Year: 2016

ItalyMediobancaMediobanca has for more than 60 years dedicated its time to assisting its clients by offering advisory services of the highest standard. As a result, it has made a name for itself as a leading private bank. The bank recently split into three separate divisions to ensure each of its business areas was allowed the time and space to flourish.

• www.mediobanca.com

MexicoBBVA BancomerAs Mexico’s largest financial institution, BBVA Bancomer makes up an approximately 20 percent share of the market and enjoys a reputation throughout as a responsible corporate citizen. Its private banking division makes up only one part of its portfolio – albeit an incredibly impressive one, and one that often succeeds in performing beyond client expectations.

• www.bancomer.com

LebanonBank AudiIncorporated in its current form in 1962, Bank Audi has a presence in 13 countries but operates principally in Lebanon and offers a comprehensive range of private banking solutions. Its branch network is among the largest in the country and its regional expansion means it has the fourth largest coverage in the entire Middle East and North Africa region.

• www.bankaudi.com.lb

JapanUBSUBS Wealth Management is gaining traction in a nation that is second only to the US in its number of dollar millionaires. While many in Japan have been slow to embrace private banking – mostly due to a notoriously conservative approach to investment – UBS Wealth Management has won clients over with its superior products and services.

• www.ubs.com/jp

IndiaKotak Wealth ManagementAs one of the oldest and most respected wealth management offices in India, Kotak Wealth Management serves a wide array of clients and ranks among the country’s most respected financial institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and works tirelessly to understand each of its clients’ individual investment needs.

• wealthmanagement.kotak.com

Hong KongLGT BankLGT Bank boasts the distinction of being the largest private banking and asset management group worldwide that is owned by an entrepreneurial family. The bank offers what it calls a “personal relationship manager” to guide its clients through any financial matters and help them make full use of the range of services it has on offer.

• www.lgt.com

GermanyDeutsche Asset ManagementHaving recently become a distinct business from its close partner Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, Deutsche Asset Management has doubled down on its commitment to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The bank’s comprehensive suite of financial products and services, together with its network of financial experts, has positioned it for success.

• deutscheam.com

ChileBanco de Crédito e InversionesEstablished by a group of entrepreneurs back in 1937, Banco de Crédito e Inversiones has, in the almost 80 years since, built itself a reputation as an important cog in Chile’s financial machine and a leader in the private banking sector. The bank is currently Chile’s third largest private bank in terms of both loans and net income.

• www.bci.cl

BrazilBanco BradescoFounded in 1943 as a commercial bank, Banco Bradesco has since diversified and carved out an impressive place in the hypercompetitive private banking sector. The bank itself is regarded by many as Brazil’s number one financial institution, a reputation owing mostly to its continued commitment to financial inclusion and sustainable development.

• www.bradescori.com.br

GreeceEurobankThe Eurobank group is a dynamic banking organisation, with total assets of €73.6bn, offering a comprehensive range of financial products and services. Apart from Greece, the group holds a strategic position in retail and business banking in Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia, offers distinguished wealth management services in Cyprus, Luxembourg and London, and is also active in Ukraine.

• www.eurobank.gr

FranceBNP ParibasBNP Paribas’ private banking division has gone to great lengths to emphasise the importance of innovation in realising broad-based and sustainable gains. The bank’s international network of deep industry expertise has been instrumental in raising its renown and building a reputation as an industry-leading voice in the private banking sector.

• wealthmanagement.bnpparibas

CanadaBMO Bank of MontrealThe Bank of Montreal has become a fixture of Canada’s private banking market by taking the time to understand its clients’ financial affairs. Its services aim to simplify, protect and ultimately grow financial assets, and the bank does so through a comprehensive suite of private banking solutions that fit a wide array of circumstances.

• www.bmo.com/privatebanking

AustriaUniCredit Bank AustriaExpert financial planning lies at the heart of UniCredit Bank Austria’s private banking services, and the bank itself is proud of its proven investment strategy and relationship with select fund partners. Integrated and sustainable solutions are key to the brand, and the bank is of the opinion that nothing less than continuous, in-depth advice will do.

• www.bankaustria.at