With clients demanding expertise in areas such as ESG, alternatives and technology, PWM’s awards celebrate success for those banks which stay one step ahead 

More than 120 banks from 50 countries around the world entered this year’s annual global private banking awards. 

This year’s record number of winners (65), the highest since the global private banking awards programme started in 2009, is a clear indication of private banks’ increased focus on client needs and their ability to innovate

PWM’s annual private banking awards sees those institutions which were already repositioning for a digital era able to adjust relatively quickly to a world dealing with coronavirus

This year's awards attracted more than 100 submissions and have seen 62 banks rewarded 

This year marks the 10th edition of the Global Private Banking Awards, which were launched in 2009. Since then, more than 200 private banks across all regions of the world have taken part at least once 

Citi unseating UBS for top spot in PWM’s annual private banking awards is indicative of a wider trend of US institutions’ increasingly ambitious global plans