Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their experiences under communism for example.

Money is easy to hide.

Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

Manipulating [is] just the way to proceed, to convince that what you're doing is important. Is nothing more than that. Everyone is manipulating.

Most Swiss banks do have a whistleblower program, but they use it to punish those who avail themselves of it.

I grew up in Monaco, and in that environment going into the financial sector was the obvious choice.