Banque Baring Brothers SturdzaAos origins date back to 1762. At the time, it was established in the City of London by Francis Baring, it was the oldest and one of its most famous merchant banks. As of 1985, its presence in Switzerland was built up under the leadership of E.I. Sturdza who guided the institutionAos activity towards a private banking model. In 1995, a major step forward was accomplished when the Dutch ING group, one of EuropeAos top financial institutions, and E.I. Sturdza transformed the bank into a respectively 70 % / 30 % partnership. In October 2005, a new thrust to the implementation of our banking philosophy was given when E.I. Sturdza acquired INGAos 70 % stake.