Private Banking Industry Competitors

If the benefits of private bank Adam & Company had been available to Adam and Eve, the couple might have been able to finance all of the forbidden fruit they desired discreetly. Adam & Company offers the combination of private banking and investment management and administration services....

In business for more than 170 years, Arbuthnot Latham is the private banking arm of parent company Arbuthnot Banking Group. It provides clients with banking and wealth management services such as checking and deposit accounts, loans, and foreign trade services....

Part of BNP Paribas' Wealth and Asset Management Division, BNP Paribas Banque Privée, or BNP Paribas Private Bank, is the financial giant's private banking arm. (BNP Paribas Asset Management operations are also within the Wealth and Asset Management Division.) BNP Paribas Banque Privée provides personal wealth management services, including tax and estate planning, to financially blessed individuals around the world....

Once your ship comes in, you might want to enlist the services of Brown Shipley to make sure it doesn’t just float away again. The private banking and investment management firm serves wealthy individuals and institutions in the UK. Brown Shipley is part of Almanij’s Kredietbank Luxembourg (or KBL Group), which provides private banking services throughout Europe....

Butterfield Bank (UK) Limited, doing business under the brand name of Butterfield Private Bank, provides banking and investment management services to institutional and wealthy private clients. The bank offers loans, commercial and residential mortgages, portfolio management, foreign exchange services, trusts, treasury services, offshore company administration, pension services, and other related investment management products....

If you're in Luxembourg looking for a German private bank, you might consider Dresdner Bank Luxembourg. The bank caters to wealthy individuals and businesses, offering a variety of financial and banking services. Its commercial offerings include standard deposit services, along with bond issues, securities lending, commercial paper transactions, currency and precious-metals trading, and dealing in many types of financial instruments....

One of the largest private client asset managers in the UK, Gerrard Limited offers a range of financial services to individual investors, as well as to institutional investors such as charities. Among the firm's products and services are investment management, stock brokerage, pensions, tax and inheritance planning, and individual savings accounts (ISAs)....

Global Development Resources, formerly ELI Eco Logic, is landing some new business in real estate. When the company operated as ELI Eco Logic, it licensed a process to convert hazardous waste and contaminated materials into a safe, disposable substance. The process can be used for pesticides, chemical weapons, contaminated equipment and soils, and petrochemical waste....

HSBC Private Bank comprises the private banking operations of UK banking bigwig HSBC Holdings. A subsidiary of principal holding company, HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) and operating through several subsidiaries of its own, the company specializes in private banking and trustee services such as investment advisory and wealth and tax planning for wealthy individuals and families....

Like an island of prestige in a sea of more common bank offerings, Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) offers shelter to the wealthy. Based in Guernsey and Jersey, the company, a subsidiary of Dresdner Bank, provides a variety of private banking services, including corporate lending, deposit accounts, foreign exchange dealing, loans, and mortgages....

Shhh! It's private! Kleinwort Benson Private Bank offers private banking services to the UK market. The bank's products and services are provided through several affiliated entities. Customized banking products include standard cash deposits and loans, while the bank's wealth management services include portfolio advisement, estate planning, real estate investment, and other investment products....

St. James's Place Bank wants to help customers get a place of their own. The subsidiary of HBOS offers mortgage loans, checking accounts, and savings accounts to customers throughout the UK via telephone and Internet banking services....

When it comes to managing money, Italy's financial elite can turn to Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni (BIM), which offers investment and private banking services, including loans and securities placement and trading through about 25 branches....

Boston Private -- isn't that David Kelley's new TV series? Not exactly. The holding company owns several private banks and investment management companies that primarily serve wealthy and institutional clients on both US coasts. Offerings include deposit accounts, loans, trust services, and financial advice....

Brown Brothers Harriman is one of the largest, most prestigious private banks in the US. As a private partnership, the bank is not insured by the FDIC, and each of its some 40 partners has unlimited liability. The company provides investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust services to financial institutions, corporations, and well-off families and individuals around the world....

Citigroup Private Bank makes sure it stays in the family. Also known as Citi Private Bank, the unit of Citigroup's Global Wealth Management segment offers customized investment management services to some of the world's richest individuals and families....

A private banking unit of the Royal Bank of Scotland, The Coutts Group provides investment management, financial advice, and commercial banking services for well-heeled individuals and families and international clients. The venerable banking group, which in its more than 300 years of operation has served such royals and notables as King George III and William Pitt, now specializes in financial planning for individuals with assets in more than one country; it also targets wealthy members of the music industry and sport....

JPMorgan Private Bank likes its upper crust well-buttered. Catering to the wealthiest individuals and families (it estimates that about 40% of the Forbes Billionaires list are clients), the unit of JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest private banks in the world....

Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch helps keep it in the family. The traditional Swiss private bank offers financial advice, planning, and research to wealthy individuals, institutional clients, and family-owned international businesses. Touting socially responsible investing, the company provides access to stocks, bonds, and its own family of mutual funds, as well as alternative investments such as funds of hedge funds, real estate funds, private equity investments, and commodities....

Lydian is the parent of Lydian Bank & Trust and its Lydian Private Bank division. The company focuses on high-net-worth investors in Florida, offering investments including custom hedge funds, wealth management, and alternative investments. It outsources its wealth management services to banks and brokers through subsidiary Fortigent....