Richard Spilg

Ansbacher & Co. Ltd. (A&Co) is the asset management arm and a subsidiary of Ansbacher Banking Group, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of QNB-Qatar National Bank (QA: QNBK) since 2004. QNB is controlled by the Government of Qatar. The group was founded in 1894 as a brokerage firm. Their current activities include investment advisory, multi-currency private banking services, super yatch finance, fiduciary structuring and margin lending. Based in London, the group has offices in Zurich, Dubai, the Channel Islands, the Bahamas and Doha in Qatar. A&Co specializes in global wealth management, both onshore and offshore, and provides tailored financial solutions to an international clientele of high-net worth private individuals, trustees, institutions and corporations. The firm provides investment advisory services and manages trusts and discretionary accounts, delegating specialist portfolios to third-party asset management firms and using an open architecture approach. A&Co also manages the Al Watani equity funds for QNB, which are invested in the Qatari economy.