1matter on the record across its booking centres, 2015
1.9/57 UHNW client ratings across its booking centres
The editor's opinion
Why Bordier rates 2.9 out of 5
Bordier rates 2.9 out of 5. The figure combines the ratings of its two rated booking centres (Switzerland, four stars; Singapore, two stars), each weighted by the number of UHNW client ratings it has received, so a centre where more families bank counts for more. Switzerland is the strongest at four stars; Singapore is the weakest at two stars. Its booking entities carry one matter on the record, the most recent in 2015; each is listed below with the centre it concerns. Across its booking centres, seven UHNW client ratings average 1.9 out of 5.
Noam Cohen, Editor, Bank IntelligenceReviewed 6 November 2026, Q4 2026 edition. Each booking centre is rated on its own file, from the public record and what clients and their advisers tell us in confidence. The overall rating brings those ratings together; retail products, branches and apps play no part.
Where Bordier stands out
No final adverse finding against this licence holder in ten years of regulatory and court records. All centres
Custody assets are protected by statute in the booking centre, with conditions a family should read. Switzerland
Deposits are covered by a statutory protection scheme. Switzerland
A broad range of private banking services is published for this booking unit. Switzerland
Most fees are published. Switzerland
No politically exposed person holds a significant stake. Singapore
What to weigh
Ownership is only partly public. All centres
Custody terms are not published; ask for the agreement before opening an account. All centres
How the bank handles third-party payments is not public. Switzerland
Deposit protection is minimal. Singapore
Only part of the private banking range is published for this booking unit. Singapore
No fee schedule is published; pricing is given on request. Singapore
This file does not yet show how custody assets are ring-fenced by law in this centre. Singapore
Switzerland · Bordier & Cie SCmA3 client ratings · 43% of the weight
Singapore · Bordier & Cie (Singapore) Ltd.4 client ratings · 57% of the weight
PPLI.com rating, weighted across the centres2.9
Each booking centre keeps its own rating, set on its own file. The overall rating is the average of those ratings, weighted by the number of UHNW client ratings each centre has received. A centre whose rating is still in preparation is shown but not counted.
The rating expresses the opinion of PPLI.com on the date shown. It is not a statement of fact about the bank, not a credit rating, not a forecast of failure and not investment advice.
The booking centres
Bordier in 2 booking centres
Each booking centre is a separate legal entity, with its own licence, deposit protection, services and fees, and keeps its own PPLI.com rating. Everything on file for them is brought together on this page; open a centre for its own file.
What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided against the booking entities of Bordier, gathered from the files of all its booking centres, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Each entry names the centre it concerns. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.
201517 December 2015
Non-prosecution agreement under the Swiss Bank Program, US-related accounts
Bordier & Cie entered a Swiss Bank Program non-prosecution agreement covering about 292 US-related accounts and paid a penalty of USD 7.827 million. The release also covered PBZ Verwaltungs AG and PostFinance AG. Event date from the US Department of Justice program table.
Bordier will pay a penalty of $7.827 million.
Standard Swiss Bank Program cooperation obligations.
What clients meet at Bordier across its booking centres, read from complaint registers, ombudsman decisions and court records, independent reporting and what clients and their advisers tell PPLI.com in confidence. Announcements by the bank, awards and marketing material are left out.
UHNW client ratings
1.9 out of 5, based on 7 client ratings across its booking centres.
Switzerland2.7 out of 53 ratings
Singapore1.3 out of 54 ratings
What clients report
Switzerland. No service failure, data breach or loss of client money at the bank has been reported in the independent press. Clients of the UK affiliate Bordier & Cie (UK) can take complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Singapore. FIDReC, Singapore's financial dispute resolution centre, keeps no public register of decisions by firm, so no complaints figures exist for Bordier & Cie (Singapore) Ltd., and the bank has no Trustpilot profile.
Bryan Goh stepped down as chief investment officer of Bordier & Cie (Singapore) to become chief investment officer of Karuna Pte Ltd.
What it costs
What Bordier charges, centre by centre
Fees are set by each booking entity, so they are shown centre by centre. One of the two centres of Bordier publishes a fee schedule, read on 6 November 2026 from the documents linked under each table. To compare banks fairly we put every published fee in US dollars at the same indicative rates and apply it to the same reference amounts, then rate each fee against the average of the other banks that publish it. Five stars is the lowest fee, one star the highest. Terms a family actually negotiates are often different, and a bank can change its schedule at any time.
No fee schedule is published for this booking centre; pricing is given on request.
How the comparison works: USD 25 million booked with the bank: half under a discretionary balanced mandate, half in custody with advice; 24 equity trades of USD 250,000 and 8 bond trades of USD 500,000 a year; 6 currency conversions of USD 1 million; 24 outgoing international transfers. Tiered fees are applied to those amounts tranche by tranche, stated minimums are applied, and amounts are converted at indicative rates of 2026-11-06. Read how we compare fees.
The bank at a glance
Identity, protection and services
Ownership
Group parentBordier & Cie SCmA (partnership limited by shares, Geneva) Source
ControlUnlimited-liability partners: Grégoire Bordier, Evrard Bordier, Christian Skaanild; owned by its partners Source (8 April 2025)
Ownership is shown as published, with its date. It describes who owns the bank; it does not, by itself, suggest any wrongdoing by the bank or its owners.
Booking entities
SwitzerlandBordier & Cie SCmAFINMA · Licence holder · LEI 213800VCJUJI4KTRSJ25Licence: Bank Source
SingaporeBordier & Cie (Singapore) Ltd.MAS · Locally incorporated subsidiaryLicence: Merchant Bank; also Exempt Capital Markets Services Entity and Exempt Financial Adviser Source
Offered at one or more booking centresOffered by the group, not confirmed at a centreNot located, which does not mean unavailable Checked on the bank's own pages for each centre.
Access and costs
Minimum relationshipSwitzerland:Not published Singapore:Not published
US personsSwitzerland: Accepted with restrictions Singapore: Not published
Fee scheduleSwitzerland: Published, Tarifs, janvier 2024 SourceCompared below Singapore:Not published
Third party paymentsSwitzerland: Published Source Singapore: Published Source
Transfer out termsSwitzerland: Not published Singapore: Not published
Protection of client assets
Deposit protectionSwitzerland: All banks with a Swiss office must be members of esisuisse: privileged deposits are protected up to CHF 100,000 per client per bank, including non-resident clients and foreign currency deposits, within a system cap. Singapore: Wholesale banks and merchant banks are not members of the SDIC Deposit Insurance Scheme, so deposits booked here carry no Singapore deposit insurance. Only eligible Singapore-dollar deposits are insured; deposits in US dollars or other currencies are not covered.
Custody lawSwitzerland: Swiss Banking Act art. 37d: custody assets held for clients are separated from the bankrupt bank's estate and handed over to the clients, with privileged deposits protected under arts. 37a and 37h. Singapore: Not published
Custody termsNot published
Before opening an account
Custody agreement. The applicable legal framework is set out above. Ask for the agreement that would govern your account and check how securities are titled, whether any sub-custodian is used, and when the bank may take a lien.
Account eligibility. Ask for the opening and ongoing minimum for the service you need, and confirm whether the bank measures it per account, per legal entity or across the family relationship. Switzerland
Exit costs. The fee comparison shows USD 188 per position for a securities transfer. Ask what rate would apply to your mandate and whether the receiving bank or a sub-custodian would charge separately. See published fees. Switzerland
Working with your adviser. The external-manager capability is documented at group level. Ask which entity would sign the mandate, whether your manager can trade directly, and which instructions must come from you. Singapore
Transferring assets out. Ask which positions can be transferred without selling them, who approves exceptions, and how charges are calculated for each position and market. Singapore
Your experience
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If you bank with Bordier in any of its booking centres, or advise clients who do, your experience forms part of its PPLI.com rating. Please say which centre you deal with. Every response is read by the editor and treated in strict confidence.
Before we publish a significant negative finding that is not already public, we give the bank the facts and time to comment, on the same timetable for every bank. Decisions of regulators and courts are shown as they were published. Corrections we verify are published with the date of the change. Write to [email protected] quoting the reference of the booking centre concerned: Switzerland BK-CH-BORDIER-ED2ECD; Singapore BK-SG-BORDIER-SG-AAE3CF.
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