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Private banks are banks owned by either the individual or a general partner(s) with limited partner(s). Private banks are not incorporated. In any such case, creditors can look to both the "entirety of the bank's assets" as well as the entirety of the sole-proprietor's/general-partners' assets. Private banks have a long tradition in
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
, dating back to at least the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Private banks also have a long tradition in the UK where C. Hoare & Co. has been in business since 1672.


Notable private banks

This list contains two types of banks: * Unincorporated banks owned by either an individual or a general partner(s) with limited partner(s). * Incorporated banks specialized in
wealth management Wealth management (WM) or wealth management advisory (WMA) is an investment advisory service that provides financial management and wealth advisory services to a wide array of clients ranging from affluent to high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-hi ...
for high-net-worth individuals.


China

* Bank of Communications, founded in 1908 * China Merchants Bank


France

* Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild,
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, founded in 1953; a member of Edmond de Rothschild Group * Société Générale


Germany

* Delbruck Bethmann Maffei,
Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, founded in 1748; a member of ABN AMRO * M. M. Warburg & Co.,
Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...
, founded in 1798 * Sal. Oppenheim,
Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, founded in 1789; a member of
Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (, ) is a Germany, German multinational Investment banking, investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. ...


Italy

* Banca Sella Group, founded in 1886.


Liechtenstein

* LGT Bank, Vaduz, founded in 1920; owned by Princely Family of Liechtenstein


Netherlands

* Maduro & Curiel's Bank,
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, Curacao founded in 1917 * MeesPierson,
Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...
, founded in 1720: a member of ABN AMRO * Van Lanschot Kempen, founded in 1737. It is the oldest independent bank in the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
and the
Benelux The Benelux Union (; ; ; ) or Benelux is a politico-economic union, alliance and formal international intergovernmental cooperation of three neighbouring states in Western Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is a portma ...
and one of the oldest independent banks in the world.


Switzerland

* Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild,
Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
, founded in 1923; a member of Edmond de Rothschild Group * Baumann & Cie, Banquiers, Basel, founded in 1920 * EFG International, Zurich, founded in 1995; a member of EFG Group, Geneva *Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève SA, founded in 1889 * Julius Baer, Zurich, founded in 1890 * Landolt & Cie,
Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...
, founded in 1780 * Lombard Odier & Cie, Geneva, founded in 1796 * Pictet & Cie, Geneva, founded in 1805 * Union Bancaire Privée, Geneva, founded in 1969 * MBaer Merchant Bank AG, Zurich, founded in 2018


United Kingdom

* Arbuthnot Latham & Co.,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, founded in 1833 * Brown Shipley, London, founded in 1810; a member of KBL epb Group * Cater Allen, London, founded in 1816: a member of Santander * Child & Co., London, founded in 1664; a member of NatWest Group * C. Hoare & Co., London, founded in 1672 * Coutts & Co., London, founded in 1692; a member of NatWest Group * Hampden & Co., Edinburgh, founded in 2015 * Weatherbys, Established in 1770 as a bank to the horse racing industry, now based in Northamptonshire


United States

* Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.,
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, founded in 1818


See also

*
Bank secrecy Banking secrecy, alternatively known as financial privacy, banking discretion, or bank safety,Guex (2000), p. 240 is a Non-disclosure agreement, conditional agreement between a bank and its clients that all foregoing activities remain secure, Con ...
*
Family office A family office is a privately held company that handles investment management and wealth management for a wealthy family, generally one with at least $50–100 million in investable assets, with the goal being to effectively grow and transfer ...
*
Offshore bank An offshore bank is a bank that is operated and regulated under international banking license (often called offshore license), which usually prohibits the bank from establishing any business activities in the jurisdiction of establishment. Due to ...
* Private banks *
Public bank A public bank is a bank, a financial institution, in which a State (polity), state, municipality, or public actors are the owners. It is an enterprise under government control.
* Swiss bank


References


External links


Swiss Private Bankers Association
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