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International Search
We operate worldwide, placing private-wealth leaders wherever the right opportunity and the right institution meet. Every search is shaped by institutional ambition, local market conditions and the personal realities behind a cross-border move.
International search is never simply a question of reach. We bring a market-specific perspective to every mandate,connecting local regulation, client culture, team dynamics and mobility with the discretion required for consequential moves.
2026 benchmark
The financial centres that shape private wealth.
A concise view of the markets where we place leaders,combining scale, cross-border relevance and the local conditions that shape every mandate.
Geneva & Zurich
USD 4T+ private assets
USD 2.6T offshore wealth; Switzerland remains the leading Western offshore wealth centre.
Swiss Banking · KPMG Switzerland · BCG 2026
London
£1.6T wealth assets
A principal global booking centre, with more than 300 wealth and private-banking firms.
TheCityUK 2025
Luxembourg
€756B private-banking AuM
Europe’s leading cross-border platform for EU clients; 90% of its private-banking clients are international.
ABBL · KPMG Luxembourg
Monaco
€150–170B private assets
An overwhelmingly international client base served by around 30 banking institutions.
Monaco banking sector statistics
Dubai (DIFC)
USD 700B+ wealth ecosystem
The principal private-wealth hub for the GCC, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, with 70+ wealth firms and family-office platforms.
DIFC public statistics
Hong Kong
USD 2.9T offshore wealth
The world’s largest offshore wealth hub in 2025 and the key gateway for Mainland Chinese international wealth.
BCG Global Wealth Report 2026
Paris
€1T+ private-bank assets
Continental Europe’s largest domestic wealth-management centre, focused principally on French and European resident wealth.
French private-banking industry estimates
Sources: Swiss Banking Association, KPMG Switzerland, ABBL/KPMG Luxembourg Private Banking Survey, TheCityUK, BCG Global Wealth Report 2026, DIFC public statistics and Monaco banking sector statistics. Figures are rounded and reflect the latest available industry data.