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.
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 2025 BNY episode.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The EU regime for trading and settling tokenised securities: who gets a permission, the €500m, €1bn and €6bn caps, exemptions from MiFID II and CSDR, the ESMA register and the 2025 Commission proposal.
Hamilton Reserve Bank in Nevis: licence, account minimums, custody, fees, deposit litigation and creditor coordination.
Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria or Lithuania for a MiFID II firm: capital is the same, so fees, the clock, investor compensation, CFD rules, staff costs and tax decide.
Kazakhstan broker licence: AFSA in the AIFC (base capital USD 10,000–500,000, 2–3 months) or ARDFM (10,000–50,000 MRP minimum capital, 30 working days).
Cayman, BVI, Bermuda and Seychelles VASP regimes compared: status, capital, fees, local presence, travel rule and why none opens access to EU or UK clients.
Hong Kong VA dealing and custody licences under the AMLO: Type 1 scope, private-key test, HK$5 million and HK$10 million capital, no deeming; bill due Q4 2026.
MAS licences for dealing (CMS) and financial advice: base capital from S$50,000 to S$5 million, resident CEO, review of up to six months, fees, client money.
SFC licensing under the SFO: Types 1, 2, 4 and 9, two responsible officers, FRR capital from HK$100,000 to HK$10 million, 10–15 week timelines, fees, substantial shareholders and virtual assets.
Cyprus Investment Firm under Law 87(I)/2017: €75,000–€750,000 initial capital, CySEC application fee from €7,000, decision within six months, ICF cover up to €20,000, CFD limits and sanctions for Russian UBOs.
EU investment firm licence: the nine Annex I MiFID II services, €75k–750k initial capital under the IFD, IFR classes, €20k investor compensation, passporting, reverse solicitation and sanctions for Russian UBOs.