StanChart Private Bank's Flavel sets out stall

Entering the Standard Chartered Private Bank (SCPB) global headquarters in Singapore feels more like walking into a high-end restaurant than a financial institution's office. Diverse Asian touches lend an exotic, mysterious air, and the reception desk is not immediately apparent -- until the receptionist sweeps out from behind it. You can almost smell the waft of incense and hear the subtle strains of music. "It's supposed to be like a home," explains Peter Flavel, global head of the…