Techcombank Private: entry ~VND 23–25bn AUM/TRV (reported, Inspire/Priority/Private tiers), a claimed >50% share of Vietnam's affluent segment, DIV deposit cover VND 125m.
SBI Wealth: entry from ₹50 lakh TRV; AUM ₹2.83 lakh cr, mostly deposits; flagship NRI franchise; DICGC deposit cover up to ₹5 lakh.
HBL Prestige tiers from PKR 5m; AKFED owns 56.6%; Roshan Digital Account for the diaspora; DPC deposit cover of PKR 1m since Oct 2024.
Official tiers THB 2m/10m/50m; FIDF holds 55%; KTAM runs THB 1.06tn; DPA covers THB 1m; Clicx is Thailand's first operating virtual bank.
CIB Private (Egypt): entry from EGP 20m, record FY2025 profits, no operational deposit-insurance scheme in Egypt — profile of the country's largest private-sector bank.
No published entry minimum; UK Premium Banking for African HNW clients; NDIC deposit cover of ₦5m since May 2024; GTCO listed on the LSE in 2025.
BCA Solitaire and Prioritas: official tiers at IDR 1bn and IDR 5bn; Indonesia's most profitable bank FY2025 (Rp 57.5tn); LPS cover IDR 2bn per depositor.
BCI Banca Privada: no published minimum; Chile's #1 by consolidated assets; owns City National Bank of Florida; US deposits FDIC-insured up to $250,000.
BRI Private — top tier of BRI's wealth franchise: Prioritas from IDR 1bn, Private from IDR 15bn; WM AUM Rp 239.6tn (2024); state-owned via Danantara; LPS IDR 2bn.
Bancolombia Banca Privada profile: Grupo Cibest holding since 2025, offshore via Panama, Puerto Rico and Miami, Cibest Capital entry at US$500k, Fogafín cover of COP 50m.
Burgundy Private by Axis Bank: entry threshold ₹5 cr TRV excl. demat, AUM ₹2.4 lakh cr, GIFT City offshore banking, DICGC deposit cover ₹5 lakh.
Public Bank (Malaysia): official RCB tiers Gold from RM 300,000 and Elite from RM 1,000,000; Public Mutual is the No.1 unit-trust company; PIDM cover up to RM 250,000.
BIL — Luxembourg's oldest bank with €50bn AuM: Luxembourg and Switzerland booking hubs, the 2025 Paris branch, Legend Holdings ownership, the 2020 CSSF fine and FGDL protection.
Edmond de Rothschild — the family-owned Geneva house with a record CHF 198bn: legal entities and regulators by country, booking centres, Hottinger in London, the 1MDB settlement and deposit protection.
Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking — Italy's number one with €452bn: banker networks, Swiss and Luxembourg booking, segment thresholds and FITD/FGDL/esisuisse protection.
Northern Trust — the Chicago trust bank with US$534bn of wealth AUM: legal entities by country (US, London, Guernsey, Singapore, Abu Dhabi), the GFO threshold of US$200M+, FDIC protection and the BNY approach story.
QNB Private — the private bank of the Middle East's largest bank: invitation-only entry in Qatar, the QNB (Suisse) offshore hub in Geneva, the Turkey tiering and esisuisse/SDIF protection.
Arbuthnot Latham — the British private bank for entrepreneurs: entry from £750k, lombard lending, the Direct Gilt Service, owner Angest at 60% of votes and FSCS protection.
Brown Brothers Harriman — the oldest US private banking partnership (1818): no FDIC, unlimited partner liability; an MFO of ~$58bn, custody of $6.2tn, press-reported thresholds.
Butterfield — Bermuda's first bank with a NYSE listing: booking in Bermuda, Cayman and the islands, trusts across six jurisdictions, the $1.8bn CIBC Caribbean deal and thin deposit protection.
Citi Private Bank — 10 booking centres and a published US$10M+ net-worth entry: legal entities by country (Citibank N.A., Citibank UK, Citibank (Switzerland) AG), OCC/FINMA/MAS/HKMA supervision and deposit protection.
BTG Pactual — Latin America's largest investment bank with R$1.23tn in wealth: booking in Luxembourg and the US (an OCC bank since 2026), no Switzerland since 2016, the MFO platform and FGC/FGDL/FDIC protection.
CMB Monaco — the Principality's second bank within Mediobanca/MPS: Monaco-only booking, luxury real-estate mortgages, FGDR protection and the FATF grey-list context.
MoraBanc — Andorra's family bank with €20bn AuM: a Spanish licence via BEF, the Tressis boutique, the Boreal Zurich–Miami axis, Goldman Sachs mandates and FAGADI protection.
REYL & Cie, now Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management SA — the Geneva bank 100% owned by Intesa: the 2026 renaming, legal entities and regulators, Swiss booking, thresholds and esisuisse deposit protection.
Rathbones — £120.7bn FUMA: the banking licence inside RIM, the Investec deal, entry from £150k, the EDD onboarding pause after the FCA review and FSCS £120k protection.
Union Bancaire Privée — the family-owned Geneva private bank with CHF 190+bn of client assets: legal entities and regulators by country, 11–12 booking centres, acquisition history and deposit protection.
Kotak Private — the private bank for 60% of India's top-100 families: official entry from ₹7.5 crore RV, the in-progress Deutsche Bank India deal, DICGC protection.
Andbank — Andorra's largest bank with €62bn AuM: legal entities by country (Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Miami), a Fitch BBB rating, the Brazil bank sale and FAGADI protection.
Bessemer Trust — the Phipps family office of 1907 turned private bank: $250bn under supervision, 15k trusts, a press-reported ~$10m threshold, FDIC cover at only two entities.
SEB Private Banking — the Wallenberg bank with SEK 2.9tn: entry from SEK 5m, a Luxembourg cross-border centre, the FI/NYDFS Baltic sanctions and Riksgälden protection.
SMBC private banking — the two-layer model: PRESTIA with an English perimeter (official statuses from ¥3m) and the trust bank with testamentary trusts; DIC ¥10m cover on yen.
BBVA Private Banking — €172bn in Spain and Zurich–Miami–Madrid hubs: the Global Wealth tiering (from €500k), the Swiss crypto line since 2021, and the outcome of the Sabadell bid.
Shinhan Premier unifies Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Securities wealth: tiers at KRW 100m/1bn/10bn, AUM KRW 278.6tn (mid-2026), KDIC deposit cover KRW 100m.
Private banking at Saudi Arabia's largest bank: no published minimum; official Wessam/Elite ladder from SAR 500,000; SAMA deposit protection SAR 200,000; the Credit Suisse episode explained.
Standard Bank Private Banking: SA entry from R58,000/month income, offshore Optimum from £5,000/US$7,000, booking in Jersey, Isle of Man and Mauritius, CODI cover up to R100,000.
Official minimums C$1m (Canada) and US$1m liquid or US$3m net worth (US); 2024 US AML settlement US$3.1bn; CDIC deposit cover C$100k.
Two Chairs since 2003 — Korea's first bank-run PB franchise: tiers at KRW 100m / 500m / 3bn / 5bn, 308k PB clients, KDIC deposit cover of KRW 100m.
Scotiabank private banking: from C$1 m in Canada and US$500,000 in Mexico; booking in Canada, Bahamas, Cayman and Peru; GWM AUM C$432 bn; CDIC deposit cover up to C$100,000.
Macquarie Private Bank is Macquarie Bank's private bank: entry generally from A$ 1m, Australia-only after the Asia sale to Julius Baer, FCS cover up to A$ 250k.
Mandiri Private — Bank Mandiri's private banking: Prioritas entry at IDR 1bn and Private at IDR 20bn, wealth-management AUM above IDR 300tn, LPS deposit cover up to IDR 2bn.
Maybank Private: entry from US$ 1m investable assets; Premier from RM 250k; PIDM cover RM 250k; Singapore Qualifying Full Bank; Forest City family offices.
SCB Private Banking: tiers at THB 2m / 10m / 50m, the SCB–Julius Baer JV active since 2019, and DPA deposit protection of THB 1m.
Entry threshold RMB 8m; 289k clients and RMB 3.47tn AUM at end-2024 (disclosure since dropped); offshore hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore; deposit insurance cap RMB 500k.
Itaú Private Bank: reported R$10m minimum; R$1.1tn AUM (May 2026); booking in Brazil, Miami, Zurich and the Bahamas; FGC cover up to R$250k.
Official entry THB 50m; AUM THB 883bn and ~35% market share; Lombard Odier alliance since 2014; DPA deposit protection THB 1m.
KB Private Banking at KB Kookmin Bank: tiers from KRW 500m / 1bn / 3bn, trust leader with KRW 108.1tn, KDIC deposit protection up to KRW 100m.
Private banking at Canada's fifth-largest bank: advisory from C$ 2m in Canada and US$ 1m in the US, family office from US$ 50m, deposits protected by CDIC/FDIC.
Official entry thresholds R750k/R1.8m; FNB Channel Islands in Guernsey; CODI deposit cover R100k; Euromoney Africa's Best Private Bank 2025 (FNB).
Turkey's second-largest private bank, 85.97% owned by BBVA: TL 4 547.8 bn assets, TL 1.33 tn asset-management AuM, SDIF deposit cover TRY 1.2 m from 2026.
Korea's first private banking service (1995): tiers of KRW 500m / 3bn / 30bn, Club1 UHNW centres, family office and KDIC deposit protection up to KRW 100m.
Separate BSP-licensed private bank: reported ~US$200k entry minimum, ₱704.5 bn trust assets, PDIC deposit cover raised to ₱1 m since March 2025.
Private banking at Canada's oldest bank (founded 1817): no published minimums, reported entry ~C$1m; Bank of the West acquired 2023; CDIC cover up to C$100k.
Bradesco Global Private Bank: de-facto minimum ~R$ 10m (press-reported), ~R$ 450bn client assets, offshore booking in Miami and Luxembourg, FGC deposit cover R$ 250k.
Official entry from NIS 1.5m net worth (US$50k for foreign residents); no offshore booking centres remain; Israel has no deposit insurance scheme.
Absa Private Banking: official ladder from R 750k income to R 3m / R 20m wealth tiers and R 100m Family Office; Mauritius offshore booking; CODI R 100k.
Al Rajhi Private Banking: fully Sharia-compliant, no published minimum; Al Rajhi Capital AUM SAR 165.8bn; SAMA deposit protection SAR 200,000 per person per bank.
ANZ Private: entry threshold A$3m to invest or borrow (NZ from NZ$1.5m), 17,500 clients, record ASIC penalties of A$250m in Dec 2025, FCS deposit cover A$250k.
Westpac Private Bank: typical credit relationship above A$3m, GIS from A$1m, AUSTRAC 2020 case closed, FCS cover A$250k aggregated across Westpac brands.
Nomura Wealth Management: no public minimum, premium tier in Japan from roughly JPY 100m, IWM in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai from ~USD 20m; trusts via Nomura Trust & Banking.
Nordea Private Banking — the Nordic model with thresholds of DKK 4m / SEK 5m / €500k, a single Finnish entity, a Danish AML case (2024 indictment) and €100k protection.
Mizuho Private Banking has no public entry threshold; UHNW from ¥3 billion per household, Lombard Odier alliance since 2023, DICJ deposit cover up to ¥10 million.
Morgan Stanley PWM — $10tn of client assets: the MSSB broker plus OCC banks, Asian bank booking via MSBAL, an entry benchmark of ~$5m and client-vetting inquiries reported in 2023–2025.
NAB Private Wealth: entry from A$2.5m to invest or borrow, or A$400k+ income; JBWere FUM A$62.9bn; deposits covered by the FCS up to A$250,000.
NBK Wealth: Kuwait's largest wealth manager — AUM > US$41 bn (end-2024); Geneva private bank since 1984/1999; Kuwait deposit guarantee; no PB minimum published.
Privia is İşbank's private banking brand: no published minimum, Aile Fonu family fund, TMSF deposit cover of TRY 1.2m per person from 2026.
ICICI Private Banking — India's second-largest private bank: the official grid from ₹5 crore TRV, own banks in the UK and Canada, GIFT City, DICGC/FSCS/CDIC protection.
Wholesale CIMB Private Banking sits inside CIMB Investment Bank; Preferred starts at RM 250,000, Private Wealth at RM 1m + RM 500,000; PIDM covers RM 250,000.
CBA's private bank: income above A$450k plus A$2.5m+ to invest or borrow; Private Office from A$10m; LGT Crestone advisory deal; FCS deposit cover up to A$250k.
BoI segment definition: assets above NIS 3m; US$874m US settlement (2020); no deposit insurance in Israel; New York branch FDIC-insured.
Bangkok Bank Private Bank: official tier ladder THB 3m / 10m / 50m / 100m PINNACLE, Pictet alliance announced 2021, DPA deposit protection THB 1m.
MUFG private banking — the group model of Japan's largest bank: the MUTB trust core, the MUMSS brokerage with Morgan Stanley, a press-reported ¥300m target segment, DICJ ¥10m cover.
HDFC Bank Wealth — ₹7 lakh crore across 86k families: the Imperia/Infiniti tiers (₹1 crore/₹5 crore TRV), the DFSA measure on the DIFC branch, the October 2026 CEO change, DICGC cover.
CMB Private Banking — China's largest private bank: an official RMB 10m threshold, 200k clients, the country's first family trust, Hong Kong cross-border platforms and the FX rules.
RBC Wealth Management — C$1.7tn under management: the City National and Brewin Dolphin wings, thresholds from C$1m / £250k, island booking and CDIC/FDIC/FSCS protection.
Wells Fargo Private Bank — $2.5+tn of WIM client assets: an entry benchmark of ~$1m, trusts across 50 states, specialty assets, the lifted Fed cap (2025) and FDIC/SIPC protection.
Bank of America Private Bank — the U.S. Trust heir with $759bn of client balances: an entry benchmark of ~$3m, the #1 US trust position, specialty assets and art lending, FDIC/SIPC protection.
Nedbank Private Wealth — Nedbank's island bank: booking in Man, Jersey and London, a ~£500k benchmark, structure lending, the 2023 IOMFSA penalty and DCS/JDCS/FSCS protection.
Creand (Crèdit Andorrà) — Andorra's oldest bank with €39bn of volume: entities in Spain, Luxembourg and Miami, the US$100k US threshold, FAGADI protection and the 2026 FINRA fine.
Investec Private Banking — the UK–South Africa–Islands–Switzerland axis: entry from £300k earnings, the Brown Shipley expat book, the DIFC office and FSCS/esisuisse/CODI protection.
UniCredit Private Banking — Italy, Germany, Austria: HVB thresholds from €1m/€5m, Schoellerbank, Cordusio, the in-progress Commerzbank deal and FITD/EdB/ESA protection.
Santander Private Banking — €380bn of client assets: the Spain–Miami–Geneva axes, entry from €500k, the Beyond Wealth UHNW format and FGD/esisuisse protection (no FDIC in Miami).
KBC Private Banking — €82.8bn in Belgium and Central Europe: thresholds by country (from €500k / €5m Wealth), a domestic model without international booking, €100k deposit cover.
ABN AMRO Private Banking — €283bn of client assets: the MeesPierson, Bethmann HAL and Neuflize OBC brands, official entry from €1m, the €480m settlement and DGS/FGDR protection.
ODDO BHF — the Franco-German family bank with €156bn: the SCA/SE entity pair, Swiss booking, France's published tariff thresholds, a Fitch BBB+ rating and FGDR/EdB/esisuisse protection.
Société Générale Private Banking after selling the Swiss and UK banks to UBP: three points (France, Luxembourg, Monaco), a record €137bn, thresholds and FGDR/FGDL protection.
Indosuez Wealth Management — €249bn under management: legal entities and regulators by country, the BNP Monaco book purchase, Degroof Petercam, thresholds and FGDR/esisuisse/FGDL protection.
Banque de Luxembourg — the Crédit Mutuel-CIC private bank with €128bn of client assets: booking in Luxembourg and Belgium, entry without a formal minimum, FGDL protection and B Corp status.
Quintet Private Bank — €105bn of client assets: one Luxembourg legal entity with the Puilaetco, InsingerGilissen, Merck Finck and Brown Shipley brands, thresholds and FGDL/FSCS protection.
LLB — Liechtenstein's oldest bank (1861) with an Aa1 rating and CHF 115bn: three booking centres, the 2025 UAE exit, thresholds, EAS/esisuisse/ESA protection and the elevate strategy.
VP Bank — the Liechtenstein bank with CHF 57bn and a SIX listing: five booking centres after the Hong Kong closure, the external-asset-manager niche, thresholds and EAS/esisuisse/FGDL protection.
Bordier & Cie — the Geneva private banker since 1844 in partnership form: legal entities and regulators by country, the Singapore merchant bank, thresholds, the 2015 DOJ penalty and esisuisse protection.
CBH Bank — the family-owned Geneva bank with CHF 18.4bn and an S&P BBB/A-2 rating: four booking centres (Switzerland, Bahamas, Hong Kong, London), thresholds, the FINMA Venezuela proceeding and deposit protection.
Syz Group (Banque Syz) — the family-owned Geneva bank with CHF 27.9bn: Swiss-only booking, multi-custody from CHF 10m, a digital-assets line with the BTC Alpha Fund, and the 2020 FINMA reprimand.
BNP Paribas Wealth Management — €517bn AUM across 17 countries: legal entities and regulators by country, entry thresholds, Geneva/Luxembourg/Singapore booking centres and deposit protection.
Deutsche Bank Private Bank — €685bn divisional AuM: legal entities and regulators by country, booking centres, the published €250,000 German entry threshold, BaFin/CNMV fines and the India sale.
Hamilton Reserve Bank in Nevis: licence, account minimums, custody, fees, deposit litigation and creditor coordination.
How to judge a bank beyond deposit insurance: the 29 G-SIBs by bucket, TLAC and the bail-in order, and what the failures of 2023 showed depositors.
EFG, J. Safra Sarasin and Vontobel: service models, banking entities, capital thresholds, fees and asset protection.
Hong Kong or Singapore for a company account: deposit protection of HK$800,000 vs S$100,000, bank licence types, and what HKMA and MAS require at onboarding.
Private banking in Hong Kong vs Singapore: Professional Investor and Accredited Investor regimes, bank entry thresholds, onboarding, source of wealth and the sanctions frame for Russian clients.
Alpian is a FINMA-licensed Swiss digital bank for mass-affluent residents: multi-currency accounts, debit cards, managed and advisory portfolios, Pillar 3a, pricing, esisuisse protection and limits.
Farther is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth platform. Services, asset metrics, fees, custody at Fidelity, Schwab, Pershing and Apex, client eligibility and conflicts.
Notice periods in the UK, EU, Hong Kong, UAE, Switzerland and Singapore, tipping off and SARs, ombudsman limits, in specie transfers, EO 14331 and C-81/24.
Entry thresholds, onboarding times, bank secrecy, deposit insurance, transaction taxes, fees and retrocessions: two private banking centres compared.
A booking centre sets the governing law, regulator, insolvency ranking, transaction taxes and CRS reporting. Why the location is a separate decision from the bank.
How the EAM model works: the three contracts and the LPOA, FinIA/FinSA licensing, retrocessions in Swiss case law, fee economics, and the limits of the model.
Lombard Odier profile: Geneva partnership, FINMA regulation, private banking thresholds, DPM/advisory products, and practice with international clients.
Bank and jurisdiction navigator for private capital: deposit banks, private banking, settlement hubs and infrastructure choices under sanctions risk.
Sygnum Bank: FINMA and MAS licences, segregated custody, trading, staking and Lombard loans against crypto. Who the bank suits, thresholds, onboarding.
AMINA Bank (ex-SEBA): FINMA banking licence, custody, staking, MiCA passport via Austria, hubs in Zug, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong. For professional clients.
Luxembourg's banking sector: 116 banks, the EU's largest private-banking centre (over €700bn), depositary and custody, key banks (BGL BNP Paribas, Spuerkeess, CA Indosuez).
J.P. Morgan is the corporate, investment, and private banking arm of JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank (G-SIB): private bank for UHNW clients, USD clearing network.
Mashreq Bank, one of the UAE's oldest banks and a digital leader with NEO: why it matters for founder-led businesses and Dubai private clients.
Emirates NBD — Dubai's flagship: private banking from US$5m, booking in London and Singapore, DenizBank and RBL Bank, and no deposit-insurance scheme in the UAE.
Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management UK: London UHNW service via Goldman Sachs International (PRA/FCA), no published minimum, 1:25 adviser ratio, FSCS limits.
Lloyds Private Banking in Lloyds Banking Group: GBP250k threshold, Schroders Personal Wealth link and fit for affluent/HNW clients.
NatWest Premier Banking from GBP100k: entry UK premier banking, Coutts-linked investment access and differences from affluent banking.
J.P. Morgan Private Bank UK: London UHNW hub with GBP10M+ threshold, investment-bank integration, UK regulation and client selection.
C. Hoare & Co, Britain's oldest private bank since 1672: who it suits, entry thresholds, family ownership and client selection logic.