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Learnings from 300 years of giving back with Rennie Hoare

December 15, 2021

C Hoare & Co is the UK’s oldest private bank, founded in 1672 and still family owned, with a long history of philanthropic practices across its 11 generations. This culminated in the formal appointment of a head of philanthropy in 2018, an appointment bestowed upon Rennie Hoare, one of the bank’s youngest partners.

Julius Baer separates private banking and asset management businesses

May 20, 2009

Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer has announced it is to separate its private banking and asset management businesses into two fully independent entities on the Swiss stock exchange.

Julius Baer Group Ltd will be a leading pure-play private banking group, with a focus on servicing and advising private clients. GAM Holding Ltd will be an independent active asset manager, composed of GAM, Artio Global Investors and Julius Baer Asset Management Europe.

Lombard Odier endorses sustainable future

April 15, 2008

Family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch has launched the LODH Chair for Future Generations at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Family-owned Swiss private bank Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch has launched the LODH Chair for Future Generations at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).

The Chair aims to provide long-term support for multidisciplinary and international research conducted by EPFL in the field of sustainable development in order to meet one of the main challenges facing society: creating a sustainable future.

Fighting their corner

January 1, 2006

The family-owned private bank is almost dead, or that’s what we would believe if we looked at last year’s results of Swiss banking titans, UBS and Credit Suisse. Who has avoided the acquisition net and how are they remaining competitive? Melanie Stern reports

Melanie stern is section editor of Families in Business.

The family-owned private bank is almost dead, or that's what we would believe if we looked at last year's results of Swiss banking titans, UBS and Credit Suisse. Who has avoided the acquisition net and how are they remaining competitive? Melanie Stern reports