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    Arete Financial Partners has worked with a broad range of Financial Services clients and we are proud of our track record of client satisfaction. In fact, repeat business and referrals are some of the main drivers of our projects, a testament of the services we provide to our clients. Below are some testimonials from some of our clients.

    Craig Sims

    Head of ANZ-RBS Integration, ANZ Bank
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    Arete was able to provide an operating banker’s perspectives which differentiated them from other consulting firms. I would highly recommend Arete Financial Partners as a reliable partner and ally to any bank which needs knowledgeable experts to strategize, plan, and execute projects. Arete’s dedication, foresight, and willingness to walk hand-in-hand with their clients certainly added to our integration success.

    Robert B Willumstad

    Brysam Global Partners, Former Chairman & CEO, AIG, Ex-President & COO, Citigroup

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    I’ve been particularly pleased by their strong customer focus. Their project organization skills are first class, and they have been able to communicate effectively with different levels of our organization. Overall they have been very professional and demonstrate a deep understanding of banking. Arete Financial Partners impressed me with their market insight and broad understanding of our business.

    Hishan Exx Al-Arab

    Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank

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    Arete Financial Partners mission with CIB is an unforgettable experience that has positively impacted our way of doing business. We confidently recommend them as a solid, reliable consultancy firm and as experts in their field.

     

    Alexander S. Ghiso

    Managing Director, Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C

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    We at Ripplewood have been extremely pleased with the performance and work product of Arete. We recommend Arete Financial Partners for high value, high impact consulting expertise in consumer banking.

     

    Rashid Habib

    General Manager, Ops & Technology, Samba Bank

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    While completing all agreed deliverables within the time frames set out at the start of the project, they also demonstrated significant flexibility in their approach and delivered recommendations even beyond the agreed scope of the work. Arete Financial Partners had a very positive engagement and interaction with the management teams.

     

    Paul Wong

    CIMB Malaysia

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    We are confident that Arete’s contributions to re-engineer Operational risk & Branch processes will help CIMB achieve sustainable operational efficiencies and gear the business to further drive down costs and transform the branches of today to centres of value-added client interactive branches of the future.

     

    Nina D Aguas

    President & CEO, PBCOM – Philippine Bank of Communications

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    Arete’s engagement model is driven around close collaboration at all levels within the Bank. They were able to enthuse energy and momentum, and impart functional knowledge. They constantly challenged our staff to push the envelope, raising the bar of the organization’s abilities. Their commitment has made us a more capable organization

     

    Henk Mulder

    CIMB Malaysia

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    Rabobank highly recommends Arete Financial Partners as a dependable partner for its ability to think out of the box and provide solid business solutions to tackle the most complex situations.

     

    One of our clients complimented Arete on its flexibility

    While completing all agreed deliverables within the time frames set out at the start of the project, they also demonstrated significant flexibility in their approach and delivered recommendations even beyond the agreed scope of the work. Arete Financial Partners had a very positive engagement and interaction with the management teams