and Citibank, sponsored by Citi Foundation, recently recognized the most outstanding finance educators in the country. Professor Mary May Eulogio from the De La Salle University – Dasmariñas bagged the prestigious Outstanding Finance Educator (OFE) Regional award for Luzon and was proclaimed the 2010-2011 FINEX-Citibank Rafael B. Buenaventura Outstanding Finance Educator. Regional winners for the National Capital region included Rosemarie Gardiner-Buenconsejo (Far Eastern University) and doctor Elvira De Lara Tuprio (Ateneo de Manila University); for Visayas: doctor Challoner Matero (University of San Carlos) and for Mindanao: Jessie Salon (Xavier University). Congratulations!