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Mediobanca Premier

Mediobanca Premier is the Italian wealth-management and private-banking arm of the Mediobanca Group, serving families, entrepreneurs and young clients with advisory, deposit, account and investment solutions.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Mediobanca Premier is the wealth-management and private-banking brand of Mediobanca S.p.A., the Italian investment bank founded in 1946 by Raffaele Mattioli and Enrico Cuccia. According to its own website, Mediobanca Premier is "la banca dedicata alla gestione del risparmio e degli investimenti delle famiglie italiane" — the bank dedicated to the savings and investment management of Italian families — and also positions itself as a partner for entrepreneurs who can benefit from a complete product platform and from the extraordinary-finance services that have long been Mediobanca's core business. It describes itself as the evolution of the Group's Wealth Management offering, combining highly qualified professionals, advanced technologies and Mediobanca's experience in Corporate & Investment Banking. The brand's public identity is built around a distinctive wealth-management proposition: a responsible approach, deep knowledge of markets, personalised investment solutions, a sophisticated advisory model and digital platforms that simplify day-to-day banking and enable advanced portfolio management. Its product and service range includes the Conto Premier current account, the Conto Deposito savings account, cards, investments, securities and funds trading, wealth advice and wealth planning, protection and transmission of personal, family and business assets, and a dedicated offering for young clients. The homepage promotes a Conto Deposito at a 3% gross annual rate on 12-month constraints of at least €20,000 of new liquidity, valid until 30 September 2026, and highlights the Mediobanca Premier app for managing accounts, cards and investments on the move. Mediobanca Premier operates in the Italian market and presents itself as a distinctive model in Italian wealth management. Its "Chi siamo" page reports figures as of 30 June 2026 of 200 physical points and 1,213 advisors, with €51.9 billion of assets (the snippet is truncated after "Patrimonio"). These figures are the brand's own disclosure and should be read as such. Mediobanca Premier is not a separately listed company; it is part of the Mediobanca Group. Mediobanca S.p.A. is listed on the FTSE MIB of the Borsa Italiana and, since September 2025, has been part of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Group, according to Italian Wikipedia. The Premier brand therefore sits within a larger banking group whose ownership and strategic direction have recently changed. Its identity is closely tied to Mediobanca's strategic plan to 2026, "One Brand One Culture", under which the group has evolved toward a wealth-manager profile, leveraging synergies between its divisions and its traditional investment-banking activity. For a brand knowledge base, Mediobanca Premier is best classified as a sub-brand of Mediobanca S.p.A. in the Italian banking and wealth-management sector. It is a commercial banking and advisory offering rather than a standalone legal entity with its own listing. Its target segments are Italian households, entrepreneurs and younger clients, and its competitive positioning rests on the combination of private-banking advisory, digital banking and access to Mediobanca's corporate and investment-banking capabilities.

History

Mediobanca Premier is the wealth-management and private-banking brand of Mediobanca S.p.A., one of Italy's most historically significant investment banks. Mediobanca was founded in 1946 on the initiative of Raffaele Mattioli, then chairman of Banca Commerciale Italiana, which promoted it together with Credito Italiano, and of Enrico Cuccia, who served as general manager from its foundation until 1982. The bank was created to meet the medium-term financing needs of Italian industrial companies rebuilding after the Second World War, and it developed an early role in placing Italian corporate bonds and shares on the financial markets. It was listed on the stock exchange in 1956 and, under Cuccia's long leadership, became Italy's pre-eminent merchant bank, involved in landmark transactions such as the rescue of Montecatini, the creation of Montedison, the Olivetti recapitalisation and the FIAT group's financial operations. Over the following decades Mediobanca expanded into adjacent financial businesses, including fiduciary services, consumer credit through Compass, auditing and leasing, and it built an international presence with offices in Milan, Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, London, New York and Luxembourg. Its activity is organised into four business divisions: Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Consumer Finance and Insurance. The Wealth Management area was launched in 2016 and gave a new direction to the bank's strategy; according to Italian Wikipedia, it recorded the highest growth rates from the second half of 2023 and was expected to become the group's first division by fees and the second by revenues by 2026. Mediobanca Premier represents the evolution of the group's Wealth Management offering. Its own "Chi siamo" page describes it as the bank dedicated to the savings and investment management of Italian families and as a partner for entrepreneurs, who can access a complete product platform and extraordinary-finance services that have always been Mediobanca's core business. The brand positions itself as a distinctive model in the Italian market by combining the talent of highly qualified professionals, the most advanced technologies and Mediobanca's experience in Corporate & Investment Banking. Its advisory model is built around a responsible approach, deep market knowledge and customised investment solutions, supported by digital platforms for daily banking and portfolio management. The brand's public disclosures, dated 30 June 2026, report 200 physical points, 1,213 advisors and €51.9 billion of assets (the source snippet is truncated after "Patrimonio"). These figures illustrate the scale of the Premier network within the Italian market. The brand also markets a Conto Deposito at a 3% gross annual rate on 12-month constraints of at least €20,000 of new liquidity, valid until 30 September 2026, and promotes a dedicated offering for young clients. Mediobanca Premier's history is inseparable from that of its parent. Under the strategic plan to 2026, "One Brand One Culture", Mediobanca has evolved toward a wealth-manager profile, leveraging synergies between its divisions and its traditional investment-banking activity. In September 2025, according to Italian Wikipedia, Mediobanca became part of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Group, a change of ownership that places the Premier brand within a new group context. Mediobanca S.p.A. remains listed on the FTSE MIB of the Borsa Italiana and is a component of the Standard Ethics Italian Banks Index. Mediobanca Premier itself is not separately listed; it operates as a brand and business line within the group.

  • 2026

    Mediobanca Premier reports figures as of 30 June 2026: 200 physical points, 1,213 advisors and €51.9 billion of assets.

  • 2025

    Mediobanca becomes part of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Group in September 2025.

  • 2016

    Mediobanca launches its Wealth Management division, giving a new direction to the group's strategy.

  • 1956

    Mediobanca is listed on the Italian stock exchange.

  • 1946

    Mediobanca S.p.A. is founded on the initiative of Raffaele Mattioli and Enrico Cuccia to provide medium-term financing to Italian industry.

Products and positioning

A distinctive Italian wealth-management and private-banking model combining qualified advisors, advanced digital platforms and Mediobanca's Corporate & Investment Banking experience, serving families, entrepreneurs and young clients.

  • Conto Premier

    The brand's most complete current account, giving access to value-added services.

  • Conto Deposito

    Savings account promoted at a 3% gross annual rate on 12-month constraints of at least €20,000 of new liquidity, valid until 30 September 2026.

  • Wealth Advice

    Wealth advisory service supporting clients' financial objectives.

  • Mediobanca Premier app

    Mobile app for managing accounts, cards and investments, with advanced features for securities and funds and market monitoring.

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