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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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$100,000.
Maybank Private: entry from US$ 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.
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$250k.
Official entry THB 50m; AUM THB 883bn and ~35% market share; Lombard Odier alliance since 2014; DPA deposit protection THB 1m.
Private banking at Canada's fifth-largest bank: advisory from C$ 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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How capital gains tax works and why realisation is the operative word: rates by country, step-up basis, buy-borrow-die mechanics, exchange funds and exit taxes.
Fund-level debt explained: subscription lines on uncalled commitments, NAV facilities on the portfolio, hybrids and GP lines. IRR impact and LP checklist.
The legal mechanics of owning art: title and provenance, UNESCO and UNIDROIT, Nazi-era restitution, art-secured lending, export control and AML.
Sygnum Bank: FINMA and MAS licences, segregated custody, trading, staking and Lombard loans against crypto. Who the bank suits, thresholds, onboarding.
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.
Julius Baer, the Zurich pure-play private bank for HNW and UHNW clients: FINMA oversight, esisuisse cover versus custody segregation, source-of-wealth checks and the post-Signa reset.
Borrowing against securities or cash: lending value, interest, collateral top-ups, enforcement, ownership and tax treatment.
DBS Private Bank is Singapore's top DBS UHNW tier above Treasures Private Client. Entry thresholds, services and private-wealth suitability.
Nodabank Corporation trading as British Atlantic Bank: accounts and custody, term deposit and Capital Note, cash-backed lending, trade finance and partner programmes.
Pictet, Lombard Odier and Mirabaud: old Geneva private banks under FINMA, their differences, entry thresholds and wealth-management fit.