Bancolombia Banca Privada: Colombia's largest bank and its offshore arc
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.
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Fideuram–Intesa: Italy's private-banking machine with two booking centres
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 American trust bank for family offices
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.
Brown Brothers Harriman: the private partnership without FDIC cover
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: the offshore triangle's bank with a trust core
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.
Rathbones: the UK's wealth house with a banking licence inside
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.
Kotak Private: the private bank of India's top hundred families
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.
Bessemer Trust: the 1907 family office that became a private bank
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: PRESTIA and the trust core
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.
Shinhan Premier: unified wealth at Korea's first privately founded bank
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.
Standard Bank Private Banking: Africa's largest bank and its offshore arm
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.
TD Wealth Private Banking: private banking at Canada's second-largest bank
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.
Woori Private Banking: the Two Chairs franchise of Korea's oldest bank
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.
Scotia Wealth Management: private banking at Canada's international bank
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$100,000.
Maybank Private: private banking at Malaysia's largest bank
Maybank Private: entry from US$ 1m investable assets; Premier from RM 250k; PIDM cover RM 250k; Singapore Qualifying Full Bank; Forest City family offices.
ICBC Private Banking: private banking at the world's largest bank
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: Latin America's first R$1 trillion franchise
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$250k.
KB Private Banking: Gold&Wise and the FIRST at Korea's largest financial group
KB Private Banking at KB Kookmin Bank: tiers from KRW 500m / 1bn / 3bn, trust leader with KRW 108.1tn, KDIC deposit protection up to KRW 100m.
CIBC Private Wealth: private banking across Canada and the US
Private banking at Canada's fifth-largest bank: advisory from C$ 2m in Canada and US$ 1m in the US, family office from US$ 50m, deposits protected by CDIC/FDIC.
FirstRand Private Banking: FNB and RMB under one licence
Official entry thresholds R750k/R1.8m; FNB Channel Islands in Guernsey; CODI deposit cover R100k; Euromoney Africa's Best Private Bank 2025 (FNB).
Hana Private Banking: Korea's first private banking service
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.
BDO Private Bank: private banking at the Philippines' largest bank
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.
BMO Private Wealth: private banking at Canada's oldest bank
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.
Leumi Private Banking: wealth segment of Israel's largest bank
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: post-Barclays wealth at South Africa's third bank
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.
Nomura Wealth Management: Japan's investment house for the wealthy
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.
Mizuho Private Banking: Japan's low-profile wealth service
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.
NBK Wealth: Kuwait's largest wealth manager with a Geneva private bank
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.
CIMB Private Banking: Malaysia's second bank and its two-lane model
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.
Bank Hapoalim Private Banking: wealth at Israel's founding bank
BoI segment definition: assets above NIS 3m; US$874m US settlement (2020); no deposit insurance in Israel; New York branch FDIC-insured.