Private bank

Private banks have a long tradition in 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 for high-net-worth individuals.

Austria

• Bank Gutmann
• Bankhaus Spängler

China

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

France

• Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, Paris, founded in 1953; a member of Edmond de Rothschild Group
• Société Générale

Germany

• Delbruck Bethmann Maffei, Frankfurt, founded in 1748; a member of ABN AMRO
• M. M. Warburg & Co., Hamburg, founded in 1798
• Sal. Oppenheim, Cologne, founded in 1789; a member of Deutsche Bank

India

• Federal Bank
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank

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, Willemstad, Curacao founded in 1917
• MeesPierson, Rotterdam, founded in 1720: a member of ABN AMRO
• Van Lanschot Kempen, founded in 1737. It is the oldest independent bank in the Netherlands and the Benelux and one of the oldest independent banks in the world.

South Africa

• Investec, headquartered in Sandton, and founded in 1974
• RMB, headquartered in Johannesburg, and founded in 1998

Switzerland

• Banque privée Edmond de Rothschild, Geneva, 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, 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, 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, founded in 1818