Andbank Andorra
Andbank, whose corporate name is Andorra Banc Agrícol Reig, S.A. is the oldest private bank in Andorra. Andbank is a banking company created after the merger in 2001 of two Andorran banks: Banc Agrícol (owned by the Cerqueda family) and Banca Reig (owned by the Reig family). Bank specializes in offering private banking services, in 2010 Andbank became the first Andorran bank with a banking card in the European Union, after obtaining a license in Luxembourg and creating the Andbank Luxembourg branch.
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Andbank SWIFT/BIC Code and Address Details
Head Office: C/Manuel Cerqueda i Escaler, 6
Escaldes-Engordany, 700
Phone: +376 739 011
Official Site: andbank.com
SWIFT/BIC Code: BACAADAD
AndBank History
Failed Merger Process
On July 25, 2007, the largest banking fusion in Andorra began with the merger of Andbank with Banc Internacional Banca Mora (BIBM, MoraBanc) under the name “Andbanc Mora”, becoming the country’s leading institution ahead of Crèdit Andorrà. The heads of the two entities agreed on a share swap that made BIBM the parent entity of the holding company.
Four months later banks announced that integration will not materialize. The decision not to merge was concluded by mutual agreement. The main stumbling block was the difference in the respective corporate cultures: the difficulty of standardizing systems and work processes.
Private Banking Development in Spain
Andbank is present in Spain since 2011 with operations managed by Andbank Luxembourg, targeting private banking clients with a wealth threshold of more than €1 million. In 2013, the entity started operating in Spain with its own bank license. With the banking license granted by the Bank of Spain, Andbank opened four offices: in Madrid, Barcelona, and two in Galicia.
On November 28, 2014, Andbank completed the incorporation of the personal and private banking business of Inversis Banco. The transaction was part of Andbank’s international growth strategy and meant that the bank became a specialized private banking player with €7.5 billion in assets under management, 50,000 clients, 234 employees, 18 branches, and 150 financial agents.
Business Figures
Andbank has more than 1,000 employees, of which more than 700 work in international subsidiaries. Andbank is present in 11 countries and operates with seven banking licenses: in Andorra, Luxembourg, Spain, Brazil, Panama, Monaco, and the Bahamas. AndBank also other management companies and subsidiaries in Miami, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, and Uruguay.
The entity has a solvency ratio of 25.50% and liquidity of 65.58%. In 2016, the group reached €21,989 million in customer funds under management, of which the international area accounted for 84% of customer funds.