FBank Frick AG
Four stars: a clean ten-year record, protected deposits and custody terms readable before signing.
Why Bank Frick has four stars
Bank Frick earns four stars. No final adverse finding against this licence holder in ten years of regulatory and court records. What a family should weigh: statutory segregation of custody assets is only partial in the booking centre. The file does not yet show the services offered here. The rating counts only what is on file.
Noam Cohen, Editor, Bank IntelligenceReviewed 6 November 2026, Q4 2026 edition. The rating weighs the public record together with what clients and their advisers tell us in confidence; retail products, branches and apps play no part.
Where Bank Frick stands out
- No final adverse finding against this licence holder in ten years of regulatory and court records.
- Deposits are covered by a statutory protection scheme.
- The custody terms can be read in full before signing, including re-use of assets and sub-custodians.
- A dedicated desk serves external asset managers and family offices.
- The fee schedule is published in full, so a family can price the relationship before asking.
What to weigh
- Statutory segregation of custody assets is only partial in the booking centre.
- The policy on third-party payments is only partly stated.
- An owner's home jurisdiction carries a mixed official assessment against money laundering.
- The bank does not publish which services this booking centre offers.
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.
Regulatory and legal record
What regulators, prosecutors and courts have decided, recorded against the legal entity they named, with the status, the amounts as published and a link to the original document. Claims and investigations still under way are marked as open.
Client experience and financial standing
What clients meet at Bank Frick, 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.
What clients report
The public sources we follow show no client complaint, court claim or incident involving this bank.
Worth raising with the bank
- Ask whether the process to bring in a minority or majority investor, confirmed in February 2026, could change the bank's ownership or service terms, and how clients would be informed.
In the press
- Finews
Jetzt ist es offiziell: Bank Frick öffnet sich für Investoren
The bank confirmed it is looking for long-term partners or investors, for a minority or possibly a majority stake, with PwC supporting the process and conditions that include keeping the Liechtenstein base and staff.
- Finews
Liechtenstein: Is Bank Frick for Sale?
The Kuno Frick Family Foundation had asked PwC to review options for the bank.
What Bank Frick charges, compared
Bank Frick publishes its fees. The figures below are its list prices, read on 6 November 2026 from the document linked at the foot of this section. 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 the bank can change its schedule at any time.
| Fee | Bank Frick | Other banks | Against the others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custody and safekeepingeffective rate on USD 25 million | 0.30% a year Source | 0.30% a yearaverage of 38 other banks | around the average |
| Equity tradecommission on a USD 250,000 trade, major exchange | 1.00% Source | 0.80%average of 47 other banks | above the average |
| Bond tradecommission on a USD 500,000 trade | 0.70% Source | 0.95%average of 42 other banks | below the average |
| Third party fund subscriptionfee on a USD 250,000 subscription | 1.00% Source | 1.39%average of 42 other banks | below the average |
| Currency conversionmargin on a USD 1 million spot conversion | 0.30% Source | 0.73%average of 30 other banks | among the lowest |
| Account maintenanceper year | USD 250 a yearCHF 50 per quarter Source | USD 1,314 a yearaverage of 26 other banks | among the lowest |
| Minimum annual feeper year, or fee below the asset threshold | USD 625 a yearCHF 500 per year Source | USD 4,435 a yearaverage of 38 other banks | among the lowest |
| Outgoing international transferper transfer, standard | USD 12CHF 10; stated as a maximum Source | USD 58average of 61 other banks | among the lowest |
| Transfer of securities to another bankper position | USD 312CHF 250 Source | USD 121average of 38 other banks | among the most expensive |
| Closing the accountone off | USD 312CHF 250 Source | USD 731average of 21 other banks | among the lowest |
Not in the published schedule: discretionary mandate, advisory mandate, lombard loan margin.
Sources.
- Standard fee schedule, Valid from 1 September 2024 (LI BA 1825 EN V1.00), read on 6 November 2026
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.
Identity, protection and services
Legal identity
Ownership
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.
Financial strength, as reported
Figures for Bank Frick AG. Sources: Bank Frick Geschäftsbericht 2025; Bank Frick - Zahlen und Fakten; Bank Frick website (homepage).
Services published for this booking unit
Offered at this booking centreOffered by the group, not confirmed hereNot located, which does not mean unavailable
Checked on the bank's own pages, 2 November 2026.
Access and costs
Protection of client assets
Before opening an account
- Moving the portfolio. Use the published transfer terms as a starting point. Ask the bank to flag positions in your portfolio that would require consent, manual handling or a sale, and to quote the charges separately.
- Reporting to the family office. The bank lists a desk for external asset managers. Ask for a sample statement or data export and confirm whether it includes positions, transactions, accrued income and all currencies held.
- Exit costs. The fee comparison shows USD 312 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.
Rate Bank Frick
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Sources
All 12 documents cited on this page, by subject.
Client experience and press
- Finews: Jetzt ist es offiziell: Bank Frick öffnet sich für Investoren, 26 February 2026finews.ch
- Finews: Liechtenstein: Is Bank Frick for Sale?, 25 February 2026finews.com
Fees
- Bank Frick: 1825 EN Standard fee schedule (PDF)bankfrick.li · Fees
Identity, ownership, finances and services
- Bank Frick: Imprintbankfrick.li · Licence
- Bank Frick: About bank frickbankfrick.li · Owner
- Bank Frick: Historybankfrick.li · Group parent
- Bank Frick Geschäftsbericht 2025bankfrick.li · Financial strength
- Bank Frick - Zahlen und Faktenbankfrick.li · Financial strength
- Bank Frick: Classic bankingbankfrick.li · Services
- Bank Frick: Intermediary solutionsbankfrick.li · Services
- Bank Frick: 1823 EN general business conditions including safe custody regulations (PDF)bankfrick.li · Third party payments
The bank
- Bank Frick, websitebankfrick.li
For Bank Frick
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 reference BK-LI-BANK-FRICK-7BF1EE.
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About this file
Researched by the PPLI.com research desk from the public sources listed. The rating is our editorial opinion; read how we rate.