Our history

Our history

Jyske Bank A/S was founded on 7 July 1967 following the merger of four banks in Central Jutland. The four local banks dated back to the mid 19th century, and the merger fulfilled their ambition of consolidating their competitive position within the Danish financial sector.

In the course of the following years, another three local banks joined the group.

Nationwide in 1981

With the takeover of Finansbanken in 1981, Jyske Bank became a nationwide bank. Jyske Bank also took over Finansbanken's international private banking activities. In 1983 and 1989, Jyske Bank merged with another two Danish banks.

Jyske Bank Private Banking comprises the following units

Copenhagen

The Copenhagen office was opened in 1966 by Finansbanken and taken over by Jyske Bank in 1981.

Zurich

The Zurich office is the oldest Scandinavian-owned subsidiary bank in Switzerland. It was opened in 1970 as a subsidiary of Finansbanken and was known as Finanz- und Investmentbank until changed to the present name in 1985. In 2004, the offices were completely refurbished and now boast a new and modern appearance.

Gibraltar

The Gibraltar office was founded as A.L.Galliano Bankers Ltd., Gibraltar’s oldest family-owned bank, dating back to 1855. In 1987, the bank was taken over by Jyske Bank and acts both as a local Gibraltar bank and as an international private banking entity.

Cannes

In 2004, we opened our office in Cannes on the Côte d’Azur.

Berben's Effectenkantoor B.V.

BEK was founded in 1972 by Mr. Lon Berben in his private home with himself as the only employee. Over the next 30 years the company developed into a material player in the Dutch private banking market.
In the autumn of 2004 a 30-year relationship between BEK and Jyske Bank resulted in a 60% takeover of BEK by Jyske Bank.

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