Know your buyer: Svenska Handelsbanken’s success mantra

The banking industry has given investors some nasty surprises in recent times. Rogue trading at UBS and JP Morgan, Libor fixing at Barclays and others, accusations of money laundering at HSBC and the breaking of trade sanctions at Standard Chartered. All the while the eurozone debt crisis has been a source of constant volatility and anxiety. But amid the chaos, Svenska Handelsbanken has been a bastion of stability, writes Will Caiger-Smith.