Daniel Revell

Spear's Review

Barclays Private Bank’s MENA (Middle East and North Africa) team has deep roots in the region, where it aims to a long-term partner to wealthy individuals, businesses and family offices. Director Daniel Revell heads up the team of seven.

Having worked through the financial crisis of 2008 and the ‘Arab Spring’ of 2010-2012 (as well as through ongoing unrest in the region), he has witnessed first-hand the volatility of this particular market. His work, therefore, comes with a specific set of challenges, which – after 15 years in the role – Revell is qualified to meet.

Revell is convinced that volatility in the region need not translate into volatility for his clients' wealth and he is committed to protecting it through robust structuring and expert stewardship.

Adviser Profile 

Director Daniel Revell has worked through the financial crisis of 2008 and the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ of 2010-2012 (as well as the ongoing conflict in the region), and has witnessed first-hand the volatility of this particular market. His work, therefore, comes with a specific set of challenges, which – after more than 15 years in the role – Revell is eminently qualified to meet.

He is deeply committed to ensuring that wealth is structured efficiently and robustly, and supports clients by providing a broad range of solutions, from single and multi-asset discretionary portfolios or trading accounts, to providing finance and access to the Investment Bank.

He is a firm believer in the power of a holistic network. ‘We aim to bring together the very best within the firm and contacts from our external network, to deliver against our clients’ objectives,’ he says.

Revell continues: ‘When serving the largest and most sophisticated clients, it is critical to have the right team around the client. Our role is to put that together and make it work.’

Revell mixes cerebral talent with a relentless focus on client service. He seeks to build long-term relationships with his clients and is loath to limit his remit to money. Rather, his purpose is to be the first person clients call, whether the query be banking, investment or luxury-related.

‘We are demanding in the expectations we place on ourselves and those we work with to deliver for our clients,’ Revell adds.