Adam and Company Limited

Type	Limited
Founded	1983
Headquarters	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Industry	Finance and Insurance
Products	Financial Services
Employees	c 350
Parent	Royal Bank of Scotland
Website	Official website

Adam and Company is a private banking house based in the United Kingdom, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It offers a range of private banking services including investment management and advisory services to customers in the UK and overseas.

The Bank was founded in 1983, opening its first branch in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Scotland on 29 May 1984. In 1986, Adam and Company acquired London-based Continental Trust (London) Limited; and later established an international arm in Guernsey. Branches in Glasgow, Manchester and Aberdeen were also opened between 1987 and 2005.

In 1993, Adam and Company was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland. After the Royal Bank of Scotland acquired the NatWest Bank in 2000, restructuring of the group saw Adam and Company placed in the Bank's Wealth Management Services Division, alongside rival Coutts and Company, the largest private bank in the UK.

In 2002, Adam and Company acquired Stewart Ivory Wealth Management.

Contents 1 History 2 Office Locations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Adam and Company was founded in Edinburgh, the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment. It is named after one of the leading lights of that era, Adam Smith, whose 1776 publication 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' revolutionised economic theory.

The Bank's headquarters are in Edinburgh and they have offices across mainland UK and the Channel Islands that serve UK and international clientele^[1].

[edit] Office Locations

Adam and Company is located in several places; Edinburgh (HO), London, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Manchester and Guernsey.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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