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 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 Hampden & Co
Hampden & Co is a private bank based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2010 by Ray Entwhistle, a former chairman of Adam & Co (private banking subsidiary...
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.
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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...
About Bank and Clients
Founded in 1978 as Church House Trust, Bank and Clients PLC is a private bank based in Yeovil. The bank was acquired by Virgin Money in 2010, so they could...
About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a financial services company based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1889, the company now has 85 offices in 18 states and...
About Weatherbys Bank
Weatherbys Bank is a well-established bank based in Weatherby, Yorkshire.
A family business dating back as far as 1770, Weatherbys focus is combining traditional...
About Europe Arab Bank
Europe Arab Bank is a fully-owned subsidiary of Arab Bank, established in January 2007 and operating in Europe, the Middle East, North America and North...
About RBC Europe
Royal Bank of Canada is a Canadian financial services company; it is one of the largest banks in Canada and operates internationally, serving more than 16 million...
Access Bank is a Nigerian multinational bank with some 305 branches located across Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1989, Access is licensed by the Central...
About VTB Capital
Founded in 2008, VTB Capital is the investment banking division of VTB Group, a large financial services conglomerate based in Russia. The parent company is comprised...
About UBS Group
UBS Group is a Swiss investment bank and financial services company. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, it is the largest Swiss bank in the world and operates across...
About FBN Bank
FBN Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Bank of Nigeria, founded in London in 1982. Parent company First Bank of Nigeria is the biggest bank in Nigeria and...
About Cater Allen
Cater Allen is a UK-based private bank based and operating in the UK. It is a subsidiary of Santander. The bank that became Cater Allen was founded in Blackburn...
NatWest, or National Westminster, is a retail and commercial bank based in the United Kingdom. It is one of the ‘Big Four’ UK clearing banks and has more than 7.5million personal banking...
About Schroder & Co
Schroder & Co, a subsidiary of Schroders, founded in 1804, is a British asset management company. Though based in the City of London, the company works...