Private banks are financial institutions that work only with high net worth individuals and large corporations. Most have a minimum salary or asset requirement for customers looking to open accounts. These banks offer everyday banking plus more specialized services such as asset management, brokerage, investment management and succession planning, handled by personal relationship managers. Find out more below.
Private Banks
About Adam & Company
Founded in 1983, Adam and Company is a division of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), catering for private banking customers with services including investment...
About Bank of Ireland
The Bank of Ireland is an Irish commercial bank. It is one of the ‘Big Four’ of Irish banks and was established by Royal Charter in 1783.
The Bank of Ireland...
About Arbuthnot Latham & Co
Arbuthnot Latham & Co is a British private bank based in the City of London. Part of the Arbuthnot Banking Group, it provides private banking,...
About Brown Shipley & Co
Founded in 1810, Brown Shipley & Co is a private bank based in London that offers a range of banking services to private and corporate customers.
Brown...
Aldermore Bank Background
Aldermore Bank (UK) provides commercial banking services to retail and institutional customers. Founded in May 2009 by CEO Phillip Monks, Aldermore Bank...
About C. Hoare & Co
Founded in 1672, C. Hoare & Co is a private bank. Headquartered in London, it is the oldest bank in the United Kingdom and the fourth oldest bank in...
About Kleinwort Hambros
Kleinwort Hambros is a financial services company formed in 2016. It was formed from a series of acquisitions and mergers, beginning when Société Générale...
About EFG Private Bank
EFG is a globally-operating private banking group founded in 1988 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1995, the bank was born after it acquired...
About Close Brothers
Close Brothers was founded in 1878 by 25-year-old William Brooks Close, alongside his two brothers. Now well into its second century, Close Brothers is a leading...
About Smith and Williamson
Smith & Williamson is a UK-based private bank. Founded in 1881 in Glasgow, the company now employs over 1500 people in twelve offices...
About Bank of Beirut
Bank of Beirut, founded in 1963, is a commercial bank based in Beirut, Lebanon. The bank began life in 1963 as Realty Business Bank, before changing its name...
About National Bank of Kuwait
Founded in 1952, the National Bank of Kuwait was the first local bank established in the country, and in the Persian Gulf. It was founded after a...