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| Rothschild Bank,
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Profile | Members of the British and French
Rothschild families set up the bank in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1968.
Since then, it has grown into an international private banking group with offices
in nine major cities around the world, serving a varied international clientele.
The same proud banking heritage, innovative financial skills and highly personalised
services that distinguish Rothschild's activities throughout the world form the
basis of the Zurich Bank's ability to help clients achieve their goals.
Rothschild, prominent family of European bankers. The first important member was
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1743-1812), son of a money changer in the Jewish ghetto
of Frankfurt, Germany. It was he who laid the foundation of the family fortune
by his skillful operations as financial agent for the landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(later Elector William I). His five sons founded banking houses, in Frankfurt,
London, Paris, Vienna and Naples. They achieved renown as the most important -
and most successful - bankers in the world.
The rise of the Nazis forced
the family to give up its Viennese branch in 1938 and some family members fled
to the United States during World War II. The Rothschilds remain involved in international
investment banking, especially in London and Paris, and in 2003 the British and
French branches were consolidated into a single holding company. Rothschild family
members have traditionally maintained their Jewish faith and have consistently
engaged in large-scale philanthropic activities for both Jews and non-Jews.
The Rothschild banking group has offices in more than 30 countries and employs
more than 2000 people around the world. | | | | News |
N M Rothschild & Sons Limited - Annual Report
2007
The Bank has maintained its very strong performance, with our investment
banking and corporate banking businesses both producing record revenues in the
year ended 31 March 2007. Total operating income increased by 13 per cent to £402.0
million, and profits after tax were £63.1 million, slightly below the previous
year’s figure. These excellent results have been achieved against a background
of favourable market and economic conditions, with positive business sentiment,
strong stock markets and relatively low interest rates. »
Annual
Report 
Quelle: Rothschild Bank, 31 March 2007 | |
